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Communications
December 19, 2014
To the Chief Clerks of the Assembly and Senate:
I, DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE, Secretary of State of Wisconsin, do hereby certify that the following proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin have been approved by the regular session of the 2013-14 legislature and duly published as required by Section 1 of Article XII of the Constitution: Enrolled Joint Resolution 16 (first consideration)
Sincerely,
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Oath of Office
On Wednesday, January 6, Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson administered the oath of office to Nicholas J. Milroy of the Seventy-third Assembly District in a ceremony held in the Supreme Court Hearing Room.
Speaker Vos introduced a privileged resolution.
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Relating to: the assembly rules.
By Representatives Vos, Steineke and August.
hist31257Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Resolution 3 offered by Representatives Kessler and C. Taylor. hist31259Representative Steineke moved that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Resolution 3 be laid on the table. The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Resolution 3 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Kapenga, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Weatherston and Speaker Vos - 62.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Danou, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 36.
Absent or not voting - Representative Bernier - 1.
Motion carried.
hist31258Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Resolution 3 offered by Representatives Berceau and Billings. hist31261Representative Steineke moved that Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Resolution 3 be laid on the table. The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Resolution 3 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Kapenga, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Weatherston and Speaker Vos - 62.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Danou, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 36.
Absent or not voting - Representative Bernier - 1.
Motion carried.
hist31260Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Resolution 3 offered by Representatives Subeck, Sargent, C. Taylor, Kessler, Sinicki, Barca, Zamarripa, Shankland and Jorgensen. hist31264Representative Steineke moved that Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Resolution 3 be laid on the table. The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Resolution 3 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Kapenga, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Weatherston and Speaker Vos - 62.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Danou, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 36.
Absent or not voting - Representative Bernier - 1.
Motion carried.
hist31263Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Resolution 3 offered by Representatives Hintz and Hebl. hist31265The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Resolution 3 be adopted? Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Resolution 3 offered by Representatives Hebl, Hintz, Jorgensen and Kleefisch.
hist31266The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Resolution 3 be adopted? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - 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.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representative Bernier - 1.
Motion carried.
hist31267The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 3 be adopted? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Kapenga, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Weatherston and Speaker Vos - 62.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Danou, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 36.
Absent or not voting - Representative Bernier - 1.
Motion carried.
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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:
Brandon Weathersby, new staff member and guest of Representative Barnes.
Thomas Frost of Wauwatosa, brother-in-law and guest of Representative Kessler.
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Announcements
Representative Spiros asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of his grandmother, Virginia Digeraloma Ferenczi, who passed away on December 25, 2014 at the age of 94. Granted.
Representative Jorgensen asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Jim Olsen of Whitewater, a Common Council member and firefighter, who passed away January 3 at the age of 57. Granted.
Representative Meyers asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Red Cliff Tribal Judge Donald Gurnoe, Jr., who passed away on December 29, 2014. Granted.
Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Marjorie Anderson, mother of Representative Kathy Bernier, who passed away this morning. Granted.
Representative August asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Royce K. Debow of Delavan, who passed away on July 10, 2014. Granted.
Representative Barnes asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of 5-year-old Laylah Peterson, who died when shots were fired into a home in Milwaukee on November 6, 2014. Granted.
Representative Barnes asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of 18-month-old Bill Thao, who died when shots were fired into a home in Milwaukee on December 27, 2014. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Michael Kubly of Marshall, father of two and the youngest of 17 children, who passed away on January 2 at the age of 44. Granted.
Representative Vos asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Norman Scherrer of Burlington, who passed away on December 27, 2014. Granted.
Representative Danou asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Daniel Phillip Carpenter of Brookfield, who passed away on December 3, 2014. Mr. Carpenter is the father of Representative Danou’s staff member Dan Carpenter. Granted.
Representative Petryk asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Reverend Elmer Pannier of Eau Claire, who passed away on January 3 at the age of 97. Granted.
Representative Nygren asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of his mother, Susan Nygren-Smith of Marinette, who passed away on September 22, 2014. Granted.
Representative Sargent asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Jordan Pitz of Madison, who passed away on January 5. Granted.
Representative Taylor asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the University of Wisconsin Badger Football Team for their 34-31 victory over the Auburn Tigers in the Outback Bowl on January 1. Granted.
Representative Goyke asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his fiancée, Gabriela A. Leija, upon her graduation from law school and position as trial attorney with the State Public Defender’s Office. Granted.
Representative Schraa asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his daughter Annalise Marie Schraa, who wasn't able to attend the inauguration on Monday due to illness. Granted.
Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his mother, Joyce Barca, who is recovering from a recent illness. Granted.
