Tuesday, February 16, 2010
11:49 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 Reverend Martin Childs of Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Milwaukee.
Representative Hebl 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 Milroy, Sinicki and Van Akkeren. Granted.
Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Roth. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 296 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 531 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 612 offered by Representatives Vruwink and Schneider.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 648 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 656 offered by Representative Zepnick.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 690 offered by Representative Dexter.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 754
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for lumber manufacturing facility investments and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Friske, Clark, Meyer, Mursau, M. Williams, Molepske Jr., Berceau, Bies, Brooks, Nerison, A. Ott, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend and Vos; cosponsored by Senator Holperin
.
To committee on Forestry.
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The committee on Corrections and the Courts reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 468
Relating to: municipal court fees.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Parisi, Benedict, Seidel, Pope-Roberts, Zigmunt, Pasch, Van Roy, Kestell, LeMahieu and Brooks.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 480
Relating to: creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence motivated by gender.
Assembly Amendment 5 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Parisi, Benedict, Seidel, Pope-Roberts, Zigmunt, Pasch, Van Roy, Kestell, LeMahieu and Brooks.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Parisi, Benedict, Seidel, Pope-Roberts, Zigmunt, Pasch, Van Roy and Brooks.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Kestell and LeMahieu.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 558
Relating to: the possession of a firearm by a person who has committed a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and providing a penalty.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Parisi, Benedict, Seidel, Pope-Roberts, Zigmunt, Pasch, Van Roy, Kestell, LeMahieu and Brooks.
