Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
55 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 87
Relating to: expanding the number of tax incremental financing districts that may be designated as distressed or severely distressed.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 87 be laid on the table. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
144 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 144
Relating to: creating an exception to certain requirements in the creation of or amendment to a tax incremental financing district in the village of Pleasant Prairie.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 144 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
144 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 144 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
144 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 105
Relating to: creating an exception to certain requirements in the creation of or amendment to a tax incremental financing district in the village of Pleasant Prairie.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 105 be laid on the table. Granted.
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Representative Roys asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
3:36 P.M.
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4:38 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer in the chair.
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Senate Bill 148
Relating to: legislative redistricting.
Representative Zamarripa moved that Senate Bill 148 be referred to the committee on Election and Campaign Reform.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 148 be referred to the committee on Election and Campaign Reform?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Clark, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hintz, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Vruwink, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 38.
Noes - Representatives August, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Craig, Endsley, Farrow, Honadel, Jacque, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Meyer, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos, Weininger, Williams, Wynn, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Fitzgerald - 59.
Absent or not voting - Representative Nass - 1.
Motion failed.
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Representative Staskunas rose to the point of order that Senate Bill 148 is not properly before the Assembly because it violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the United States Constitution.
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Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand informal. Granted.
The Assembly stood informal.
5:46 P.M.
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6:03 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer in the chair.
Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer ruled the point of order not well taken. The full text of the ruling by Speaker Pro Tempore Kramer follows:
"The actions of the legislature in enacting statutes are presumed to be constitutional unless found to be unconstitutional in a final adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction."
Representative Staskunas appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives August, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Craig, Endsley, Farrow, Honadel, Jacque, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Meyer, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos, Weininger, Williams, Wynn and Speaker Fitzgerald - 58.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Clark, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hintz, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Vruwink, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 39.
Absent or not voting - Representative Nass - 1.
Motion carried.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 148 offered by Representatives Hulsey, Pocan, Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Clark, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hintz, Jorgensen, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Vruwink, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick.
Representative Suder moved that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 148 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 148 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives August, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Craig, Endsley, Farrow, Honadel, Jacque, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Meyer, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos, Weininger, Williams, Wynn and Speaker Fitzgerald - 58.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Clark, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hintz, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Vruwink, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 39.
Absent or not voting - Representative Nass - 1.
Motion carried.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 148 offered by Representative Krusick.
Representative Krusick moved that Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 148 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 148 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives August, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bernier, Bewley, Bies, Brooks, Clark, E. Coggs, Craig, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Endsley, Farrow, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hintz, Honadel, Hulsey, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Mason, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Mursau, Murtha, 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 - 96.
Noes - Representative Krusick - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representative Nass - 1.
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 148 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
148 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 148 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
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Ayes - Representatives August, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Craig, 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, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos, Weininger, Williams, Wynn and Speaker Fitzgerald - 57.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Clark, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hintz, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Kerkman, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Vruwink, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 40.
Absent or not voting - Representative Nass - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
148 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
