Monday, October 15, 2007
1:14 P.M.
October 2007 Special Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Huebsch in the chair.
Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative A. Ott.
Representative Stone 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, 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, 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, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zipperer and Speaker Huebsch - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Berceau - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Berceau.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Bies, Friske, Gunderson, Pridemore, Suder and Wood. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Grigsby, Hintz, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman and Ziegelbauer. Granted.
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
Executive Order Number 219
Relating to a Special Session of the Legislature
I, JIM DOYLE, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to Article IV, Section 11 and Article V, Section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution, do hereby require the convening of a special session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Madison, beginning at 11:00 A.M. on October 15, 2007, solely to consider and act upon legislation relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2007 legislature.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this ninth day of October, in the year two thousand and seven.
JIM DOYLE
Governor
By the Governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
1:24 P.M.
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6:31 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Gottlieb in the chair.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Bies asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Friske 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 Gunderson asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Hintz asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Pridemore asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Van Akkeren asked unanimous consent that his 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 Wood 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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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
