Thursday, March 26, 2009
12:15 P.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Danou in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Pro Tempore Staskunas in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Monsignor Dan Ganshert from the Diocese of Madison.
Representative Ripp 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 Ballweg, Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Black, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Davis, Dexter, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Huebsch, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, Krusick, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Rhoades, Richards, Ripp, Roth, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt, Zipperer and Speaker Sheridan - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Nass and Stone - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Nass and Stone. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Fields, Grigsby and Young. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 16 offered by Representative Nygren.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 20 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 29 offered by Representatives Schneider and Vruwink.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 171
Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Kramer, Kessler and Schneider; cosponsored by Senator Erpenbach
.
To committee on Personal Privacy
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Assembly Bill 172
Relating to: requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process.
By
Representatives Jorgensen, Zepnick, Sinicki, Danou, Toles, Berceau, Grigsby, Smith, Hilgenberg, Spanbauer, Black, Parisi, Barca, Seidel, Sherman, Pocan, Nelson and Sheridan; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Wirch, Lehman, Decker, Plale, Taylor, Erpenbach and Kreitlow.
To committee on Labor.
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
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I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 51
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Speaker's Appointments
March 26, 2009
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I am making the following appointments to the following standing committee:
Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
Representative Peggy Krusick, Chair
Representative Polly Williams, Vice Chair
Representative Kelda Helen Roys
Representative Mark Radcliffe
Representative Kitty Rhoades
Representative John Townsend
Representative Kevin Petersen
These appointments are effective immediately.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Sheridan
Assembly Speaker
