Wednesday, May 15, 2002
10:05 A.M.
May 2002 Special Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Wood.
Representative Vrakas 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, Hines, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, 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, Vrakas, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Kaufert and Urban - 2.
Vacancies - 14th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Kaufert and Urban. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Skindrud introduced Olympic Speedskating Gold Medalist Casey FitzRandolph from Verona, who addressed the members from the rostrum. Mr. FitzRandolph was accompanied by his fiance, Jennifer Bocher of Mequon, and Jim Heyer from Brookfield, Illinois.
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
Executive Order Number 44
Relating to a Special Session of the Legislature
I, SCOTT MCCALLUM, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to Article IV, Section 11 and
Article V, section 4 of the Constitution of Wisconsin do amend Executive Order 42 and require the Legislature to consider and act upon:
Chronic wasting disease, hunting animals, feeding of wild animals for purposes other than hunting, shooting a firearm or arrow from or across a highway, and requiring a lapse to the general fund.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this fourteenth day of May in the year two thousand and two.
SCOTT MCCALLUM
Governor
By the Governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1, May 2002 Special Session offered by committee on Natural Resources.
The committee on Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 1, May 2002 Special Session
Relating to: chronic wasting disease, hunting animals from aircraft, feeding of wild animals for purposes other than hunting, shooting a firearm or arrow from or across a highway, requiring a lapse to the general fund, authorizing the extension of emergency rules, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Johnsrud, Gunderson, Kedzie, Krawczyk, D. Meyer, Ott, Pettis, Powers, Gronemus, J. Lehman, Steinbrink, Miller and Reynolds.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Johnsrud, Gunderson, Kedzie, Krawczyk, D. Meyer, Ott, Pettis, Powers, Gronemus, J. Lehman, Steinbrink, Miller and Reynolds.
Noes: 0.
To calendar.
DuWayne Johnsrud
Chairperson
Committee on Natural Resources
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:30 A.M.
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4:43 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
