Roll call on Senate Joint Resolution 21
The right of the people to contract privately for health care services and health care coverage, and prohibiting requiring a person to obtain or maintain health insurance coverage or to participate in any health care system or plan (first consideration).
A party-line vote. Of members who voted yes or no, most Democrats voted yes and most Republicans voted no: Democrats 16 yes and 0 no, Republicans 0 yes and 17 no.
Senate vote
Failed, 16 to 17 · Feb 21, 2012
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (16)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jessica King (D, 18)
- Jim Holperin (D, 12)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Spencer Coggs (D, 6)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
No (17)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Pam Galloway (R, 29)
- Rich Zipperer (R, 33)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Official motion: “Refused to indefinitely postpone, Ayes 16, Noes 17”. Official record
Other roll calls on this bill
- Feb 17, 2012 Senate: Report adoption recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 2 Passed, 4 to 2.
- Feb 21, 2012 Senate: Senate amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 16 Passed, 17 to 16.
- Feb 21, 2012 Senate: Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate, Ayes 17, Noes 16 Passed, 17 to 16.
- Feb 21, 2012 Senate: Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate, Ayes 17, Noes 16 Passed, 17 to 16.
- Feb 21, 2012 Senate: Ordered to a third reading, Ayes 17, Noes 16 Passed, 17 to 16.
- Feb 21, 2012 Senate: Adopted, Ayes 17, Noes 16 Passed, 17 to 16.