To committee on Education.
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Communications
April 28, 2009
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Patrick:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 2009 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2009-03 Special Committee on School Safety
[2009 Senate Bills 154 and 155]
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I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Joint Legislative Council
Director
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Assembly Bill 124
Relating to: appellate procedure.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
124 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Senate Bill 161
Relating to: administration of certain public assistance programs in Milwaukee County, removing county civil service protections from certain employees, required provisions in certain collective bargaining agreements under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, and making an appropriation.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
161 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Senate Bill 49
Relating to: changing the procedures for filling vacant civil service positions in the city of Milwaukee.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
49 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Cullen. Granted.
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Senate Bill 20
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment to pay compensatory and punitive damages and a surcharge and making an appropriation.
Representative Nelson moved that Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 20 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 20 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Black, Clark, Colon, Danou, Dexter, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jorgensen, Kessler, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Nelson, Parisi, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, A. Williams, Young, Zepnick, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 49.
Noes - Representatives Ballweg, Brooks, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Honadel, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, Krusick, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Ripp, Roth, Spanbauer, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, M. Williams, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Zipperer - 48.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Bies and Cullen - 2.
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson moved that Assembly amendment 2 to Senate Bill 20 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Senate Bill 20 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Black, Clark, Colon, Danou, Dexter, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jorgensen, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Nelson, Parisi, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, A. Williams, Young, Zepnick, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 50.
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Noes - Representatives Ballweg, Brooks, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Honadel, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Ripp, Roth, Spanbauer, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, M. Williams, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Zipperer - 47.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Bies and Cullen - 2.
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 20 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
20 be given a third reading. Granted.
Representative Cullen asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 20 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Black, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Dexter, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jorgensen, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Nelson, Parisi, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, A. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 51.
Noes - Representatives Ballweg, Brooks, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Honadel, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Rhoades, Ripp, Roth, Spanbauer, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, M. Williams, Ziegelbauer and Zipperer - 47.
Absent or not voting - Representative Bies - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
20 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Newcomer asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 130. Granted.
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Announcements
Representative Kessler asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor Douglas Dynamics, for expanding its snowplow manufacturing factory in Milwaukee. Granted.
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Representative Nelson moved that the Assembly stand adjourned pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
10:34 A.M.
