10:33 A.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Sheridan in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Bill White from Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison.
Representative Jorgensen 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, Roth, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, 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 - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Suder - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Suder. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Cullen, Grigsby, Milroy and Zepnick. Granted.
Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Gunderson, Huebsch, Kerkman, A. Ott, Ripp and Vukmir. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 474 offered by Representative Hraychuck.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 607 offered by committee on Consumer Protection.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 643 offered by committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 692
By
Representative
Staskunas
; cosponsored by Senator Sullivan
.
To calendar.
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The committee on Agriculture reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 574
Relating to: lightweight utility vehicles and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Vruwink, Radcliffe, Garthwaite, Jorgensen, Molepske Jr., Danou, A. Ott, Nerison, Murtha, Tauchen and Brooks.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 575
Relating to: requiring the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to establish standards for products sold as honey, prohibiting the labeling as Wisconsin certified honey of a product that has not been determined to meet the standards, prohibiting the labeling as honey of a product that does not meet the standards, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Vruwink, Radcliffe, Garthwaite, Jorgensen, Molepske Jr., Danou, A. Ott, Nerison, Murtha, Tauchen and Brooks.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Amy Sue Vruwink
Chairperson
Committee on Agriculture
The committee on Consumer Protection reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 607
Relating to: requiring carbon monoxide detectors in buildings containing one or two dwelling units.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Hintz, Soletski, Hixson, Pope-Roberts, Roys, Lothian, Kleefisch, Spanbauer and Meyer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hintz, Soletski, Hixson, Pope-Roberts, Roys, Lothian, Spanbauer and Meyer.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Kleefisch.
To committee on Rules.
Gordon Hintz
Chairperson
Committee on Consumer Protection
The committee on Fish and Wildlife reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 548
Relating to: possession of certain animals killed by vehicles.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Hraychuck, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Steinbrink, Danou, Vruwink, Gunderson, M. Williams, J. Ott and Meyer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Ann Hraychuck
Chairperson
Committee on Fish and Wildlife
The committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 643
Relating to: waiving certain federal bond limitations allocated to cities and counties and requiring the Department of Commerce to develop a system for reallocating the bond limitations to other state and local units of government.
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Molepske Jr., Bernard Schaber, Fields, Hintz, Barca, Krusick, Benedict, Toles, Zipperer, Friske, M. Williams and Strachota.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Van Roy.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Molepske Jr., Bernard Schaber, Fields, Hintz, Barca, Krusick, Toles, Zipperer, Friske, M. Williams and Strachota.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Benedict and Van Roy.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Molepske Jr., Bernard Schaber, Fields, Hintz, Barca, Toles, Zipperer, Friske, M. Williams and Strachota.
