Wednesday, December 15, 2010
1:41 P.M.
December 2010 Extraordinary Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Staskunas in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Sheridan in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Krystal Williams-Oby from Northside Christian Assembly in Madison. Mrs. Williams-Oby is the daughter of Representative Annette Polly Williams.
Representative Pocan 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 Ballweg, Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Black, Brooks, Clark, Cullen, Danou, Davis, Dexter, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gunderson, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Huebsch, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, Krusick, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Ripp, Roth, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt, Zipperer and Speaker Sheridan - 95.
Absent with leave - Representative Radcliffe - 1.
Vacancies - 8th, 74th and 84th Assembly Districts - 3.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Radcliffe. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Cullen, Danou, Hintz, Hubler, Parisi, and Wood. Granted.
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Motion for Extraordinary Session
December 15, 2010
The following motion was approved by the committee on Assembly Organization:
In accordance with Joint Rule
81(2), it is moved that the Assembly Committee on Organization authorize the Legislature to meet in Extraordinary Session at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, solely for the consideration of legislation introduced by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations, reflecting collective bargaining agreements under the state employment labor relations act.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Sheridan, Nelson, Seidel, Staskunas and Barca.
Noes: 3 - Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Gottlieb and Suder.
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December 15, 2010
The following motion was approved by the committee on Senate Organization:
In accordance with Joint Rule
81(2), it is moved that the Senate Committee on Organization authorize the Legislature to meet in Extraordinary Session at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 15, 2010, solely for the consideration of legislation introduced by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations, reflecting collective bargaining agreements under the state employment labor relations act.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Decker, Risser and Hansen.
Noes: 2 - Senators S. Fitzgerald and Grothman.
Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 979
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, AFL-CIO, and its appropriate affiliated locals, for the 2009-11 biennium, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 980
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Professional Employees Council, AFT-Wisconsin, AFT, AFL-CIO, for the 2009-11 biennium, covering employees in the professional fiscal and staff services collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 981
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin, for the 2009-11 biennium, covering employees in the professional patient care collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 982
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association, Inc., for the 2009-11 biennium, covering employees in the professional legal collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 983
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Science Professionals, AFT-Wisconsin, AFT, Local 3732, for the 2009-11 biennium, covering employees in the professional science collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 984
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association, AFT-Wisconsin, Local 2169, AFL-CIO, for the 2009-11 biennium, covering employees in the program, project, and teaching assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
