Wednesday, January 23, 2008
11:14 A.M.
Ninety‐Eighth Regular Session
Corrected Copy
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Huebsch in the chair.
Representative M. Williams asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Bill Beyer of Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Atkinson.
Representative Pridemore 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, 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, 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 - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Gronemus, Gundrum and Roth - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Gundrum and Roth. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Gronemus. Granted.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Nygren. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Wasserman. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 618 offered by committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 669 offered by committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 28 offered by Representative Hubler.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 718
Relating to: delaying the implementation date of the comprehensive planning statute.
By
Representatives M. Williams, Gronemus, Suder, Ballweg, Musser, Townsend, Nerison and Albers; cosponsored by Senator Grothman
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To committee on Property Rights
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
A457
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
Assembly Bill 39
Assembly Bill 295
Assembly Bill 580
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Communications
January 22, 2008
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please remove my name as a co‐sponsor of Assembly Bill 391, relating to records of pupils attending a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mark Gottlieb
State Representative
60th Assembly District
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January 23, 2008
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk