Tuesday, September 18, 2007
11:21 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 prayer was offered by Representative Hines.
Representative Gronemus 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, Bies, 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, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, 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, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zipperer and Speaker Huebsch - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Mursau and Newcomer - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Mursau and Newcomer. Granted.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Hahn and Montgomery. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Colon, Fields, Grigsby, Sheridan, Toles, Vruwink, Wasserman and Ziegelbauer. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 96 offered by committee on Natural Resources.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 377 offered by Representative Gundrum.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 427 offered by Representative Gundrum.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 433 offered by Representative Kaufert.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 498 offered by Representative Gundrum.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 499 offered by committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 129 offered by Representative Gundrum.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:32 A.M.
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3:28 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Gottlieb in the chair.
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Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Fields asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Grigsby asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Hahn asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Montgomery asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Sheridan asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Toles asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Vruwink asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Wasserman asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Ziegelbauer asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 506
Relating to: state finances and appropriations for state school aids for the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, school district revenue limits, school safety grants, the pupil transportation reimbursement rate, the school breakfast reimbursement rate, county and municipal aid, the school levy property tax credit, and making appropriations.
Representative Rhoades asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 506 be referred to the joint committee on Finance. Granted.
Representative Rhoades asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 506 be withdrawn from the joint committee on Finance and taken up at this time. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 506 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 506 be given a third reading. Granted.
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Representative Schneider
rose to the point of order that
Assembly Bill 506 was not properly before the Assembly because it required an emergency statement pursuant to s.
16.47 (2) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Speaker Pro Tempore Gottlieb ruled the point of order
not well taken.
