Thank you for your consideration of this request and I look forward to addressing the full Legislature as well as the citizens of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
Jim Doyle
Governor
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December 17, 2004
The Honorable James Doyle
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Room 115 East, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Governor Doyle:
We are in receipt of your letter dated December 16, 2004, in which you request that a joint session of the Legislature be convened on January 12, 2005 at 7:00 P.M. for delivery of your State of the State Address.
This letter is to confirm that the Senate and Assembly will meet in a joint session at the date and time requested for the purpose of receiving your State of the State address.
Sincerely,
John Gard
Speaker of the Assembly
Alan Lasee
President of the Senate
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Oath of Office
On Wednesday, January 5, 2005, the Honorable Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court administered the oath of office to Gary Hebl of the 46th Assembly District in a ceremony held in the Assembly Chamber at the State Capitol in Madison.
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January 6, 2005
Patrick Fuller, Assembly Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
17 West Main Street, Suite 208
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Mr. Fuller:
Please record me as voting on the following roll calls taken in session on Monday, January 3, 2005, to be recorded in the Assembly Journal.
A17
Election of Speaker: For Representative Kessler
Election of Speaker Pro Tempore: For Representative Freese
Election of Chief Clerk: For Patrick Fuller
Election of Sergeant-at-Arms: For Richard Skindrud
Shall Assembly Resolution 1 be adopted? "Aye"
Shall Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Resolution 2 be laid on the table? "No"
Shall Assembly Resolution 2 be adopted? "No"
Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 1 be laid on the table? "No"
Shall Senate Joint Resolution 1 be concurred in? "No"
Shall the rules be suspended and Senate Joint Resolution 1 be immediately messaged to the Senate? "No"
Thank you in advance for your assistance. If you need further information, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Gary Hebl
State Representative
46th Assembly District
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Revisor of Statutes Bureau
Madison
DATE: January 1, 2005
TO: Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
Robert Marchant
Senate Chief Clerk
FROM: Gary L. Poulson
Assistant Revisor of Statutes
SUBJECT: Rules published in the December 31, 2004,
Wisconsin Administrative
Register, No. 588.
The following rules have been published:
The following rules were omitted from previous reports:
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Committee Appointments
Each committee is followed by the number of Republicans and Democrats serving on the committee, meeting day and meeting week. The ranking minority party member of each committee is designated by an asterisk.
Aging and Long-Term Care (6, 4) Thursday (Even)
Townsend, John (Chair)
Hines, J.A. (Vice-chair)
Pettis, Mark
LeMahieu, Daniel
Nischke, Ann
Strachota, Pat
Krusick, Peggy *
Vruwink, Amy Sue
Pope-Roberts, Sondy
Parisi, Joe
Agriculture (9, 6) Thursday (Even)
Ott, Alvin (Chair)
Nerison, Lee (Vice-chair)
Ainsworth, John
Petrowski, Jerry
Kestell, Steve
Suder, Scott
Williams, Mary
Loeffelholz, Gabe
Towns, Debi
Gronemus, Barbara *
Vruwink, Amy Sue
Ziegelbauer, Bob
Sinicki, Christine