Senate Bill 227
Relating to: interim successors for legislators, meetings of the legislature and legislative committees, and temporary seat of government for the legislature.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
227 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 227 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in as amended?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
227 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Senate Bill 365
Relating to: the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act and providing a penalty.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
365 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 365 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
365 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
263 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 263
Relating to: criteria for determining indigency for purposes of representation by the State Public Defender and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Point of Order
Representative Sherman rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to
Senate Bill 263 was not germane under Assembly Rule
54 (3)(f).
Speaker Pro Tempore Staskunas ruled the point of order
well taken.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 263 be ordered to a third reading?
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
263 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 263 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
263 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Davis asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 393 be withdrawn from the committee on Education and referred to the committee on Rules.
Representative Nelson objected.
Representative Davis moved that Assembly Bill 393 be withdrawn from the committee on Education and referred to the committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 393
Relating to: using the results of standardized examinations to evaluate teachers.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill
393 be withdrawn from the committee on Education and referred to the committee on Rules?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Honadel, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Mursau, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Ripp, Roth, Spanbauer, Stone, Strachota, Tauchen, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, M. Williams, Wood and Zipperer - 43.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Black, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Dexter, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jorgensen, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Nelson, Parisi, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, A. Williams, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 51.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Montgomery, Murtha, Richards, Suder and Townsend - 5.
Motion failed.
Representative Nygren asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 525 be withdrawn from the committee on Insurance and referred to the committee on Rules.
Representative Nelson objected.
Representative Nygren moved that Assembly Bill 525 be withdrawn from the committee on Insurance and referred to the committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 525
Relating to: automobile insurance coverage limits and proof of financial responsibility.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill
525 be withdrawn from the committee on Insurance and referred to the committee on Rules?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Honadel, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, Krusick, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Mursau, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Ripp, Roth, Spanbauer, Stone, Strachota, Tauchen, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, M. Williams, Ziegelbauer and Zipperer - 44.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Black, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Dexter, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jorgensen, Kessler, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Nelson, Parisi, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, A. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 50.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Montgomery, Murtha, Richards, Suder and Townsend - 5.
Motion failed.
Representatives Sinicki, Pope-Roberts, Berceau and Seidel asked unanimous consent to be made coauthors of Assembly Bill 238. Granted.
Representatives Sinicki and Toles asked unanimous consent to be withdrawn as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 726. Granted.
Representative Clark asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 788. Granted.
From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
14
Assembly Joint Resolution
79
Assembly Joint Resolution
92
Assembly Joint Resolution
110
Assembly Joint Resolution
112
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Assembly Joint Resolution
113
Assembly Joint Resolution
114
Assembly Bill 159
Assembly Bill 455
Visitors
During today's session, the following visitors honored the Assembly by their presence and were welcomed by the presiding officer and the members:
Daniel Bohrod from Madison, guest of Representative Roys.
Mark Herstand from the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, guest of Representative Grigsby.
Students from Milton High School, accompanied by Don Vruwink, Rod Hilton and Mindy Bilhorn, guests of Representatives Vruwink and Hixson.
Students from University Lake School; Claire Denny, Alex Hughes, and David Smith; and instructor Elizabeth Gould, guests of Representative Newcomer.
Jason Schwaller, Kimberly Herman, Christine Huebner, Dorothy Bahr and Kathy DeRuyter from Sheboygan, guests of Representative Van Akkeren.
David Franzel from Luck Public High School, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Hraychuck.
Ken Feldkamp from Gilman High School, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative M. Williams.
Elliot Klar from Juda Public High School, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Davis.
MiKayla Thompson from Middleton High School, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Pope-Roberts.
Xanath Guzman from Mercer High School, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Sherman.
Naomi Wells, a home-schooled student from Plymouth, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Kestell.
Hannah Demsien from Manitowoc Lutheran High School, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Ziegelbauer.
Josh Moore from Baldwin Woodville High School, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Murtha.
Derek Mathers from Oshkosh West High School, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Spanbauer.
Dave Scott from Shorewood High School, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Pasch.
Kelsey Stadman from Big Foot Union High School, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Lothian.
Abby Wickman, a home-schooled student from Milwaukee, Senate Scholar Program participant, guest of Representative Zepnick.
Ken, Shirley and Melissa McKee, guests of Representative LeMahieu.
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Announcements
Representatives Sinicki and Honadel asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Eddie Adamczyk from Cudahy, owner of Adamczyk Foods, who passed away on February 28. Granted.
Representative Berceau asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Cynthia Laitman, who passed away on February 19. Granted.