Wednesday, July 20, 2011
11:01 A.M.
July 2011 Extraordinary Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer in the chair.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Fitzgerald in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Keith Hunholz from St. Peter Evangelical Church and St. Paul's Christian Church in Elkhart Lake.
Representative Bernier 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, Craig, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, 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, Mason, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Ripp, Rivard, Roys, Seidel, Severson, Shilling, Sinicki, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Toles, Tranel, Turner, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Weininger, Williams, Wynn, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Fitzgerald - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Nass - 1.
Vacancies - 48th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Nass. Granted.
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Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Farrow, Strachota and Ziegelbauer. Granted.
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Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:29 A.M.
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3:14 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer in the chair.
Representative Farrow asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Strachota asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Ziegelbauer asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
55 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 55
Relating to: expanding the number of tax incremental financing districts that may be designated as distressed or severely distressed.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 55 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
55 be given a third reading. Granted.
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The question was:
Senate Bill 55 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
55 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 87
Relating to: expanding the number of tax incremental financing districts that may be designated as distressed or severely distressed.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 87 be laid on the table. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
144 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 144
Relating to: creating an exception to certain requirements in the creation of or amendment to a tax incremental financing district in the village of Pleasant Prairie.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 144 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
144 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 144 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
144 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 105
Relating to: creating an exception to certain requirements in the creation of or amendment to a tax incremental financing district in the village of Pleasant Prairie.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 105 be laid on the table. Granted.
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Representative Roys asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
3:36 P.M.
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4:38 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer in the chair.
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Senate Bill 148
Relating to: legislative redistricting.
Representative Zamarripa moved that Senate Bill 148 be referred to the committee on Election and Campaign Reform.
