Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand informal. Granted.
The Assembly stood informal.
5:00 P.M.
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6:00 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Staskunas in the chair.
The committee on Rules introduced a privileged resolution.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 8
Relating to: establishing special orders of business for Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
By
committee on Rules
.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 8 be adopted?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - 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, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 52.
Noes - Representatives Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Honadel, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Ripp, Roth, Spanbauer, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, M. Williams, Wood and Zipperer - 47.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion carried.
Assembly Bill 124 was made a special order of business at 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 29, pursuant to Assembly Resolution 8. Granted.
Senate
Bill 161 was made a special order of business at 7:01 A.M. on Wednesday, April 29, pursuant to Assembly Resolution 8. Granted.
Senate
Bill 49 was made a special order of business at 7:02 A.M. on Wednesday, April 29, pursuant to Assembly Resolution 8. Granted.
Senate
Bill 20 was made a special order of business at 7:04 A.M. on Wednesday, April 29, pursuant to Assembly Resolution 8. Granted.
Assembly Bill 172
Relating to: requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process.
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Assembly amendment 1 to
Assembly Bill 172 offered by Representative Honadel.
Representative Vukmir asked unanimous consent that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 172 be withdrawn and returned to the author. Granted.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 172 offered by Representatives Jorgensen, Vukmir, Kramer, Sinicki and Krusick.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 172 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 172 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
172 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 172 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Black, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Davis, Dexter, Fields, Friske, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Hraychuck, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kessler, Kramer, Krusick, Lothian, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Nelson, Parisi, Pasch, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Ripp, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Vukmir, A. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 61.
Noes - Representatives Ballweg, Brooks, J. Fitzgerald, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, LeMahieu, Meyer, Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Pridemore, Rhoades, Roth, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, M. Williams, Ziegelbauer and Zipperer - 38.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
172 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 31
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment to pay compensatory and punitive damages and a surcharge and making an appropriation.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 31 offered by Representative Sinicki.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 31 offered by Representative Honadel.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 31 offered by Representative Honadel.
Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 31 offered by Representative Honadel.
Assembly amendment 6 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 31 offered by Representative Pridemore.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 31 be laid on the table. Granted.
Representative Gottlieb moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 42 be withdrawn from the committee on Elections and Campaign Reform and taken up at this time.
Assembly Bill 42
Relating to: acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials, officials elect, and committees and providing a penalty.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 42 be withdrawn from the committee on Elections and Campaign Reform and taken up at this time?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Honadel, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Ripp, Roth, Spanbauer, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, M. Williams, Wood and Zipperer - 47.
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, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 52.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion failed.
Representative Bies asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 215. Granted.
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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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:
Crystal Ikanih, guest and intern of Representative Fields.
Matthew Hartlaub from Williams Bay, guest of Representative Lothian.
Students from Madison Country Day School, guests of Representative Parisi.
Student members of Project Lead The Way from Oshkosh West High School, guests of Representative Hintz.
Business Law students from Edgerton High School, accompanied by their teacher, Tom Worth, guests of Representative Hixson.
Madeline Popelka from Sevastopol, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Bies.
Sarah Danielson from Racine, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Turner.
Emma Allmann from Mosinee, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Petrowski.
Mike Paluchniak from Oostburg, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative LeMahieu.
Lyle Spangler, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Brooks.
Angela Stensberg from Wisconsin Rapids, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Schneider.
Erica Martin from Sun Prairie, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Hebl.
Jason Krug, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Vruwink.
Kyle Hoffmeister from Mercer, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Sherman.
Nathan Bollhorst from Dodgeville, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Hilgenberg.
