Tuesday, August 12, 2003
3:20 P.M.
August 2003 Extraordinary 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.
The prayer was offered by Representative W. 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, Boyle, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, D. Meyer, Miller, Molepske, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Taylor, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives J. Lehman and McCormick - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative McCormick. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative J. Lehman. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 466
Relating to: school district revenue limits and levy limits for cities, villages, towns, counties, and technical college districts.
By
Representatives Honadel, Suder, Gard, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Gielow, Hines, Gunderson, LeMahieu, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Owens, Pettis, Rhoades, Seratti, Stone, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, J. Wood, Ainsworth, Loeffelholz, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Albers, Kerkman, Kreibich, Hahn, Kaufert and Gundrum; cosponsored by Senators Welch and Kedzie.
To calendar.
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Communications
August 12, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
Madison, WI
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
In regards to the Assembly Seating Chart, please note that newly-elected Representative Mark Honadel will be sitting in Seat 47 and Representative Mark Pettis will be sitting in Seat 92 for today's session proceedings. Seat 91 will remain as the vacant seat.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact my office at 6-3007.
Sincerely,
Daniel P. Vrakas
State Representative
33rd Assembly District
A328
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Gundrum and M. Williams. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Schneider, Sherman and Vruwink. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
3:40 P.M.
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8:20 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Sherman asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Vruwink asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative M. Williams asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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Motion for Extraordinary Session
August 12, 2003
The following motion was approved by the committee on Assembly Organization:
In accordance with Joint Rule
81(2), it is moved that the Assembly Committee on Organization add to the call for the August 11, 2003 Extraordinary Session to include the consideration of Assembly Bill 466.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Gard, Foti, Hundertmark, Freese and Vrakas.
