Relating to: requiring a two-thirds majority vote in the assembly for passage, concurrence, and adoption of proposals that increase the rate of the state sales tax, increase any of the rates of the income tax or franchise tax, or increase a fee.
By
Representatives Vukmir, Nygren, Kramer, Pridemore, Mursau, Strachota, Zipperer, J. Ott, LeMahieu and Vos.
To committee on Assembly Organization
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Representative Vukmir asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Resolution 7 be withdrawn from the committee on Assembly Organization and taken up at this time.
Representative Nelson objected.
Representative Vukmir moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Resolution 7 be withdrawn from the committee on Assembly Organization and taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Resolution 7 be withdrawn from the committee on Assembly Organization and taken up at this time?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
A89
Ayes - Representatives Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Honadel, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Ripp, Roth, Spanbauer, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, M. Williams and Zipperer - 43.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Black, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Dexter, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jorgensen, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Nelson, Parisi, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, A. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 53.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Friske, Newcomer and Stone - 3.
Motion failed.
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
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Visitors
During today's session, the following visitors honored the Assembly by their presence and were welcomed by the presiding officer and the members:
Former State Representative Dick Shoemaker, guest of Representative Schneider.
Claire Rydell, intern and guest of Representative Seidel.
Members of the Rock County Tavern League, guests of Representative Sheridan.
Tina Danforth from the Oneida Nation, guest of Representative Nelson.
Tom Hahn from Watertown, guest of Representative Kleefisch.
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Announcements
Representative M. Williams asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Wanda Marie Jones Preisler-Nutting who passed away on February 21. Granted.
Representative Parisi asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Francis R. "Jack" Hebl from Sun Prairie, father of Representative Gary Hebl who passed away on January 31 at the age of 92. Granted.
Representative Sheridan asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Mark "Hammy" Hamilton from Janesville who passed away. Granted.
Representatives Kessler and Cullen asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of former State Representative James McCann from Brookfield, who passed away on February 20 at the age of 84. Granted.
Representative Seidel asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller on the occasion of his 55th birthday today. Granted.
Representative Toles asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of President Barak Obama in recognition of Black History Month. Granted.
Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the United States Marine Corps and Navy Corpsman John Bradley on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945. Granted.
Representative Milroy asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Superior Days, the first and longest citizen-led, grassroots-based advocacy day at the State Capitol. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the Sun Prairie High School Co-Ed Cheer Team who took 2nd place at the National High School Cheerleading Championship on February 7th in Orlando, Florida. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the Sun Prairie High School Dance Team who took 1st place in the Division 1 Funk category at the Wisconsin State Dance Championships on February 21st in LaCrosse. Granted.
Representative Hixson asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Connor Mulcahy, a student from Whitewater High School, who received a $1000.00 grant at the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his research project on the fractal analysis of fetal heart rate tracings. Granted.
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Representative Nelson moved that the Assembly stand adjourned pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
3:48 P.M.
