The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Gronemus.
Representative Foti 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, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Honadel, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, 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, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Hines, Krawczyk and A. Williams - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Hines and Krawczyk. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative A. Williams. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 95 offered by Representative Musser.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 137 offered by committee on Corrections and the Courts.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 254 offered by Representative Wieckert.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 712 offered by Representative Shilling.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 731 offered by committee on Financial Institutions.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 792 offered by Representative Montgomery.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 793 offered by committee on Financial Institutions.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 869 offered by Representatives Turner, Musser and Pettis.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 878 offered by Representative M. Williams.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 881 offered by Representative Underheim.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 890 offered by Representative Montgomery.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army Staff Sergeant Warren Scott Hansen.
By
Representative
Hundertmark
; cosponsored by Senator Welch
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 902
Relating to: various modifications to housing loan programs and increasing the bonding authority of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
A732
By
Representatives Wieckert, Morris, Hines, Musser and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Moore.
To committee on Housing.
Assembly Bill 903
Relating to: minimum wage and overtime pay exemptions for providers of companionship services.
By
Representatives Van Roy, Krawczyk, Grothman, Gunderson, Hines, Gronemus, Montgomery, McCormick, Weber, Gielow, Hahn, Wieckert, Vukmir, Seratti, M. Williams, Ladwig, Jeskewitz, Ott, Suder and Nischke; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Ellis, A. Lasee, Roessler, Darling and Lazich.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Bill 904
Relating to: compensation of fermented malt beverages wholesalers for termination of distribution rights.
By
Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Musser, Gronemus, Gunderson, Johnsrud, Kreuser, Montgomery, Nischke, Petrowski, Suder, Towns, Van Roy, Weber, Townsend, J. Lehman, Hebl, Steinbrink, Hines, Schooff, Nass, Stone, Hundertmark, D. Meyer, Friske, Kreibich, Black, Gard and Turner; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Darling, Kanavas, Zien, Brown, Welch, Leibham, Robson, Wirch and Plale.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 905
Relating to: gaming establishments on certain lands taken into trust for the benefit of Indian tribes and creating an advisory siting commission.
By
Representatives M. Lehman, Stone, Hahn, Hines, Bies, J. Lehman, J. Wood and Townsend.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 906
Relating to: exempting from income taxation the pension benefits of certain national guard technicians and interest and penalty waivers for certain payments made to national guard technicians.
By
Representative
Sinicki
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 907
Relating to: brownfield revolving loan programs and making appropriations.
By
Representatives Johnsrud, Gunderson, Krawczyk and Pettis; cosponsored by Senators Panzer, Roessler and Kedzie.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 908
Relating to: the effective dates for provisions relating to the distribution of payments received by taxation districts for acres designated as closed under the Managed Forest Land Program.
By
Representatives Friske and Gard.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 909
Relating to: refunding public debt that is used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities, transferring moneys from the general fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund, and making appropriations.
By
Representatives Gard and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Panzer and Darling.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 910
Relating to: use of settlement moneys received by the state for environmental violations for youth education programs regarding natural resources and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Suder and Kreuser; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Welch, Erpenbach, Plale, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Schultz and M. Meyer.
To committee on Criminal Justice
.
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The committee on Children and Families reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 201
Relating to: kinship care, notice of guardianship proceedings, creating a health services consent form, requesting the Joint Legislative Council to study guardianship and legal custody, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Kestell, Ladwig, Albers, Vukmir, Sinicki, Miller and Toles.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Kestell, Ladwig, Albers, Vukmir and Toles.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Sinicki and Miller.
To committee on Rules.
Steve Kestell
Chairperson
Committee on Children and Families
The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 843
Relating to: the issuance of debt by natural gas and electric public utilities to finance certain environmental activities.