Wednesday, April 29, 2009
8:13 A.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular 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.
The prayer was offered by Representative LeMahieu.
Representative Kleefisch 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, Black, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Davis, Dexter, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gunderson, Gundrum, 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, Radcliffe, Rhoades, Richards, Ripp, Roth, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, 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 - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Bies - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Bies. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 234
Relating to: an income and franchise tax for hiring certain individuals.
By
Representatives Fields, A. Williams, Staskunas, Lothian, Jorgensen, Hilgenberg, Grigsby, Pasch and Parisi; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach and Plale.
To committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business.
Assembly Bill 235
Relating to: the issuance of licenses to teach mathematics or science.
By
Representatives Fields, Honadel, Grigsby, Davis, Vukmir, Kerkman, Ripp, Bies, Knodl, Brooks, Spanbauer, Gunderson, Townsend, Vos, Dexter and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Olsen, Darling and Hopper.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 236
Relating to: requiring that certain high school agriculture courses be counted as science credits.
By
Representatives Radcliffe, Danou, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Davis, Hilgenberg, Ripp, A. Ott, Nerison, Lothian, Tauchen, Spanbauer, Molepske Jr., Jorgensen, Gunderson, Hixson and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Taylor, Olsen, Hansen and Kedzie.
To committee on Education.
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Communications
April 28, 2009
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Patrick:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following reports to the 2009 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 2009-03 Special Committee on School Safety
[2009 Senate Bills 154 and 155]
A163
I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of these reports are available at the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lc.
Sincerely,
Terry C. Anderson
Joint Legislative Council
Director
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Assembly Bill 124
Relating to: appellate procedure.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
124 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Senate Bill 161
Relating to: administration of certain public assistance programs in Milwaukee County, removing county civil service protections from certain employees, required provisions in certain collective bargaining agreements under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, and making an appropriation.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
161 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Senate Bill 49
Relating to: changing the procedures for filling vacant civil service positions in the city of Milwaukee.
