Thursday, February 23, 2006
10:28 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Toles.
Representative Owens 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 Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Lamb, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 98.
Absent with leave - Representatives Jensen - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Jensen. Granted.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Mursau. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Steinbrink. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 150 offered by Representative Albers.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 226 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 226 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 226 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 751 offered by committee on Children and Families.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 874 offered by Representative Hahn.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 933 offered by Representatives Rhoades and Albers.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 976 offered by committee on Public Health.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 990 offered by committee on Judiciary.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 996 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 996 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 450 offered by Representative Moulton.
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Relating to interest on real estate trust accounts and affecting small business.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, February 17, 2006.
To committee on Financial Institutions
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Referred on February 23, 2006.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 82
Relating to: honoring the life and service of William J. Rogers.
By
Representative
Nelson
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 1058
Relating to: financing of grants from the Wisconsin election campaign fund and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Freese and Travis.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 1059
Relating to: funding for the administration of any state board that is created by the legislature to administer elections, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws and making appropriations.
By
Representatives Freese and Travis.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 1060
Relating to: virtual charter schools.
By
Representatives Davis, Towns, Montgomery, Underheim and Musser; cosponsored by Senators Olsen and S. Fitzgerald.
