Wednesday, February 2, 2011
11:07 A.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Fitzgerald in the chair.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative A. Ott.
Representative Toles 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 August, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bernier, Bewley, Bies, Brooks, Clark, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Endsley, Farrow, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hintz, Honadel, Hulsey, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Krusick, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Ripp, Rivard, Roys, Seidel, Severson, Shilling, Spanbauer, Steinbrink, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Toles, Tranel, Turner, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Weininger, Williams, Wynn, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Fitzgerald - 92.
Absent with leave - Representatives Mason, Parisi, Sinicki and Staskunas - 4.
Vacancies - 60th, 83rd and 94th Assembly District - 3.
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Representative Roys asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Mason, Parisi, Sinicki and Staskunas. Granted.
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Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Ripp. Granted.
Representative Roys asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Berceau, D. Cullen, Grigsby, Pope-Roberts and Vruwink. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: continuity of government (second consideration).
By
Representative
Ballweg
; cosponsored by Senators Hopper and Jauch.
To committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
.
Assembly Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: the vote on bills that would increase certain tax rates (first consideration).
By
Representatives August, Ziegelbauer, Kramer, Strachota, Farrow, Jacque, Kerkman, Kleefisch, LeMahieu, Nass, Petersen, Pridemore, Rivard, Thiesfeldt and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Leibham, Hopper, Lazich and Kedzie.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 12
Relating to: the restoration of information from an original birth certificate after adoption.
By
Representatives Kestell, Milroy, Stone, Barca, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Brooks, D. Cullen, Danou, Jorgensen, Kessler, LeMahieu, Pasch, Ripp, Shilling, Seidel, Sinicki, Turner and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Jauch, Lassa and Olsen.
To committee on Children and Families
.
Assembly Bill 13
Relating to: a development opportunity zone for the city of Beloit.
By
Representative
Loudenbeck
.
To committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
.
Relating to: county and municipal expenditures for emergency services.
By
Representatives Ziegelbauer, Vos, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Endsley, Kestell, LeMahieu, Mursau, Nass, A. Ott, Ripp, Spanbauer, Strachota, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Wynn and Litjens; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Grothman, Harsdorf, Olsen and Schultz.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: recognizing American Heart Month and Wear Red Day.
Representative Nygren asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 7. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
7 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 7 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:28 A.M.
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