2011-05-17 Assembly Journal

The Bible being used today was used to swear in Henry Dodge as Governor of the Wisconsin Territory at Mineral Point, Wisconsin Territory in 1836. Henry Dodge served as the first Governor of the Wisconsin Territory. Like all executives of territorial government, Dodge was appointed by the President. Wisconsin did not have an elected governor until it became a state in 1848.

The roll was taken.

The result follows:

Present - Representatives August, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bernier, Bewley, Brooks, Clark, E. Coggs, Craig, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Endsley, Farrow, 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, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Ripp, Rivard, Roys, Seidel, Severson, Shilling, Sinicki, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, 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 - Representatives Bies, Fields and Kapenga - 3.

Vacancies - 48th Assembly District - 1.

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Leaves of Absence

Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Bies and Kapenga. Granted.

Representative Roys asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Fields. Granted.

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Leaves of Absence

Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Severson and Tranel. Granted.

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Amendments Offered

Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 34 offered by Representative Sinicki.

Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Joint Resolution 34 offered by Representative Sinicki.

Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 114 offered by Representative Hulsey.

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Introduction and Reference
of Proposals

Read first time and referred:

Assembly Joint Resolution 40

Relating to: proclaiming May 2011 as Mental Health Awareness Month.

By Representatives Pasch, Shilling, Grigsby, Spanbauer, Hebl, Roys, Kaufert, Molepske Jr, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Mason, Zepnick, Young, Milroy, D. Cullen, Berceau, A. Ott, Vruwink, Bernier, E. Coggs, Clark, Fields and Hintz; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Erpenbach, S. Coggs, Vinehout, Lassa, Wirch, C. Larson, Darling, Galloway, Olsen, Schultz and Taylor.

To committee on Rules.

Assembly Joint Resolution 41

Relating to: different property tax levy rates for parts of cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts added by attachments to school districts, consolidations, and boundary changes under cooperative agreements (first consideration).

By Joint Legislative Council.

To committee on Urban and Local Affairs .

Assembly Bill 131

Relating to: the use of cellular telephones and other devices while operating certain motor vehicles transporting children and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Kerkman, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bies, Brooks, Endsley, Hebl, Mursau, A. Ott, Pasch, Petryk, Ripp, Spanbauer and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa and Taylor.

To committee on Transportation.

Assembly Bill 132

Relating to: motor vehicle dealers.

By Representatives Ballweg, Barca, Bernier, Brooks, Clark, Endsley, Kestell, Klenke, T. Larson, Mason, Mursau, A. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Ripp, Seidel, Spanbauer, Steinbrink, Vruwink, Weininger, Williams and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Carpenter, Cowles, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Kapanke, Lasee, Olsen, Schultz, Wanggaard and Wirch.

To committee on Transportation.

Assembly Bill 133

Relating to: remission of fees for veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or in a technical college and making an appropriation.

A328 By Representatives Ringhand, Barca, Grigsby, Berceau, Fields, Vruwink, Clark, Mason, Sinicki, Turner and Bernard Schaber; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Hansen, Holperin, Vinehout, T. Cullen, Jauch, S. Coggs and Taylor.

To committee on Colleges and Universities .

Assembly Bill 134

Relating to: termination of maintenance upon the payee's or payer's death and notices relating to maintenance.

By Joint Legislative Council.

To committee on Children and Families .

Assembly Bill 135

Relating to: the interest rate on delinquent property taxes.

By Representatives Wynn, Ziegelbauer, Bies, Bernier, Thiesfeldt, Nass and Knilans.

To committee on Ways and Means.

Assembly Bill 136

Relating to: mandatory minimum sentences and extended supervision eligibility for persons who commit certain crimes against children and providing penalties.

By Representatives Mason, Turner and Fields.

To committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections .

Assembly Bill 137

Relating to: residential mortgage loan foreclosures.

By Representatives Clark, Bewley, Young, Spanbauer, Berceau, Milroy, Hebl and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Hansen, Lassa and S. Coggs.

To committee on Financial Institutions .

Assembly Bill 138

Relating to: county and municipal expenditures for emergency services.

By Joint Legislative Council.

To committee on Urban and Local Affairs .

Assembly Bill 139

Relating to: loans to study or implement the consolidation, or cooperation for the provision, of local governmental unit services or the consolidation of local governmental units and granting rule-making authority.

By Joint Legislative Council.

To committee on Urban and Local Affairs .

Assembly Bill 140

Relating to: exceptions to county and municipal levy limits and school district revenue limits for expenditures related to the implementation of service consolidation or cooperation, or to the implementation of political subdivision or school district consolidation.

By Joint Legislative Council.

To committee on Urban and Local Affairs .

Assembly Bill 141

Relating to: the Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement, the Wisconsin higher education grant program, and making an appropriation.

By Joint Legislative Council.

To committee on Colleges and Universities .

Assembly Bill 142

Relating to: enrollment requirements for recipients of talent incentive grants.

By Joint Legislative Council.

To committee on Education.

Assembly Bill 143

Relating to: the Wisconsin higher education grant program, tuition grant program, Lawton minority undergraduate grant program, minority undergraduate retention grant program, and making appropriations.

By Joint Legislative Council.

To committee on Colleges and Universities .

Assembly Bill 144

Relating to: creating a commission on financial aid consolidation and modernization.

By Joint Legislative Council.

To committee on Colleges and Universities .

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Reference Bureau Corrections

Assembly Bill 86

1. Page 33, line 25: delete "ss." and substitute "sections".