Point of Order
hist36354Representative Kapenga rose to the point of order that Assembly Amendment 15 to Assembly Bill 192 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f). Speaker Pro Tempore August ruled the point of order well taken.
Representative Hebl appealed the decision of the Chair.
hist36356The question was: Shall the ruling of the chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Bernier, 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, 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, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 33.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Genrich, Johnson, Kulp and Subeck - 4.
Motion carried.
Pursuant to a unanimous consent request by Representative Hebl, Speaker Pro Tempore August’s explanation of the ruling on the point of order will be printed in a later journal.
hist36218Assembly Amendment 16 to Assembly Bill 192 offered by Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck. hist36357Representative Steineke moved that Assembly Amendment 16 to Assembly Bill 192 be laid on the table. The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 16 to Assembly Bill 192 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Bernier, 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, 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, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 33.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Genrich, Johnson, Kulp and Subeck - 4.
Motion carried.
hist36358The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 192 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist36359Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 192 be given a third reading. Granted. hist36361The question was: Assembly Bill 192 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Danou, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Kapenga, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Macco, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, 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 - 63.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Doyle, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Neylon, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 32.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Genrich, Johnson, Kulp and Subeck - 4.
Motion carried.
Representative Milroy asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting “No” on the previous question. Granted.
hist36362Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 192 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Representative Jorgensen objected.
Representative Steineke moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 192 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 192 be immediately messaged to the Senate?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Bernier, 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, 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, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 33.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Genrich, Johnson, Kulp and Subeck - 4.
Motion failed.
Assembly Bill 19
Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty.
hist36363The question was: Shall Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 19 be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist36364The question was: Shall Senate Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 19 be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist36365Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that the Assembly's action on Assembly Bill 19 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Assembly Bill 27
Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways.
hist36366The question was: Shall Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 27 be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist36367Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that the Assembly’s action on Assembly Bill 27 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. _____________
Visitors
During today’s session, the following visitors honored the Assembly by their presence and were welcomed by the presiding officer and the members:
Paris, Kristi and Brianna Hay, guests of Representative Horlacher.
Deb Crane, guest of Representative Horlacher.
Students from Milwaukee French Immersion School, accompanied by their teachers Catherine Vidal, Christine Felius and Fakima Chehili, guests of Representative Kessler.
Exchange students from France visiting the Milwaukee French Immersion School, including Luna Bertrand, Thais Boyer, Ines Chaib-Draa, Cesar Courvoisier, Ines Delon, Coralie Depousier-Guerra, Kathleen Gambetti, Manon Gouye, Helena Hagelberger, Mathis Jovelet, Alice Lefevre, Bastien Madona, Evan Mellado, Baptiste Oranger, Sylvain Osmas, Flavie Oustry, Tian Paget, Agathe Pascal, Candice Pontet, Louise Price, Heloise Riboldi, Alexandre Rigault Jacomet, Lea Sagazan, Jennelys Sollai, Anae Tessier, Stella Tiberio and Erwann Tondino, guests of Representative Kessler.
Former Wisconsin State Representative Dean Kaufert, Mayor of Neenah, guest of Representative Rohrkaste.
Nancy Roehre and Warren Wieser of Plymouth, guests of Representative Vorpagel.
Josh Greenberg, a junior at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, guest and intern of Representative Ohnstad.
Ben Joniaux, guest and staff member of Representative Macco.
Baybala Aghayev, guest and intern of Representative Macco.
Justin Lemke, guest and intern of Representative Macco.
Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels, guest of Representative Shankland.
Racine Mayor John Dickert, guest of Representative Barca.
Adam Meyers of Bangor, guest of Representative Doyle.
Frances Bates of Superior, guest of Representative Milroy.
Former Wisconsin State Representative Jeff Smith, guest of Representative Wachs.
Brandon Buchanan of Eau Claire, guest of Representative Wachs.
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Announcements
Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Conservation Warden Andy Krakow, who was killed in the line of duty 25 years ago this June. Granted.
Representative Meyers asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of First Responder Dennis Swenson of Cornucopia, who passed away while attempting to save his mother, Dorothy Swenson, who also passed away, during a house fire on May 1. Granted.
Representative Jacque asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Dick Koltz of the Town of Wrightstown, who passed away on May 5. Granted.
Representative Heaton asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Mike Rogan of Wausau, who lost his life on April 17 in an auto accident. Granted.
Representatives Stuck and Rohrkaste asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Jon Stoffel and his eleven year old daughter, Olivia, and Adam Bentdahl, who were fatally wounded by a gunman on Menasha’s Trestle Trail on May 3. Granted.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officers Appreciation Month and National Police Week. Granted.
Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his mother, Joyce Barca, on the occasion of her 85th birthday. Granted.
Representative Ballweg asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her daughter, Kristen Ballweg Wall, and Michael Wall, on the occasion of their marriage on May 9. Granted.
Representative Tittl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his sister, Julie Braunel of Manitowoc, on the occasion of her birthday today. Granted.
Representative Thiesfeldt asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his wife, Cindy Thiesfeldt, on the occasion of her birthday today. Granted.
Representative Hintz asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Burk Tower, who recently retired as the Mayor of Oshkosh after two terms of service. Granted.
Representative Allen asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Luis Angel Arbiter, who was one of three students to be nationally recognized for his essay on the importance of being bilingual. Luis is a seventh-grader at Horning Middle School in Waukesha. Granted.
Representative Barnes asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Alethia Tilford of Milwaukee, who was recognized as a U.S. Presidential Scholar. Granted.
Representative Riemer asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his brother, Joseph Riemer, who will graduate from the University of Minnesota Law School on May 16. Granted.
