Yesterday, Feb. 2, 2011, the Minnesota Senate voted 50-14 to approve Senate File 4, a bill that lifts the ban on the construction of new nuclear plants in Minnesota.
Senate DFLers offered five amendments — including provisions on ratepayer protections, waste storage issues, and reprocessing restrictions — all of which failed.
Here’s the breakdown of the votes:
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Republicans in red, Democrats in blue
Those who voted to pass the bill:
| Bakk | Gazelka | Koch | Nelson | Saxhaug |
| Benson | Gerlach | Kruse | Newman | Scheid |
| Bonoff | Gimse | Langseth | Nienow | Senjem |
| Brown | Hall | Latz | Olson | Sheran |
| Carlson | Hann | Lillie | Ortman | Skoe |
| Chamberlain | Harrington | Limmer | Parry | Sparks |
| Dahms | Hoffman | Magnus | Pederson | Stumpf |
| Daley | Howe | Metzen | Rest | Thompson |
| DeKruif | Ingebrigtsen | Michel | Robling | Vandeveer |
| Fischbach | Jungbauer | Miller | Rosen | Wolf |
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Those who voted against the bill:
| Anderson | Dibble | Kubly | Pappas | Torres Ray |
| Berglin | Higgins | Lourey | Pogemiller | Wiger |
| Cohen | Kelash | Marty | Reinert |
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Three senators were absent from the vote: Tomassoni, Sieben and Goodwin.
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See the minutes from yesterday’s session. Discussion on the nuclear bill starts on page 27.
Watch video from the Feb. 2, 2011 Senate Floor Hearing.