Wednesday, December 16, 2009
11:04 A.M.
December 2009 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.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Michael Schuler of the First Unitarian Society in Madison.
Representative LeMahieu 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, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gunderson, Gundrum, 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, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Strachota, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt, Zipperer and Speaker Sheridan - 94.
Absent with leave - Representatives Fields, Hebl, Radcliffe, Stone and Suder - 5.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Fields, Hebl and Radcliffe. Granted.
Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Stone and Suder. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Mason and Steinbrink. Granted.
Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Gunderson, Kaufert, Roth and Vukmir. Granted.
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Motion for Extraordinary Session
December 15, 2009
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 16, 2009, solely for purposes of taking action on Senate Bill 66.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Sheridan, Nelson, Seidel, Staskunas, Barca, J. Fitzgerald, Gottlieb and Rhoades.
Noes: 0.
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December 10, 2009
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 10, 2009, solely for purposes of taking action on Senate Bill 66.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Decker, Risser, Hansen, S. Fitzgerald and Grothman.
Noes: 0.
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Representative LeMahieu honored Hometown Hero Award recipient, Army Private First Class Amber Bahr of Random Lake, who was shot while helping fellow soldiers escape from the Fort Hood shooting. Ms. Bahr's father, Todd Kopping accepted the award on her behalf.
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Representative Steinbrink asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:31 A.M.
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1:25 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Representative Cullen in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Gunderson asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Kaufert asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Mason asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Vukmir asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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Representative Bies asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Resolution 16 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Resolution 16
Relating to: urging and authorizing the attorney general to pursue every legal means available to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Resolution
16. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 16 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Senate Bill 66
