Thursday, March 4, 2010
10:32 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.
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Special Guests
Representative Parisi introduced the children from the Saturday Tibetan Language and Culture School, who recited the prayer for manjushree Buddha of wisdom and sung the Tibetan National Anthem and the American National Anthem. The children were accompanied by Kalsang Gyatso Kunor, Jampa Khedup, Tenzin Choedon and Kalsang Dolkar Gyaltsen.
The prayer was offered by the children of the Saturday Tibetan Language and Culture School.
Representative Black 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., Mursau, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Rhoades, 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 - 95.
Absent with leave - Representatives Montgomery, Murtha, Richards and Suder - 4.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Richards. Granted.
Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Montgomery, Murtha and Suder. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Zepnick. Granted.
Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Ballweg, Gunderson and Pridemore. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 638 offered by Representative Dexter.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 639 offered by Representatives Rhoades, Strachota, Nygren, Stone and Vukmir.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 697 offered by Representatives Rhoades, Strachota, Nygren, Stone and Vukmir.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 730 offered by Representative Roys.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 263 offered by Representatives Radcliffe, Ziegelbauer, Van Roy, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink and Hraychuck.
Assembly amendment 3 to Senate Bill 383 offered by Representative Parisi.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 115
Relating to: expressing the sense of the legislature that Congress should return State of Wisconsin Nuclear Waste Fund contributions.
By
Representatives Petersen, Suder, Vos, Nygren, Townsend, Pridemore, Bies, Brooks, Honadel and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Cowles
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Relating to: the life and military service of Lance Corporal Jacob Alexander Meinert.
By
Representative
Jorgensen
; cosponsored by Senator S. Fitzgerald.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 799
Relating to: changes to the membership of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, notification to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board of bills with an economic impact on small businesses, and the role of the Office of the Small Business Advocate in the Department of Commerce.
By
Representatives Nygren, Davis, Vos, Bies, Honadel, Murtha, Petersen, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Newcomer, Brooks and Strachota; cosponsored by Senator Leibham
.
To committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business.
Assembly Bill 800
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for tangible personal property and taxable services purchased by a skiing facility and used to make the facility more energy efficient.
By
Representatives Roth, Zigmunt, Mursau, LeMahieu, Zipperer, Suder, Spanbauer, Ripp and Petrowski.
To committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
Assembly Bill 801
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for electricity used to make snow.
By
Representatives Roth, Zigmunt, Mursau, LeMahieu, Zipperer, Spanbauer, Suder, Ripp, Petrowski and Ballweg.
To committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
Assembly Bill 802
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for snowmaking and snow-grooming machines and equipment.
