17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
23 (4), please message Enrolled Assembly Bills 746, 747, 836 and 847 to the Office of the Governor today. If your office is unable to deliver the enrolled bills today, please notify me as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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Chief Clerk Reports
The Chief Clerk records:
Assembly Bill 746
Assembly Bill 747
Assembly Bill 836
Assembly Bill 847
Presented to the Governor on Wednesday, March 10.
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Huebsch, Kaufert, Powers and Underheim. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Hubler, Sinicki and Toles. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:50 A.M.
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1:45 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Kaufert asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Powers asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Toles asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Underheim asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 480
Relating to: bonding authority for the stewardship program.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 480 be laid on the table. Granted.
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Senate Bill 261
Relating to: creating a qualified new business venture tax credit and a capital gains tax exemption regarding investments in certified venture capital funds and qualified new business ventures, requiring a study of new Wisconsin businesses, facilitating the development of certain investor networks, and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 261 offered by Representatives Gard and Nischke.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 261 be placed after Assembly Bill 623 on today's calendar. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 893
Relating to: major highway projects, southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation projects, and the transportation projects commission.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 893 be placed after Senate Bill 87 on today's calendar. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 90
Relating to: enforcement of motor vehicle safety belt violations and providing a penalty.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 90 be placed after Assembly Bill 893 on today's calendar. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 340
Relating to: expanding town authority to create an official map and the status of an official town map.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 340 be placed after Assembly Bill 90 on today's calendar. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 859
Relating to: manufacturing extension center grants and making an appropriation.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 859 offered by Representatives Krug and Schooff.
Representative McCormick moved that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 859 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill
859 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Rhoades, Schneider, Seratti, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, J. Wood and Speaker Gard - 60.
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Noes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, J. Lehman, Miller, Molepske, Morris, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Richards, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Taylor, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, A. Williams, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 38.
Absent or not voting - Representative Sinicki - 1.
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 859 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 859 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
859 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 859 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, 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, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Miller, Molepske, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plouff, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Taylor, Toles, 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.
Noes - Representative Pocan - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representative Sinicki - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
859 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.