Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Gundrum. Granted.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
185 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 185 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Black, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Dexter, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Huebsch, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Mursau, Nelson, Nerison, Nygren, Parisi, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Rhoades, Richards, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, A. Williams, Young, Zepnick, Zipperer and Speaker Sheridan - 65.
Noes - Representatives Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Danou, Davis, Gunderson, Hixson, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Murtha, Nass, Newcomer, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Ripp, Roth, Tauchen, Vukmir, M. Williams, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Zigmunt - 31.
Paired for - Representative Shilling - 1.
Paired against - Representative Garthwaite - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representative Gundrum - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
185 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 256
Relating to: regulation of wind energy systems and granting rule-making authority.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 256 be laid on the table. Granted.
Assembly Bill 292
Relating to: recording and filing documents with the register of deeds.
Representative Spanbauer asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 292. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 292 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
292 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 292 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
292 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 11
Relating to: eliminating the World Dairy Center Authority.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 11 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
11 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 11 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
11 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 128
Relating to: authorizing a sheriff to depute certain security officers who are employed by the Department of Military Affairs.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 128 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 128 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
128 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 128 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
128 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Kaufert asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 266. Granted.
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During today's session, the following visitors honored the Assembly by their presence and were welcomed by the presiding officer and the members:
Former Kenosha Mayor and State Representative, John Antaramian, guest of Representative Steinbrink.
Leah Widmer from Manitowoc, guest and intern of Representative Zigmunt.
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Announcements
Representative Garthwaite asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of his aunt, Judith Garthwaite Tessmer from Sleepy Eye, MN, who passed away earlier today. Granted.
Representative Vruwink asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Dane County Coroner, John Stanley, who passed away on September 13. Granted.
Representative Strachota asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Nancy Clark, who passed away from ALS earlier this summer. Granted.
Representative Richards asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the newest addition to their family, Alexander Donald Richards. Granted.
Representative Hixson asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Paul Anderson from Milton, Miles Jackson from Janesville and Lynnette Millard from Janesville, who rendered aid to Dave Jucius from Kenosha, while waiting for the paramedics to arrive. Granted.
Representative Hixson asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Whitewater citizens, veterans' organizations, service clubs and civic groups who have organized a fundraising drive to cover the costs of unforeseen damages to the house of U.S. Marine Lt. Joseph Cull, of Whitewater, who is currently stationed in Afghanistan and is unable to address these problems while he is serving our country overseas. Granted.
Representative Knodl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the County Line Elementary School in Germantown, for being designated as a 2009 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. Granted.
Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Ray and Norma Vela for their many contributions to the Racine-Kenosha area. Granted.
Representative Sinicki asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the people in the City of Cudahy for their response to the fire at the Patrick Cudahy plant on July 6. Granted.
Representative Sinicki asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the two off-duty firefighters, brothers John and Joel Rechlitz, for their efforts in trying to save D.J. Harper from a burning vehicle. Granted.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Sue Lynch from West Salem, on the occasion of her election as president of the National Federation of Republican Women. Granted.
Representative Tauchen asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Bonnie Hilgenberg, who was one of the five national finalists for the Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women. Granted.
Representative Strachota asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Strachota, on the occasion of their recent marriage. Granted.
Representatives Sheridan and J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Representative Roth and Representative Suder, who have been recently deployed to Iraq, for their service to our country. Granted.
Representative Montgomery asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his wife, Lisa Montgomery, on the occasion of her birthday. Granted.
Representative Townsend asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Mercury Marine of Fond du Lac, on the occasion of their 70th anniversary in Wisconsin and their continued operations in the state. Granted.
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Representative Nelson moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 17.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
6:00 P.M.
