Tuesday, December 11, 2007
11:55 P.M.
December 2007 Special Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Gottlieb in the chair.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the prayer, pledge of allegiance and attendance roll call from regular session be applied to the special session. Granted.
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
Executive Order Number 227
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 December 11, 2007, solely to consider and act upon legislation relating to:
Campaign financing, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to the Public Integrity Endowment, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, statewide voter registration, staffing of the Elections Board, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule‐making authority, providing penalties, and making appropriations; and public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
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 thirtieth day of November, in the year two thousand and seven.
JIM DOYLE
Governor
By the Governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
December 2007 Special Session Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that December 2007 Special Session Senate Joint Resolution 1 be withdrawn and taken up at this time. Granted.
December 2007 Special Session Senate Joint Resolution 1
Relating to: adjournment of the December 2007 special session of the legislature to January 15, 2008, at 11:00 a.m.
By Senator Decker; cosponsored by Representative Huebsch.
The question was: Shall December 2007 Special Session Senate Joint Resolution 1 be concurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Owens, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Roth, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, Wieckert, M. Williams, Wood, Ziegelbauer, Zipperer and Speaker Huebsch - 51.
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Noes - Representatives Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Gronemus, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jorgensen, Kessler, Kreuser, Krusick, F. Lasee, Mason, Molepske, Nelson, Parisi, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, Young and Zepnick - 46.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Gundrum and A. Williams - 2.
Motion carried.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that December 2007 Special Session Senate Joint Resolution 1 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative J. Fitzgerald moved that the Assembly stand adjourned pursuant to December 2007 Special Session Senate Joint Resolution 1.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
12:13 A.M.
