Assembly Joint Resolution 36
Relating to: honoring and commending the devoted public service of Sue Ann Thompson.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 36 be laid on the table. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 46
Relating to: urging all Wisconsinites to observe March as "Women's History Month."
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
46 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 46 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Grothman asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 19. Granted.
Representative Ziegelbauer asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 4. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:37 A.M.
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1:32 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 38 be taken from the table. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 38
Relating to: recognizing Ben Brancel for his 16 years of dedication and commitment to the state of Wisconsin and its people.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
38 be adopted?
Motion carried.
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Special Guest
Speaker Jensen introduced former Speaker of the Assembly and former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Ben Brancel, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
Representative Morris-Tatum asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 38. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 38 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Plouff moved that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 1 be withdrawn from the committee on Health and taken up at this time.
Senate Bill 1
Relating to: requiring pharmacies and pharmacists, as a condition of medical assistance participation, to charge elderly persons for prescription drugs no more than specific amounts; specifying requirements for rebate agreements between the department of health and family services and drug manufacturers; requiring the department of health and family services to seek a waiver to provide medical assistance eligibility to certain persons for purposes of a prescription drug benefit; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
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Point of Order
Representative Freese rose to the point of order that
Senate Bill 1 was not properly before the Assembly under §
16.47 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Speaker Jensen took the point of order under advisement.
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Assembly Bill 100
Relating to: financial assistance for an air carrier that operates from a hub facility, creating an airport financing committee, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
The question was: Shall the vote by which Assembly Bill 100 was passed be reconsidered?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Gronemus, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Sherman, Shilling, Steinbrink, Turner, Wasserman, Williams, Wood, Young and Ziegelbauer - 27.
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Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Bies, Colon, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Powers, Rhoades, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Staskunas, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Walker, Ward, Wieckert and Speaker Jensen - 71.
Absent or not voting - Representative Owens - 1.
Motion failed.
Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: permitting an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon.
Representative Rhoades in the chair.
Representatives Carpenter, J. Lehman, Bock, Sherman, Black, Turner, Morris-Tatum, Coggs, Schneider, Sinicki, Young, Ryba, Reynolds and Riley asked unanimous consent to be added as coauthors of Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 4. Granted.
Representative Petrowski moved that Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill
4 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 4 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Starzyk, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Walker, Ward, Wieckert, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 56.
Noes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Williams, Wood and Young - 42.
Absent or not voting - Representative Owens - 1.
Motion carried.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 4 offered by Representatives Young, Coggs, Morris-Tatum and Riley.
Representative Petrowski moved that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 4 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 4 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Starzyk, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Walker, Ward, Wieckert, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 56.
Noes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Williams, Wood and Young - 42.
Absent or not voting - Representative Owens - 1.
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 4 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 4 be given a third reading.
Representative Riley objected.
Representative Foti moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 4 be given a third reading.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 4 be given a third reading?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Starzyk, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Walker, Ward, Wieckert and Speaker Jensen - 55.
Noes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Williams, Wood, Young and Ziegelbauer - 43.
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Absent or not voting - Representative Owens - 1.
Motion failed.
Assembly Bill 98
Relating to: fishing with a bow and arrow near a roadway.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 98 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
98 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 98 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
98 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
Representative Black moved that Senate Bill 1 be withdrawn from the committee on Health and referred to the committee on Rules.
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