Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
217 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
202 be withdrawn from the Senate message and taken up at this time.
Representative Sinicki objected.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
202 be withdrawn from the Senate message and taken up at this time.
Senate Bill
202
Relating to: elimination of compensatory and punitive damages for acts of employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing.
By
Senators
Grothman, Galloway, Darling, Lasee, Kedzie, Zipperer and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Litjens, LeMahieu, Pridemore, Thiesfeldt, Honadel, Brooks, Knodl, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Kooyenga, Rivard, Kapenga, Steineke, Severson, Petersen, Stroebel, Vos, Knilans, Craig, A. Ott, Kaufert, Tauchen, Bies, Kuglitsch, Endsley and Strachota.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Senate Bill 202 be withdrawn from the Senate message and taken up at this time.?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives August, Ballweg, Bernier, Brooks, Craig, Endsley, Farrow, Honadel, Jacque, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, 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, Spanbauer, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos, Weininger, Wynn and Speaker Fitzgerald - 55.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Clark, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Fields, Grigsby, Hintz, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, C. Taylor, Toles, Turner, Vruwink, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 37.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Bies, Hebl, Knudson, Severson, Williams and Ziegelbauer - 6.
Motion failed.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
196 be withdrawn from the Senate message and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill
196
Relating to: excluding from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing agreement with a school district.
By
Senators
Olsen, Schultz and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Molepske Jr, Spanbauer, Petryk, Wynn, Staskunas, Ripp, Rivard, Thiesfeldt, LeMahieu, Strachota, Mursau, Brooks and Ballweg.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 196 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
196 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 196 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
196 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Jorgensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 9 be withdrawn from the committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business and taken up at this time.
Representative Suder objected.
Representative Jorgensen moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 9 be withdrawn from the committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business and taken up at this time.
Assembly Bill 9
Relating to: marketing assistance program for Wisconsin Tier II and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 9 be withdrawn from the committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business and taken up at this time?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Clark, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Fields, Grigsby, Hintz, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Kessler, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, C. Taylor, Toles, Turner, Vruwink, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 36.
Noes - Representatives August, Ballweg, Bernier, Brooks, Craig, Endsley, Farrow, Honadel, Jacque, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Krusick, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Meyer, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Rivard, Spanbauer, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos, Weininger, Wynn and Speaker Fitzgerald - 56.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Bies, Hebl, Knudson, Severson, Williams and Ziegelbauer - 6.
Motion failed.
Representative Jorgensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 10 be withdrawn from the committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business and taken up at this time.
Representative Suder objected.
Representative Jorgensen moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 10 be withdrawn from the committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business and taken up at this time.
Assembly Bill 10
Relating to: requiring the Department of Commerce to organize trade and marketing forums for Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III manufacturers and making an appropriation.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 10 be withdrawn from the committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business and taken up at this time?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Clark, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Fields, Grigsby, Hintz, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Kessler, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, C. Taylor, Toles, Turner, Vruwink, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 36.
Noes - Representatives August, Ballweg, Bernier, Brooks, Craig, Endsley, Farrow, Honadel, Jacque, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Krusick, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Meyer, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Rivard, Spanbauer, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Tranel, Van Roy, Vos, Weininger, Wynn and Speaker Fitzgerald - 56.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Bies, Hebl, Knudson, Severson, Williams and Ziegelbauer - 6.
Motion failed.
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Visitors
During today's session, the following visitors honored the Assembly by their presence and were welcomed by the presiding officer and the members:
Paul Anderson, guest and intern of Representative Knudson.
Josh Walling, guest and intern of Representative Bewley.
Stephen Spanbauer from Appleton, guest of Representative Spanbauer.
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, guest of Representative Zamarripa.
Alyssa Thiede, guest and intern of Representative Zepnick.
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Announcements
Representative Weininger asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of John Malcheski of Pulaski, who passed away recently. Granted.
Representative Weininger asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Robert and Margaret Cowles, who both passed away recently. Granted.
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Representative Weininger asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of JoAnn Moureau of Ashwaubenon, who passed away recently. Granted.
Representative Weininger asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Ed Van Boxtel of Green Bay, who passed away recently. Granted.
Representatives Kessler, E. Coggs, Young and Toles asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Reverend B. S. Gregg. Granted.
Representative Toles asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Reverend Marke Twain Toles, who passed away on October 25. Granted.
Representative Petersen asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his wife, Michelle Petersen, on the occasion of their 21st wedding anniversary today. Granted.
Representative Kestell asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his mother, Helen E. Kestell, on the occasion of her birthday today. Granted.
Representative Zepnick asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his wife, Barbara Henschel, on the occasion of their 10th wedding anniversary today. Granted.
Representative Milroy asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the Wisconsin Army National Guard 724th Engineer Battalion, on the occasion of their completion of Operation Blue Ox. Granted.
Representative Steinbrink asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Paul Guilbert, who is retiring after 25 years as Chief of the Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue Department. Granted.
Representative Steinbrink asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in recognition of the dedication of a memorial bench in memory of Craig Birkholz of Pleasant Prairie. Granted.
Representative Vruwink asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her son, Jackson Joseph Crane, on the occasion of his 1st birthday on November 9. Granted.
Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his daughter, Abrianna Barca, on the occasion of her 23rd birthday. Granted.
Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Rolf Van Leeuwen, on the occasion of his 56th birthday. Granted.
Representative Farrow asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his constituent Kathy Vincent, who took the time to come out tonight and listen to this session. Granted.
Representative Murtha asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff member, Scott Rausch, who will be leaving his office for Speaker Fitzgerald's office. Granted.
Representative Wynn asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the United States Marine Corps, on the occasion of its 236th birthday on November 10. Granted.
Representative Weininger asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Tim Higgins from Appleton, who was appointed to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Granted.
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Representative Suder moved that the Assembly stand adjourned pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
6:20 A.M. Friday, November 4