Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 33
Relating to: establishing special orders of business for Wednesday, February 25, 2004.
By
committee on Rules.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 33 be adopted?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, J. Wood, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 59.
Noes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, J. Lehman, Miller, Molepske, Morris, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Taylor, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, W. Wood, Young and Zepnick - 37.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Boyle, Krawczyk and A. Williams - 3.
Motion carried.
The following bills were made a special order of business pursuant to the adoption of Assembly Resolution 33.
Assembly Bill 688 at 10:01 A.M. on Wednesday, February 25.
Assembly Bill 830 at 10:02 A.M. on Wednesday, February 25.
Assembly Bill 634
Relating to: a Medical Assistance family planning demonstration project minimum age eligibility limitation change.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 634 be withdrawn from the joint committee on Finance and referred to the committee on Rules.
Representative Kreuser objected.
Representative Foti moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 634 be withdrawn from the joint committee on Finance and referred to committee on Rules.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 634 be withdrawn from the joint committee on Finance and referred to committee on Rules?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, J. Wood and Speaker Gard - 56.
Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Balow, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Jeskewitz, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, J. Lehman, Miller, Molepske, Morris, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Taylor, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 41.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Krawczyk and A. Williams - 2.
Motion carried.
Assembly Bill 757
Relating to: increasing bonding authority for the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
Representative Schneider moved that Assembly Bill 757 be taken from the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill
757 be taken from the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
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Ayes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, J. Lehman, Miller, Molepske, Morris, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Taylor, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 39.
Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, J. Wood and Speaker Gard - 58.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Krawczyk and A. Williams - 2.
Motion failed.
Representative Black moved that Assembly Bill 757 be taken from the table and taken up at this time.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the motion dilatory.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent to be withdrawn as a coauthor of Assembly Bill
546. Granted.
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Announcements
Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the 59th anniversary, February 23, 1945 at 10:20 A.M. PST, 5 United States Marines and 1 Navy Corpsman, who was John Bradley from Antigo, raised the United States flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. Granted.
Representative Miller asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Captain Chance Veasey from the Minnesota Army National Guard who returned safely on February 23, and all soldiers returning home safely after serving their country. 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:
Representative Foti introduced members of his family, including his wife, Anne, daughter Lyndsay, son, Tyler, and sister, Lori, guests of Representative Foti.
School group from Longfellow Elementary in Eau Claire accompanied by Ms. Toskes and Ms. Thurston, guests of Representative Balow.
Nathan Soderstrom from University of Wisconsin-Madison, guest of Representative Schooff.
Job Shadow Steve Huser from Hudson, guest of Representative Rhoades.
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Representative Gard moved that the Assembly stand adjourned.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
6:35 P.M.
