Tuesday, April 13, 2010
11:02 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 Guest
Representative Rhoades introduced Pat, Tim, Chris and Sean O'Brien, Bill Jacobson and Bobbi Pominville, who sang the prayer at the rostrum.
Representative Zigmunt 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, 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, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt, Zipperer and Speaker Sheridan - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Nass - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Nass. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Sherman. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Gundrum. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Lothian introduced Hometown Hero recipients Robert and LaVonne Webster. Mr. Webster addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 440 offered by Representative Pasch.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 534 offered by Representative Pope-Roberts.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 649 offered by Representatives Black and Soletski.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 660 offered by Representative Sinicki.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 747 offered by Representative Milroy.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 755 offered by Representatives Friske and M. Williams.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 789 offered by Representative Molepske Jr..
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to
Assembly Bill 789 offered by Representative Molepske Jr..
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 793 offered by Representatives Pocan and Brooks.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 841 offered by Representative Molepske Jr..
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 843 offered by Representative Molepske Jr..
Assembly amendment 2 to Senate Bill 513 offered by committee on Insurance.
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Relating to the veterans tuition reimbursement program.
Submitted by Department of Veterans Affairs.
Report received from Agency, March 30, 2010.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
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Referred on April 13, 2010
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 950
Relating to: eligibility for grant funding under a maintenance program that applies to private sewage systems.
By
Representatives Seidel, Suder, Petrowski, Vruwink, M. Williams and Roth; cosponsored by Senators Decker, Kreitlow, Taylor and A. Lasee.
To committee on Natural Resources
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The committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 409
Relating to: a postsecondary education tax credit for businesses; increasing annual limits on angel investment tax credits; awarding grants to the WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.; business plan competitions and an emerging technology center in the University of Wisconsin System; rural outsourcing grants; requiring the Department of Commerce to award grants to a high-technology business development corporation and grants for converting manufacturing facilities; increasing funding for certain economic development programs; a pilot program providing microloans for the creation of new businesses; increasing funding for certain technical college training program grants; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
Assembly Amendment 6 adoption:
