Thursday, February 20, 2003
5:22 P.M.
February 2003 Extraordinary Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Richards and A. Williams - 2.
Vacancies - 18th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Richards and A. Williams. Granted.
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Motion for Extraordinary Session
February 20, 2003
The following motion was approved by the committee on Assembly Organization:
In accordance with Joint Rule
81(2), it is moved that the Assembly Committee on Organization authorize the Legislature to meet in Extraordinary Session at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 20, 2003, for the consideration of Senate Bill 41.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Gard, Foti, Hundertmark, Freese and Vrakas.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Kreuser, Turner and Sherman.
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February 20, 2003
The following motion was approved by the committee on Senate Organization:
In accordance with Joint Rule
81(2), it is moved that the Senate Committee on Organization authorize the Legislature to meet in Extraordinary Session at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 20, 2003, for the consideration of Senate Bill 41.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Panzer, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes: 2 - Senators Erpenbach and Hansen.
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
5:25 P.M.
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8:10 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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Representative Gard asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
8:14 P.M.
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9:23 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
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Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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Announcements
Representative Stone asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Christine Rathke, who was killed in a car accident, for her contributions to her community and state as a student and athlete at Franklin High School and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Granted.
Representative Ainsworth asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of William Ross who was the President's Public Interest appointee to the Board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. Granted.
Representative Sherman asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie on the occasion of African-American History month. Granted.
Representative Townsend asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his grandaughter, Luisa Maria Townsend Metz, who was born on February 12, 2003. Granted.
Representative Pope-Roberts asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Representative Miller on the occasion of his birthday on February 1. Granted.
Representative Coggs asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Wilberto "Papo" Alvaro, who was killed in a car accident, for his dedicated service to the community. Granted.
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Ashley Steffan, who was killed in a traffic accident on February 19. Granted.
Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the 58th anniversary of the Marines attack on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, and Navy Corpsman John Bradley, the last surviving member of the famous flag raising, who passed away on January 11, 1994 in Antigo. Granted.
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