One-Hundred and Second Regular Session 1:05 P.M. WEDNESDAY, January 7, 2015
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the Chair.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Rabbi Dena Feingold of Beth Hillel Temple in Kenosha.
Representative Zepnick 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 Allen, August, Ballweg, Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Craig, Czaja, Danou, Doyle, Edming, Gannon, Genrich, Goyke, Heaton, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kapenga, Katsma, Kerkman, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kolste, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Macco, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pope, Quinn, Riemer, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Steineke, Stuck, Subeck, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wachs, Weatherston, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick and Speaker Vos - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Bernier - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Murtha asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Bernier. Granted.
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: election of chief justice (second consideration).
By Representatives Hutton, August, Krug, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Horlacher, Jacque, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Mursau, Neylon, A. Ott, Petersen, Quinn, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Tauchen, Tittl, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Kapenga and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Darling, Farrow, Lasee, Lazich, LeMahieu, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Vukmir and Wanggaard.
Relating to: a school review system, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Thiesfeldt, Vos, Steineke, Rodriguez, Knodl, Nygren, Petryk, Schraa, Macco, A. Ott, Kleefisch, Gannon, Mursau, Weatherston, Rohrkaste, Czaja, Swearingen, Krug, Loudenbeck, VanderMeer, Ballweg, E. Brooks, T. Larson, R. Brooks, Kooyenga, Knudson, Kulp, Jarchow and Spiros.
Relating to: laying out, altering, or discontinuing a town line highway.
By Representative J. Ott.
Relating to: appealing a municipal court matter after review by a circuit court.
By Representative J. Ott.
Relating to: incorporation of the town of Ledgeview in Brown County.
By Representative J. Ott.
Relating to: intimidating a witness.
By Representative J. Ott.
Relating to: eliminating an obsolete statutory provision.
By Representative J. Ott.
Relating to: lesser included homicide crimes.
By Representative J. Ott.
Relating to: invading an individual's privacy by viewing under or through clothing and providing a penalty.
By Representatives J. Ott, Sargent, Kerkman, Wachs, T. Larson, Kleefisch, Hebl, Nygren, Spiros, Murphy, Kahl, Jacque, C. Taylor, Berceau and E. Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Harris Dodd, Nass and Risser.
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Communications
December 19, 2014