Relating to: actions against forestry operations and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Mursau, Friske, Ainsworth, Albers, Gard, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, McCormick, Montgomery, Musser, Ott, Owens and Vos; cosponsored by Senator Zien
.
To committee on Forestry.
Assembly Bill 60
Relating to: the size of the county board of supervisors in certain counties and the common council in certain cities.
By
Representatives Underheim, LeMahieu, Nass, Jensen, Kerkman, Freese, Krawczyk, Suder, Stone, Kreibich, Gunderson, Ward, Hundertmark, Gundrum, Albers, Ott, Lothian, Jeskewitz and Shilling; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Kedzie, Kapanke and Brown.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 61
Relating to: residency of certain election officials.
By
Representatives Kerkman, Freese, Parisi, Bies, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Lehman, Lothian, McCormick, Ott, Petrowski, Pope-Roberts, Vos, Vrakas, Townsend, Mursau, Ballweg and Davis; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Kedzie, Darling, Erpenbach, Grothman, Olsen, Lassa, Breske, Miller, Hansen and Stepp.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Senate Joint Resolution
2
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Senate Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: 4-year terms of office for certain county officers (2nd consideration).
By
Senators
Brown, Schultz, Kapanke, Harsdorf, Stepp, Roessler, Lazich, Darling, Kedzie, Hansen, Olsen, Lassa and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives M. Williams, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Seidel, Gronemus, Kerkman, Hahn, Owens, Pettis, Ott, Hundertmark, Freese, Wood, Ballweg, Mursau, Albers, Davis, Strachota, Nerison, Wieckert, Vrakas, Molepske, Van Akkeren, Rhoades, F. Lasee, Montgomery, Ainsworth, Musser, Towns, McCormick, Jeskewitz, Bies, Sherman, Nischke, Kestell, Gottlieb, Stone, Kreibich and Pridemore.
To committee on State Affairs.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Kreibich. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Colon and Zepnick. Granted.
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Representative Hahn introduced the family of United States Marine Lance Corporal Shane K. O'Donnell, his father and stepmother Larry and Diane O'Donnell, his mother Peggy O'Donnell, his sister Nicole and his brothers Eric, Cody and John, and fellow Marine Lance Corporal Scott Kruchten who was wounded in the explosion that killed Lance Corporal O'Donnell in Iraq.
Assembly Joint Resolution 1
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Marine Lance Corporal Shane K. O'Donnell.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
1 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 1. Granted.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 1 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Gard introduced 1st Sergeant Ron Christensen from the Inspector Instructor Staff, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division based in Madison, who introduced fellow Marines; Colonel Sievel, Sergeant Major Ashley, Lieutenant Colonel Galindo, Sergeant Major Estrada and Major Terry Race. 1st Sergeant Christensen also introduced several Marines who had been wounded in Iraq, Sergeant William Ganem, Lance Corporal Michael Skaar and Lance Corporal Scott Kruchten.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
9:43 A.M.
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11:57 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Representative Huebsch in the chair.
Representative Kaufert asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Colon asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Kreibich asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Zepnick asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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Representative Richards rose to the point of order that pursuant to Assembly Rule
32, the Assembly needed to proceed to the Special Order of Business on today's calendar. Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled that since the times for the Special Orders of Business had passed, the proposals had lost precedence over the regular order of business on today's calendar but did not lose the special order of business status.
Representative Schneider introduced a privileged joint resolution.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: the limited-business floorperiod for considering bills introduced by the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.
By
Representative
Schneider
.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese stated that, although the joint resolution is privileged under Assembly Rule
43, Joint Rule
96 required a suspension of the rules to consider the joint resolution at this time.
Representative Schneider moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 8 be taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Joint Resolution 8 be taken up at this time?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Benedict, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hubler, Kessler, Kreuser, Krusick, Lehman, Molepske, Nelson, Parisi, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, A. Williams, Young and Zepnick - 35.
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Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Lamb, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Wieckert, M. Williams, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 61.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Berceau, Gronemus and Sinicki - 3.
Motion failed.
To committee on Rules.
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Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
Representative Wood asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 4. Granted.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 4 offered by Representatives Moulton, LeMahieu, Ainsworth, Nerison, Ott, Suder, Jeskewitz, Gunderson, Krawczyk, McCormick, Van Roy, Meyer, M. Williams, Jensen, Ballweg, Strachota, Pridemore, Vos, Lamb, Davis, Mursau, Hundertmark, Nischke, Townsend, Wieckert, Stone, Hahn, Loeffelholz, Underheim, Lothian, Kerkman and Albers.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 4 offered by Representative Nelson.
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Point of Order
Representative Jensen rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 to
Assembly Bill 4 was not germane under Assembly Rule
54.
The Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order
well taken.
Representative Richards appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Lamb, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Wieckert, M. Williams, Wood and Speaker Gard - 60.
Noes - Representatives Benedict, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hubler, Kessler, Kreuser, Krusick, Lehman, Molepske, Nelson, Parisi, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, A. Williams, Young, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 36.
