Thursday, April 23, 2009
11:13 A.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Zepnick in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Sheridan in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Father Lance Schneider of St. Dennis Catholic Church in Madison.
Representative Seidel 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, 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, Nass, 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, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, A. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt, Zipperer and Speaker Sheridan - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Fields, Van Akkeren and M. Williams - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Fields and Van Akkeren. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative M. Williams. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 78 offered by Representative Kessler.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 102 offered by committee on Labor.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 176 offered by committee on Children and Families.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 176 offered by committee on Children and Families.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 176 offered by committee on Children and Families.
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Relating to a wear and fatigue monitoring system and a device that protects against suspension loss for electric traction elevators that use smaller sized wire ropes.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, April 8, 2009.
To committee on Consumer Protection
.
Referred on April 22, 2009
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: Proclaiming May 2, 2009, as Pediatric Stroke Awareness Day.
By
Representatives Knodl, Kerkman, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Townsend and Spanbauer; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Taylor, Miller and Lehman.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army Sergeant Steven J. Christofferson.
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By
Representative
Sinicki
; cosponsored by Senator Plale
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 223
Relating to: the right to a trial by jury for a juvenile for whom the petitioner has reserved the right to recommend placement in the Serious Juvenile Offender Program or in a juvenile correctional facility beyond the age of majority.
By
Representatives Kessler, Roys, Pasch, Turner and Berceau; cosponsored by Senators Taylor and Lehman.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
.
Assembly Bill 224
Relating to: the reimbursement rate for private attorneys appointed by the State Public Defender.
By
Representatives Kessler, A. Williams, Colon, Mason, Richards, Sinicki and Hebl.
To committee on Judiciary and Ethics
.
Assembly Bill 225
Relating to: mandatory minimum sentences for certain child sex offenses.
By
Representatives Honadel, Vos, Suder, Brooks, Gunderson, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, LeMahieu, Lothian, Murtha, Nass, Nygren, Petrowski, Spanbauer, Strachota and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Darling, Hopper, Kreitlow, Leibham and Olsen.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
.
Assembly Bill 226
