Thursday, September 17, 2009
10:13 A.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Staskunas in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Nancy Carmichael of Immanuel United Methodist Church in Jefferson.
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Representative Ripp introduced Scott and Patty Rataczak from Cambria, parents of four children who are all currently serving in the United States Armed Forces: Melissa, Private First Class in the National Guard; Michael, a specialist in National Guard who is currently deployed in Iraq; Mitchell, Private First Class in the Army serving as a Helicopter mechanic and crew chief who has just returned home from Korea; and Marshall (Shaun), Private 2nd Class who is currently serving in Louisiana Fort Polk. Mr. and Mrs. Rataczak joined Representative Ripp at the rostrum.
Representative Ripp and Mr. and Mrs. Rataczak 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, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Rhoades, Richards, Ripp, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt, Zipperer and Speaker Sheridan - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Roth, Shilling and Suder - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Shilling. Granted.
Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Roth and Suder. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Mason and Richards. Granted.
Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Huebsch and Newcomer. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 131 offered by Representative Hebl.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 184 offered by Representative Roth.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 333 offered by Representatives Kessler and Parisi.
Assembly amendment 3 to Senate Bill 107 offered by Representative Bernard Schaber.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 10
Relating to: proclaiming October as Italian-American month.
By
Representatives Parisi, Barca, Kleefisch, Sinicki, Rhoades and Black.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: the life and public service of Edward Moore Kennedy.
By
Representatives Nelson, Hilgenberg, Parisi, Soletski, Zigmunt, Garthwaite, Black, Pocan, Young, Roys, Jorgensen, Milroy, Danou, Benedict, Kessler, Hixson, Pope-Roberts, Hebl, A. Williams, Grigsby, Molepske Jr., Sinicki, Seidel, Hraychuck, Van Akkeren, Steinbrink, Turner, Vruwink, Schneider, Hubler, Zepnick, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Cullen, Clark, Staskunas, Toles, Barca and Sheridan.
To committee on Rules.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 116
Relating to: school conference and activities leave.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Pope-Roberts, Dexter, Hilgenberg, Sinicki, Hixson, Smith and Radcliffe.
Noes: 6 - Representatives Krusick, Davis, Nass, Townsend, Vukmir and Nygren.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 210
Relating to: providing benefits and protections to tribal schools and tribal school pupils and staff similar to those provided to private schools and private school pupils and staff and making an appropriation.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Pope-Roberts, Dexter, Hilgenberg, Sinicki, Hixson, Smith, Krusick, Radcliffe and Vukmir.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Davis, Nass, Townsend and Nygren.
To committee on Rules.
Sondy Pope-Roberts
