11:10 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Nischke.
Representative Hundertmark 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, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Lamb, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Toles, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 92.
Absent with leave - Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Kessler, Newcomer, Shilling, Sinicki and Towns - 6.
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 J. Fitzgerald, Newcomer and Towns. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Kessler, Shilling and Sinicki. Granted.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Lamb and Ward. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Steinbrink. Granted.
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Relating to CDL exemptions.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, July 11, 2006.
To committee on Transportation.
Referred on July 12, 2006
.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 1227
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association, Inc., for the 2005-07 biennium, covering employees in the professional legal collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 1228
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association, Inc., for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the professional legal collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 1229
A1174
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 2005-07 biennium, covering employees in the professional social services collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 1230
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Professional Employees Council, WFT/AFT, AFL-CIO, for the 2005-07 biennium, covering employees in the professional fiscal and staff services collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Representative Hahn introduced a joint resolution.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 107
Relating to: the life and military service of Sergeant Travis Van Zoest.
By
Representative
Hahn
.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 107 be taken up at this time. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Hahn introduced the parents of Sergeant Travis Van Zoest, Ben and Deborah Van Zoest, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
107 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 107. Granted.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 107 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative M. Williams introduced a joint resolution.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 108
Relating to: the life and service of Staff Sergeant Nathan Vacho of the United States Army Reserve, who lost his life during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
By
Representative
M. Williams
; cosponsored by Senator Decker
.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 108 be taken up at this time. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative M. Williams introduced the parents of Staff Sergeant Nathan Vacho, John and Carol Vacho, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
108 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 108. Granted.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 108 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative M. Williams introduced a joint resolution.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 109
Relating to: the life and service of Staff Sergeant Patrick Lybert of the United States Army, who lost his life during Operation Enduring Freedom.
By
Representative
M. Williams
; cosponsored by Senator Decker
.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 109 be taken up at this time. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative M. Williams introduced the mother of Staff Sergeant Patrick Lybert, Cheryl Nussburger, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
109 be adopted?
