The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Reverend Monsignor Thomas Campion, Director of the Apostolate to the Handicapped, Diocese of Madison and Chaplain at St. Clare Hospital in Monroe.
Representative Powers 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 Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 3 offered by Representatives Staskunas, Sherman, Walker and Suder.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 3 offered by Representatives Staskunas, Colon, Walker and Suder.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 3 offered by Representatives Huber, Wood, Walker and Suder.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 3 offered by Representatives Sherman, Huber, Walker and Suder.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 12 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 39 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 39 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 40 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 40 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 40 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 40 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 40 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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The committee on Agriculture reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 7
Relating to: storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia, creating an exemption from civil liability, and providing a penalty.
Passage:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Ott, Hahn, Ainsworth, Wade, Suder, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Bies, Plouff, Reynolds, Steinbrink, Gronemus, Lassa and Hubler.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Alvin Ott
Chairperson
Committee on Agriculture
The committee on Transportation reports and recommends:
Relating to: basing certain urban mass transit operating assistance payments on projected operating expenses.
Passage:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Stone, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Hahn, Suder, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, Sherman, Meyerhofer, Plouff, Hebl, Schooff, Plale and Staskunas.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Jeff Stone
Chairperson
Committee on Transportation
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
9:13 A.M.
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12:18 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Senate Joint Resolution
11
Senate Joint Resolution
13
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 18
Concurred in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
3
Assembly Joint Resolution
11
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 11 be taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: urging U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta to support federal funding for immediate repair and reconstruction of the Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Breske, Burke, Farrow, Moore, Rosenzweig, Darling, George, Lazich and Baumgart; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Richards, Gunderson, Sinicki, Hahn, Plale, Petrowski, Sherman, Bock, Colon, Leibham, Loeffelholz, Staskunas, Ainsworth, Carpenter, Coggs, Lippert, Krug, Cullen, Hebl, Schooff, Wasserman, La Fave, Krusick and Riley.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 11 be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 11 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 13 be taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: commending and congratulating Tommy G. Thompson for his public service to the people of Wisconsin.
By
Senators
Darling, Chvala, Panzer, Welch, Farrow, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Roessler, George, S. Fitzgerald, Shibilski, A. Lasee, Moore, Cowles, Erpenbach, Plache, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Huelsman, Robson, Jauch, Lazich, Baumgart, Harsdorf and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Foti, Suder, Jeskewitz, Rhoades, Hoven, Gunderson, Kreibich, Hahn, Loeffelholz, Pettis, Walker, Owens, Sykora, Ladwig, Turner, Huebsch, Albers, Wieckert, Schneider, Nass, Vrakas, McCormick, Olsen, Krawczyk, Leibham, Ainsworth, Freese, Plouff, Urban, Wade, Ryba, Lippert, Ott, Gundrum, Kedzie, Boyle, Huber, Petrowski, Seratti, Wasserman, Hundertmark, Miller, Kreuser, Bies, Gard, Stone, Ward, J. Lehman, Krug, Hebl, Starzyk, F. Lasee, Underheim and Gronemus.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 13 be concurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 98.
Noes - Representative Morris-Tatum - 1.
Absent or not voting - None.
Representative Morris-Tatum asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.
