Thursday, April 14, 2011
10:34 A.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer in the chair.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Fitzgerald in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Leon Hebert from the Fort Atkinson Baptist Church.
Representative Grigsby 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, Hebl, Hintz, Honadel, Hulsey, Jacque, Jorgensen, 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 Kapenga - 1.
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 Representative Kapenga. Granted.
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Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Brooks and Van Roy. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 6
Relating to: commemorating the Bay View labor strike and massacre.
By
Representatives Sinicki, Richards, Mason, Danou, Milroy, Turner, Kessler, Toles, Barca, Roys, Seidel, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Staskunas, Young, Grigsby, E. Coggs, Clark, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Pocan, Hintz, Berceau, Molepske Jr, Ringhand, Hulsey, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Jorgensen and Fields.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 7
Relating to: declaring May 1 to 7 as Children's Mental Health Week.
By
Representative
Pasch
.
To committee on Rules.
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Communications
April 14, 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 to 2011 Assembly Bill 80, relating to operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license and introduced by Representative Peggy Krusick.
Sincerely,
Robin J. Vos
State Representative
63rd Assembly District
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 2 be taken from the table. Granted.
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Representative Young introduced the family of Dismas P. Becker, including his widow E. Fay Anderson, his stepdaughter Elizabeth Anderson and his granddaughter Rachael Gary, who joined him at the rostrum. Ms. Gary addressed the members from the rostrum.
Assembly Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: the life and public service of Dismas P. Becker.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
2 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 2. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 2 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
