One-Hundred and First Regular Session
12:58 P.M. TUESDAY, March 18, 2014
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Vos in the Chair.
Representative Strachota asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Deacon Mark Jansen from Holy Angels Parish in West Bend.
Former state representative Kitty Rhodes 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, Barnes, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bernier, Bewley, Bies, Billings, Born, Brooks, Clark, Craig, Czaja, Danou, Doyle, Endsley, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hulsey, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kolste, Kooyenga, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Mason, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Neylon, Nygren, Ohnstad, A. Ott, J. Ott, Pasch, Petersen, Petryk, Pope, Pridemore, Richards, Ringhand, Ripp, Rodriguez, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Severson, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Smith, Spiros, Steineke, Strachota, Stroebel, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Vruwink, Wachs, Weatherston, Weininger, Williams, Wright, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick and Speaker Vos - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Klenke, Kramer and Riemer - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Klenke and Kramer. Granted.
Representative Jorgensen asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Riemer. Granted.
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Amendments Offered
hist25375Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 379 offered by Representatives Pope, Clark, Wright and Hesselbein. hist25378Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 388 offered by Representative Bies. hist25627Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 570 offered by Representative Loudenbeck. hist26020Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 733 offered by Representatives Kaufert and Nass. hist26079Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 841 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt. hist25376Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 286 offered by Representatives Pope, Clark, Wright and Hesselbein. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2014, Syttende Mai Weekend.
By Representatives Nerison, Doyle, Hebl, Knudson, Kahl, Genrich, Milroy, Berceau, Hulsey, Sargent, Bewley, Williams, Hesselbein, Bies, Ohnstad, Murtha, Jorgensen, Wright, Pope and Ringhand; cosponsored by Senators Shilling, Harsdorf, Miller, Lehman, Lazich, Risser, Jauch, Schultz and Lassa.
Relating to: Purple Day for epilepsy.
By Representatives Kahl, Krug, Kolste, Wright, Sargent, Thiesfeldt, Zamarripa, Danou, Murphy, Spiros, Mason, Ohnstad, Goyke, Bewley, Berceau, A. Ott, Ringhand and Wachs; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, T. Cullen, Lehman, Hansen and Harris.
Relating to: proclaiming May 2014 as Lyme disease awareness month.
By Representative Kulp; cosponsored by Senator Tiffany.
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team on its 2014 Horizon League title and berth to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I basketball tournament.
By Representatives Richards, Barnes, Danou, Goyke, Hintz, Johnson, Knodl, Murphy, Ohnstad, J. Ott, Pasch, Pridemore, Riemer, Sinicki, Tranel, Wright, Young and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators C. Larson, L. Taylor, Darling, Harris, Lazich and Lehman.
Relating to: labeling of genetically engineered food and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives C. Taylor, Clark, Genrich, Ohnstad and Wright; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Erpenbach and Harris.
hist26165To committee on Consumer Protection. Relating to: four-year-old kindergarten and making an appropriation.
By Representatives C. Taylor, Berceau, Hesselbein, Johnson, Kessler, Kolste, Pope, Sargent, Young and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senator Harris.
Relating to: renewable portfolio standards and credits; electricity derived from biofuels; electric utility purchases of renewable energy and customer-generated electricity; distributed generation rules; granting rule-making authority; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Representatives Shankland, Mason, Clark, Hesselbein, Sargent, Hulsey, Kolste, C. Taylor, Goyke, Ohnstad, Hebl, Berceau and Jorgensen; cosponsored by Senators Miller, Risser and Erpenbach.
hist26167To committee on Energy and Utilities. Relating to: smoking in motor vehicles while children are present, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Barnes, Genrich, A. Ott, Mason, C. Taylor, Hebl, Pope, Berceau, Sinicki, Zamarripa, Bewley and Hulsey; cosponsored by Senators T. Cullen and Harris.
hist26168To committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. _____________
Committee Reports
The committee on Criminal Justice reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 767
Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Kleefisch, Jacque, J. Ott, Bies, Rodriguez, Goyke, Johnson and Wachs.
Noes: 1 - Representative Kessler.
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Kleefisch, Jacque, J. Ott, Bies, Rodriguez, Kessler, Goyke, Johnson and Wachs.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Kleefisch, Jacque, J. Ott, Bies, Rodriguez, Kessler, Goyke, Johnson and Wachs.
Noes: 0.
JOEL KLEEFISCH
Chairperson
Committee on Criminal Justice
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The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 803
Relating to: substance abuse by employees performing work on public utility projects located in public rights-of-way and passing emergency or roadside service vehicles stopped on or near the highway.
