Thursday, March 1, 2007
10:37 A.M.
Ninety‐Eighth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Huebsch in the chair.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The Color Guard posted the colors.
The prayer was offered by Leon Valliere, director of the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Language Program.
Trinaty Caldwell of Keshena, a 7 year‐old member of the Menominee Nation, led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Speaker Huebsch introduced Patricia R. DePerry, Tribal Chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
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The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gunderson, Hahn, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hines, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jeskewitz, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kramer, Kreuser, Krusick, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Roth, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zipperer and Speaker Huebsch - 95.
Absent with leave - Representatives Gronemus, Gundrum, Townsend and Wood - 4.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Gundrum, Townsend and Wood. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Gronemus. Granted.
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Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Toles and Zepnick. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 28 offered by Representative Lothian.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 23
Relating to: limiting the annual percentage increase in property tax assessments and prohibiting property tax rate increases without voter approval (first consideration).
By
Representatives Albers, Musser and Mursau.
To committee on Elections and Constitutional Law
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Assembly Bill 123
Relating to: the frequency of wage payments to volunteer fire fighters.
By
Representatives Wood, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Suder, Townsend and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Cowles, Grothman, Kanavas, Lassa, Roessler and Schultz.
To committee on Homeland Security and State Preparedness.
Relating to: prohibiting the Investment Board from making certain investments relating to Sudan.
By
Representatives Kessler, Davis, Albers, Berceau, Boyle, Cullen, Fields, Grigsby, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Molepske, Nelson, Nygren, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Seidel, Sheridan, Sinicki, Toles, Turner, A. Williams, Young, Zepnick and Richards; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Coggs, Erpenbach, Grothman, Lehman, Risser and Sullivan.
To committee on Financial Institutions
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 20
Relating to: providing loans to persons who are paying more property taxes as a result of the Department of Revenue's error in calculating equalized value and making an appropriation.
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Rhoades, Meyer, Stone, Kestell, Suder, Vos, Pocan and Colon; Senators
Decker, Hansen, Taylor, Jauch, Miller, Lehman, Darling and Olsen.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Rhoades, Meyer, Stone, Kestell, Suder, Vos, Pocan and Colon; Senators
Decker, Hansen, Taylor, Jauch, Miller, Lehman, Darling and Olsen.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended with emergency statement (s.
16.47(2) Wisconsin Statutes):
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Rhoades, Meyer, Stone, Kestell, Suder, Vos, Pocan and Colon; Senators
Decker, Hansen, Taylor, Jauch, Miller, Lehman, Darling and Olsen.
Noes: 0.
