Wednesday, January 28, 2009
10:03 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 Zigmunt.
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, 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 - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Seidel. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Gunderson. Granted.
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Executive Communications
January 8, 2009
The Honorable Fred A. Risser
President of the Senate
220 South, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
The Honorable Michael Sheridan
Speaker of the Assembly
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Senator Risser and Speaker Sheridan:
I respectfully request a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature for Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. This joint session will be for the purpose of delivering the 2009 State of the State Address.
Thank you for your consideration of this request and I look forward to addressing the full Legislature as well as the citizens of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
Jim Doyle
Governor
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Special Order of Business
at 10:01 a.m.
Assembly Bill 5
Relating to: payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state.
Representatives Molepske Jr., Danou, Roys, Pasch, Young, Dexter, Hixson, Zepnick, A. Ott, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Hilgenberg, Spanbauer, Brooks, Strachota, Zigmunt and M. Williams asked unanimous consent to be made coauthors of Assembly Bill 5. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 5 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
5 be given a third reading. Granted.
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The question was:
Assembly Bill 5 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ballweg, Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Black, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Davis, Dexter, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, 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, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Rhoades, Richards, Ripp, Roth, Roys, Schneider, 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 - 96.
Noes - Representative Nass - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Gunderson and Seidel - 2.
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
5 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:28 A.M.
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6:39 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Sheridan in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
