Tuesday, March 1, 2011
3:39 P.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Fitzgerald in the chair.
Representative Knodl asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative LeMahieu.
Representative Radcliffe 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, 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, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Ripp, Rivard, Roys, Seidel, Shilling, 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 - 92.
Absent with leave - Representatives Fields, Nygren, Severson and Sinicki - 4.
Vacancies - 60th, 83rd and 94th Assembly District - 3.
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Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Nygren and Severson. Granted.
Representative Roys asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Fields and Sinicki. Granted.
Speaker Fitzgerald in the chair.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 37
Relating to: authorizing the City of Milwaukee to sell city-owned property used for school purposes.
By
Representatives Honadel, Fields, Berceau, Bies, Marklein, Pridemore, Rivard, Strachota and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Lazich, Carpenter and Grothman.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 38
Relating to: authorizing the town of Brookfield in Waukesha County to create a tax incremental district for a retail project.
By
Representative
Farrow
; cosponsored by Senator Zipperer
.
To committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business
.
Assembly Bill 39
Relating to: composition of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
By
Representatives Severson, Ballweg, Bewley, Brooks, Knudson, LeMahieu, Mursau, A. Ott, Rivard, Shilling, Spanbauer, Tauchen and Wynn; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Galloway, Olsen, Moulton, Lassa and Schultz.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
.
Assembly Bill 40
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
By
joint committee on Finance.
To joint committee on Finance.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 11
Senate Bill 15
Senate Bill 21
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Senate Bill 11
Relating to: the filing of certain forms related to Tax Incremental Financing District Number 72 in the city of Milwaukee.
By
Senators
Taylor, S. Coggs and C. Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Fields, E. Coggs, Kessler, Turner, Grigsby, Young and Staskunas.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 15
Relating to: collection and analysis of motor vehicle traffic stop information and law enforcement training standards.
By
Senators
Lazich, Wanggaard, Grothman, Schultz, Leibham, Jauch and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Bernier, Jacque, Mursau, Thiesfeldt, Nass, Farrow, Brooks, LeMahieu, Vos, Ziegelbauer, Petersen, Kerkman, Ripp, Kooyenga, Bies, Strachota, Kleefisch, Kestell and Marklein.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 21
Relating to: authorizing the town of Brookfield in Waukesha County to create a tax incremental district for a retail project.
By
Senator
Zipperer
; cosponsored by Representative Farrow
.
To committee on Rules.
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Communications
March 1, 2011
Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald
Room 211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Speaker Fitzgerald:
