Tuesday, April 25, 2006
7:48 P.M.
April 2006 Extraordinary Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Gottlieb in the chair.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the prayer and pledge of allegiance from regular session be applied to the extraordinary session. Granted.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Lamb, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 93.
Absent with leave - Representatives Gronemus, Nischke, Sinicki, Towns and Turner - 5.
Vacancies - 98th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Nischke and Towns. Granted.
Representative Sherman asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Gronemus, Sinicki and Turner. Granted.
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Motion for Extraordinary Session
April 25, 2006
The following motion was approved by the committee on Assembly Organization and the committee on Senate Organization:
In accordance with Joint Rule
81(2), it is moved that the Assembly Committee on Organization and the Senate committee on Organization authorize that the Legislature meet in Extraordinary Session at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 25, 2006, and that the Committee on Assembly Organization and the Committee on Senate Organization offer only the following bills and joint resolutions for consideration by the Legislature during the Extraordinary Session:
Senate Bill 7
Senate Bill 103
Senate Bill 295
Senate Bill 483
Senate Bill 518
Senate Bill 563
Senate Bill 567
Senate Bill 612
Senate Bill 653
Senate Bill 655
Senate Bill 683
Senate Bill 697
Senate Joint Resolution 5
Senate Joint Resolution 63
Assembly Bill 4
Assembly Bill 251
Assembly Bill 591
Assembly Bill 788
Assembly Bill 850
Assembly Bill 892
Assembly Bill 968
Assembly Bill 998
Assembly Bill 1110
Assembly Bill 1172
Assembly Bill 1173
Assembly Bill 1182
Assembly Joint Resolution 77
Adoption by the Committee on Assembly Organization:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Gard, Huebsch, Freese, Gundrum and J. Fitzgerald.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Kreuser and Richards.
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Adoption by the Senate Committee on Organization:
Ayes: 4 - Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie and Robson.
Noes: 1 - Hansen.
Motion to add Assembly Bill 591 to the Extraordinary Session by the Senate Committee on Organization adopted:
Ayes: 5 - Senators Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes: 0
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Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 5 offered by Representative F. Lasee.
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The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 1172
Relating to: crimes committed against individuals who are at least 65 years old and providing penalties.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Pridemore, Kerkman, Kleefisch and Staskunas.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Kessler.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 567
Relating to: limiting eligibility for public assistance programs to U.S. citizens and qualifying aliens, requiring documentary proof of citizenship or satisfactory immigration status, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Pridemore, Kerkman and Kleefisch.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Staskunas and Kessler.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Gundrum
Chairperson
Committee on Judiciary
The committee on State Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 1182
Relating to: requiring the secretary of administration to submit certain reports to the joint committee on finance.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Kleefisch, Musser, Krawczyk, Petrowski and Newcomer.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Toles, Young and Benedict.
To committee on Rules.
Jeff Fitzgerald
Chairperson
Committee on State Affairs
From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Amended and concurred in as amended:
Assembly Bill 591
(Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 2 and Senate substitute amendment 2 adopted)
Assembly Bill 788
(Senate amendment 1 adopted)
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 483
Senate Bill 563
Senate Bill 683
Concurred in:
Assembly Bill 4
Assembly Bill 251
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