Motion carried.
Representative Vukmir asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 100 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 100 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 100 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Lamb, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Ward, Wieckert, M. Williams, Wood and Speaker Gard - 56.
Noes - Representatives Benedict, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Fields, Grigsby, Gronemus, Hebl, Hubler, Kessler, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, F. Lasee, Lehman, Molepske, Nass, Nelson, Parisi, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, Young, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 40.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Berceau, Sinicki and A. Williams - 3.
Motion carried.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 100 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Communications
June 22, 2005
Assembly Chief Clerk
Patrick Fuller
208 Risser Justice Center
Madison, WI 53713
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Due to a family situation I was required to leave before debate concluded and I could cast my vote on the State Biennial Budget. If I had been present, I would have voted against passage of Assembly Bill 100.
Sincerely,
Christine Sinicki
State Representative
20th Assembly District
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Announcements
Representative Nass asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Polka Hall of Famer Verne Meisner who passed away on June 10. Mr. Meisner developed his music talent in Whitewater and was inducted into 5 halls of fame including the International Polka Association Hall of Fame. Granted.
Representative Albers asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of LaValle Village President Duane Nobs and Todd Labansky who lost their lives while on a worksite. Granted.
Representative Rhoades asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her husband Frank, on the occasion of their 30th wedding anniversary today. Granted.
Representative Ward asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his wife Jean Ward, on the occasion of her 52nd birthday today. Granted.
Representative Lehman asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the 29,000 Racine area-voters who turned out on June 21st to vote for the school referendum. 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:
Tim Batten from Racine, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student with a major in History and Political Science, guest and intern of Representative Kerkman.
Sam Brown, guest of Representative Black.
Kathryn Showers-Curtis from Janesville Craig High School, guest of Representative Sheridan.
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Leanne Potratz from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, guest of Representative Sheridan.
Nate Schmitt, a "Tim Cullen Scholarship Winner" from Janesville Parker High School, guest of Representative Towns.
Julia Gougler from Beloit College, guest of Representative Benedict.
Representative Rhoades' husband Frank, and her son Michael, guests of Representative Rhoades.
Waushara County Sheriff Dave Peterson, guest of Representative Ballweg.
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Representative Huebsch moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 23.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
5:00 A.M.