Tuesday, January 25, 2011
1:06 P.M.
One-Hundredth Regular 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 Senior Pastor Bryan Engfer of Trinity English Lutheran Church in Fort Atkinson.
Representative Ringhand 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, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Endsley, Farrow, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hintz, Honadel, Hulsey, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, 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 - 95.
Absent with leave - Representative Clark - 1.
Vacancies - 60th, 83rd and 94th Assembly District - 3.
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Representative Roys asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Grigsby, Mason, Milroy, Richards and Steinbrink. Granted.
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Representative Roys asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Clark. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4 offered by Representative Kapenga.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: commending Brent Nicastro on his years of service to the Wisconsin legislature.
By
Representatives J. Fitzgerald and Barca; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald and Miller.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: commending Reince Priebus on his election as chairman of the Republican National Committee.
By
Representatives Vos, Kerkman, J. Fitzgerald, August, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, E. Coggs, Endsley, Farrow, Honadel, Jacque, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Meyer, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Tranel, Van Roy, Williams, Weininger and Wynn; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Vukmir and Schultz.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 6
Relating to: restoring the treatment of the exclusion of capital gains for individuals and certain other persons that existed before the enactment of
2009 Wisconsin Act 28, and phasing out the taxation of capital gains.
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By
Representatives Kuglitsch, Thiesfeldt, Ziegelbauer, Williams, Kaufert, Bies, Nygren, Mursau, Spanbauer, Brooks, Knodl, Ripp, Jacque, Rivard, Kapenga and Farrow; cosponsored by Senators Hopper, Darling, Leibham, Vukmir, Galloway, Zipperer, Wanggaard, Ellis, Moulton, Olsen, Lazich and Schultz.
To committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
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Communications
January 24, 2011
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 5, relating to the dairy and livestock farm investment credits.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Thiesfeldt
State Representative
52nd Assembly District
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Assembly Resolution 3
Relating to: honoring the victims of the Arizona shootings.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 3 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 4 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: commending Brent Nicastro on his years of service to the Wisconsin legislature.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
4 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 4. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 4 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
