Tuesday, December 11, 2007
11:31 A.M.
Ninety‐Eighth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Huebsch in the chair.
Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Owens.
Representative Travis 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 Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hines, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jeskewitz, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kramer, Kreuser, Krusick, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Roth, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, Wieckert, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zipperer and Speaker Huebsch - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Gundrum and A. Williams - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Gundrum. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative A. Williams. Granted.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Wood. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Fields, Grigsby and Sinicki. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 504 offered by Representative LeMahieu.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 504 offered by Representative LeMahieu.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 570 offered by Representative Wieckert.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 129 offered by Representatives Wood, Musser and Pocan.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 129 offered by Representative LeMahieu.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: the life and military service of Corporal Rachael L. Hugo.
By
Representative
Travis
; cosponsored by Senator Erpenbach
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 83
Relating to: commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Joint Legislative Council and the legislative council staff.
By
Representative
Wieckert
; cosponsored by Senator Risser
.
To committee on Rules.
Relating to: the immobilization or removal, impoundment, and disposal of motor vehicles for multiple nonmoving traffic violations.
By
Representatives Krusick, Gottlieb, Hahn and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter and Darling, by request of Wisconsin Alliance of Cities, League of Wisconsin Municipalities and City of Milwaukee
.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 619
Relating to: use of universal service fund to pay for certain telecommunications services provided to the University of Wisconsin System (suggested as remedial legislation by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
.
Assembly Bill 620
Relating to: requiring the Department of Transportation, upon request, to provide transportation planning and assistance in reviewing the site plan of proposed school construction or enlargement.
By
Representatives Wieckert, Petrowski, Vos, Mursau, A. Williams, Pope-Roberts, Gunderson, Musser and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Olsen, Schultz and Roessler.
To committee on Transportation
.
Assembly Bill 621
Relating to: the filing of certain forms related to tax incremental financing district number 6 in the city of Rhinelander.
By
Representative
Meyer
.
To committee on Ways and Means
.
Assembly Bill 622
Relating to: substitution of judges of divorce actions.
