One-Hundred and Third Regular Session1:15 P.M. THURSDAY, February 15, 2018
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Vos in the Chair.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Tim Hallet, Jr., Birch Street Baptist Church in Eau Claire.
Representative Crowley 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 Allen, Anderson, August, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Gundrum, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kolste, Kooyenga, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Nerison, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wachs, Weatherston, Wichgers, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Kremer - 1.
Vacancies - 42nd Assembly District - 1.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Knodl asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Kremer. Granted.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Berceau. Granted.
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Special Guest
Speaker Vos introduced Hometown Hero Award recipients Dan and Robyn Fedrigon, who have fostered more than 100 young children, many with special needs, from Racine County. Robyn Fedrigon addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Special Guest
Representatives Ohnstad and Barca introduced Hometown Hero Award recipient Tammy Conforti, founder of the Kenosha Dream Park, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
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Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
1:55 P.M.
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Recess
5:00 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
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Amendments Offered
hist86932Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 402 offered by Representative Jacque. hist86987Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 433 offered by Representative Vorpagel. hist87378Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 589 offered by Representative Sanfelippo. Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 869 offered by Representative Summerfield.
hist86933Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 873 offered by Representatives Jacque and Horlacher. hist86986Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 920 offered by Representative Zimmerman. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: condemning the violence at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
By Representative Steineke.
Relating to: condemning the violence at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
By Representative Steineke.
Relating to: juvenile correctional facilities, youth aids, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By committee on Corrections
