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, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Starzyk, Stone, Suder, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert and Speaker Jensen - 54.
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, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Wood, Young and Ziegelbauer - 41.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Schneider, Sykora and Williams - 3.
Motion carried.
Assembly Resolution 37
Relating to: supporting President Bush's efforts to extend unemployment insurance benefits and urging support of a universal extension of unemployment insurance benefits to cover all 50 states and all workers.
Representative Krug moved that Assembly Resolution 37 be withdrawn from the committee on Labor and Workforce Development and taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Resolution 37 be withdrawn from the committee on Labor and Workforce Development and taken up at this time?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - 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, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Wood, Young and Ziegelbauer - 41.
Noes - 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, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Starzyk, Stone, Suder, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert and Speaker Jensen - 54.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Schneider, Sykora and Williams - 3.
Motion failed.
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Announcements
Representative Rhoades asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Representative Gronemus on the occasion of her 52nd Wedding Anniversary. Granted.
Representative Pettis asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Representative Kaufert on the occasion of his 23rd Wedding Anniversary. Granted.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff person, Jodie Tierney, who is leaving his office after 8 years of service to the Assembly and the state of Wisconsin. Granted.
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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:
Kokoro Ono from Osaka, Japan and Su-lim Hwang from Seoul, South Korea, guests of Representative Townsend.
Jay Johnson and his wife, Jennifer, from the Greenfield Police Department, guests of Representative Stone.
Ken and Sherry Welter from Dickeyville, guests of Representatives Freese and Loeffelholz.
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Representative Foti moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 9:00 A.M. tomorrow.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
7:20 P.M.