Absent or not voting - Representatives Horlacher and Jarchow - 2.
Motion carried.
hist64044Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 1 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Assembly Bill 1
Relating to: changing the 12 percent rule regarding the total value of taxable property included in the creation of, or amendment to, a tax incremental financing district in the village of Oostburg.
hist64045Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 1 be laid on the table. Granted. Speaker Vos introduced a privileged resolution.
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: the assembly rules.
By Representatives Vos and Steineke.
hist64048The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 3 be adopted? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, Anderson, August, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Fields, Gannon, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Kerkman, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kolste, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wachs, Weatherston, Wichgers, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 88.
Noes - Representatives Bowen, Brostoff, Genrich, Goyke, Riemer, Sinicki, Stuck, C. Taylor and Vruwink - 9.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Horlacher and Jarchow - 2.
Motion carried.
Representative Kessler introduced a privileged resolution.
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: prohibiting the Committee on Assembly Organization from entering into contracts for private legal services and authorizing the expenditure of public funds for private legal services related to legislative redistricting.
By Representative Kessler.
hist64051Read and referred to Committee on Assembly Organization. hist64052Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Resolution 4 be withdrawn from the committee on Assembly Organization and taken up at this time. The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 4 be withdrawn from the committee on Assembly Organization and taken up at this time?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Anderson, Barca, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 35.
Noes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gannon, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 62.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Horlacher and Jarchow - 2.
Motion failed.
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Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
2:00 P.M.
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Recess
3:37 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Young. Granted.
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Speaker Vos appointed Representatives Pronschinske and Crowley to escort Governor Scott Walker from his office to the Asembly Chamber.
The Assembly stood informal.
Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Anne Tonnon Byers announced the arrival of the Honorable Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Anne Tonnon Byers announced the arrival of the members of the Wisconsin State Senate.
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Joint Convention
The houses went into joint convention.
Senate President Roth presiding.
Senator Roth recognized the presence of Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers and Attorney General Brad Schimel; Chief Justice Patience Roggensack, Justice Annette Ziegler, and Justice Daniel Kelly of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Anne Tonnon Byers announced the arrival of Governor Scott Walker.
Escorted by Representatives Pronschinske and Crowley and Senators Feyen and Taylor, Governor Scott Walker took his place at the rostrum to deliver his budget address.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 73, the governor’s message is printed in the Senate journal only. Representative Steineke moved that the joint convention arise.
The question was: Shall the joint convention arise?
Motion carried.
4:31 P.M.
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The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
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Visitors
During today’s session, the following visitors honored the Assembly by their presence and were welcomed by the presiding officer and the members:
Sun Prairie Chief of Police, Pat Anhalt, guest of Representative Hebl.
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Announcements
Representative Jacque asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of his uncle Jay Peter Jacque of Cedar Grove, who passed away on January 24. Granted.
Representative Wachs asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Al Baldus, former Wisconsin State Representative and United States Representative, who passed away on February 2. Granted.
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of his grandfather, Alfred Meerstein of Plymouth, who passed away on April 22, 2016. Mr. Meerstein was a United States Navy Sailor stationed on the USS Bremerton during WWII, spending time in the South Pacific. Granted.
Representative Kuglitsch asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Steve Spencer of New Berlin, father of his staff member Matt Spencer, who passed away on February 2. Granted.
Representative Berceau asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Judy Wilcox of Madison, who passed away on December 31, 2016. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Dr. Joseph Syty, who passed away on November 26, 2016 at the age of 84. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Laura Blaska, who passed away on December 3, 2016 at the age of 90. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Dolores Carey, who passed away on December 9, 2016 at the age of 91. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Helen Maasch, who passed away on December 20, 2016 at the age of 84. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Harold Wendler, who passed away on December 26, 2016 at the age of 82. Granted.
Representative Sinicki asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her first grandchild, Joanna Lynn Sinicki, who was born on October 27, 2016. Granted.
Representative Tittl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his daughter, Heidi Naber, on the occasion of her 33rd birthday today. Granted.
