Thursday, January 20, 2011
11:34 A.M.
January 2011 Special Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Fitzgerald in the chair.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Spanbauer.
Representative T. Larson 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 August, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bernier, Bewley, Bies, Brooks, Clark, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Endsley, Farrow, Fields, Grigsby, Hintz, Honadel, Hulsey, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Krusick, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Mason, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Ripp, Rivard, Roys, Seidel, Severson, Shilling, Sinicki, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Toles, Tranel, Turner, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Weininger, Williams, Wynn, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Fitzgerald - 94.
Absent with leave - Representatives Hebl and Kessler - 2.
Vacancies - 60th, 83rd and 94th Assembly District - 3.
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Representative Seidel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Berceau. Granted.
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Representative Seidel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Hebl and Kessler. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 7, January 2011 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 7, January 2011 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 7, January 2011 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 7, January 2011 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 7, January 2011 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 7, January 2011 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 7, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for small businesses.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Vos, Meyer, Strachota, LeMahieu, Nygren and Kleefisch; Senators
Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Grothman, Leibham and Hopper.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Grigsby and Shilling;
Senators Taylor and Jauch.
Passage as amended, with emergency statement (s.
16.47(2) Wisconsin Statutes).
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Ayes:
12 - Representatives Vos, Meyer, Strachota, LeMahieu, Nygren and Kleefisch; Senators
Darling, Olsen, Harsdorf, Grothman, Leibham and Hopper.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Grigsby and Shilling;
Senators Taylor and Jauch.
To committee on Rules.
Robin Vos
Assembly Chairperson
Joint Committee on Finance
The committee on Ways and Means reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 5, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Kerkman, Nass, Petersen, Knodl, Endsley, Kapenga and Ziegelbauer.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Staskunas, Toles, Steinbrink and Zamarripa.
To committee on Rules.
Samantha Kerkman
Chairperson
Committee on Ways and Means
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
