Wednesday, May 16, 2007
11:07 A.M.
Ninety‐Eighth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Huebsch in the chair.
Representative Gottlieb asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative A. Ott.
Representative Schneider 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 Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, 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, Sherman, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zipperer and Speaker Huebsch - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Bies, Sheridan and Shilling - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Bies. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Sheridan and Shilling. Granted.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Ballweg. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Vruwink. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 286 offered by Representative Pridemore.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 341
Relating to: imposing fees for acquiring public park land, dedicating storm water treatment facilities to the public, changing the time relating to when impact fees must be paid and used, and regulating the costs of certain professional services provided through a political subdivision.
By
Representatives Gottlieb, Strachota, LeMahieu, Albers, Ballweg, Berceau, Davis, Honadel, Jorgensen and Kerkman; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Grothman and Olsen.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
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The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Relating to: the timing of a joint review board meeting regarding tax incremental district number 3 in the city of Altoona.
Passage:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Kerkman, Lothian, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Wood, Pridemore, Strachota, Ziegelbauer, Steinbrink, Fields, Hebl, Toles and Kessler.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Samantha Kerkman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
12
Assembly Bill 227
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Communications
May 16, 2007
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please add my name as a co‐author of Assembly Bill 264.
Sincerely,
Kevin Petersen
State Representative
40th Assembly District
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Assembly Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: the life and service of Captain Kevin Kryst of the United States Marine Corps, who lost his life during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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At the request of Representative Strachota, the family of Captain Kevin Kryst joined her at the rostrum, including his parents Elizabeth and Glenn Kryst, his fiancée Sara Bertram, his sister Jennifer and his brother Tim.