Friday, February 21, 2003
1:30 P.M.
February 2003 Extraordinary Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
1:31 P.M.
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3:20 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Bies.
Representative Turner led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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, 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, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, W. Wood, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 93.
Absent with leave - Representatives Hebl, Sherman, A. Williams, J. Wood and Young - 5.
Vacancies - 18th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative J. Wood. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Hebl, Sherman, A. Williams and Young. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Morris. Granted.
Representative Morris asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 41
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
41 be withdrawn from the Senate message and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 41
Relating to: legislative approval of Indian gaming compacts.
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By
Senators
Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Zien, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Stepp, Ellis, Leibham, Reynolds, Kedzie, Harsdorf, Darling, Cowles and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Gundrum, Suder, Powers, Owens, Petrowski, Hundertmark, Grothman, Vrakas, Freese, Friske, Van Roy, McCormick, Kestell, Krawczyk, Gunderson, Olsen, J. Wood, Nass, Underheim, Towns, Johnsrud, Seratti, Gielow, Ott, F. Lasee, Jensen, Gottlieb, LeMahieu, Lothian, Kerkman, Hines, Jeskewitz, Ladwig, Montgomery, M. Williams, Nischke, Townsend, Hahn, Vukmir, Bies, Loeffelholz and Pettis.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 41 offered by Representative Miller.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Miller asked unanimous consent that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 41 be withdrawn and returned to the author. Granted.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 41 offered by Representative Cullen.
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Representative Jensen rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to
Senate Bill 41 was not germane under Assembly Rule
54 (3)(f).
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order
well taken.
Representative Cullen appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams and Speaker Gard - 57.
Noes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Lassa, J. Lehman, Miller, Morris, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, W. Wood, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 36.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Hebl, Sherman, A. Williams, J. Wood and Young - 5.
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 41 be ordered to a third reading?
