Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
In the evening of March 3rd I was admitted to the hospital suffering from acute appendicitis. An emergency appendectomy was performed and I remained in the hospital until the evening of March 5th. Due to this emergency I was unable to be in Madison for the March 4th floor session of the Assembly.
I would like the record to show that I would have voted with the majority on all final motions on passage or concurrence. In addition, there were two votes taken to refer bills (AB393 and AB525) from a standing committee to the Rules Committee. I would like to be recorded as voting with the majority on both of those votes.
Please let me know if you need additional information or if I need to take further steps to properly enter my votes into the record.
Sincerely,
Jon Richards
State Representative
19th Assembly District
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 120 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 120
Relating to: the life and public service of Walter J. Ireland.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
120 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 120 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 101 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 101
Relating to: commending Fond du Lac High School on its sesquicentennial.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
101 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 101 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 122 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 122
Relating to: declaring April as Forensic Month in Wisconsin.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
122 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 122 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:52 A.M.
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2:53 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Staskunas in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Sherman asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
746 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Bill 746
Relating to: promoting the use of locally grown food in school meals and snacks and granting rule-making authority.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 746 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 746 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 746 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 746 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
746 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 746 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
A812
Ayes - Representatives Ballweg, Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Black, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Dexter, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Huebsch, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Knodl, Krusick, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nelson, Nerison, 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, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 92.
Noes - Representatives Davis, Kleefisch, Kramer, Newcomer, Vukmir and Zipperer - 6.
Absent or not voting - Representative Nass - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
746 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
291 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 291
Relating to: authorizing the designation of a tax incremental district as distressed and expanding the use of donor tax incremental districts.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 291 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
291 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 291 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - 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, 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, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Zigmunt, Zipperer and Speaker Sheridan - 97.
Noes - Representative Ziegelbauer - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representative Nass - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
291 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 139
Relating to: littering and providing a penalty.
The question was: Shall Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 139 be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that the Assembly's action on Assembly Bill 139 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 343
Relating to: expanding the secretary of revenue's authority to waive or reduce interest or penalties.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 343 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
343 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 343 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
