One-Hundred and Second Regular Session12:55 P.M. WEDNESDAY, October 21, 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.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Murphy.
Representative Brandtjen 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, Bernier, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Craig, Czaja, Danou, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Gannon, Genrich, Goyke, Heaton, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Katsma, Kerkman, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kolste, 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, 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 - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Kooyenga and Ripp - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Murtha asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Kooyenga and Ripp. Granted.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Murtha asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Ballweg. Granted.
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Amendments Offered
hist42120Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 364 offered by Representative Nygren. hist42124Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 366 offered by Representative Nygren. hist42121Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 367 offered by Representative Nygren. hist42123Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 373 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Zamarripa, Ohnstad, Kahl and Brostoff. hist42122Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 420 offered by Representative Petersen. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child and providing a criminal penalty.
By Representatives Heaton, Berceau, Billings, Edming, Horlacher, Jacque, Johnson, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, A. Ott, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Sinicki, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Tittl, Tranel and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Carpenter, Darling, Hansen, Lasee, Lassa, Olsen and Shilling.
hist42147To committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. Relating to: referral of cases of suspected or threatened child abuse or neglect to the sheriff or police department, coordination of the investigation of those cases, and referral of those cases to the district attorney for criminal prosecution.
By Representatives Macco, A. Ott, Berceau, Edming, Heaton, Jacque, Johnson, Kleefisch, Kulp, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Schraa, Sinicki, Spiros, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Darling, Lasee, Lassa, Olsen and Shilling.
hist42148To committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. Relating to: granting victims of certain crimes the right to be accompanied by a victim advocate.
By Representatives Murtha, Ballweg, Berceau, Billings, Brandtjen, Edming, Genrich, Heaton, Jacque, Johnson, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kulp, T. Larson, Macco, Mason, Murphy, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Darling, Lasee, Lassa, Olsen, Petrowski and Shilling.
hist42149To committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. Relating to: neglect of a child and providing criminal penalties.
By Representatives Tranel, Doyle, A. Ott, Berceau, Edming, Heaton, Horlacher, Jacque, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kulp, T. Larson, Macco, Murphy, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Spiros, Tittl, VanderMeer and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Darling, Lasee, Lassa, Olsen, Petrowski and Shilling.
hist42150To committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. Relating to: revocation of operating privilege for certain offenses related to operating while intoxicated, operating after revocation, and providing a criminal penalty.
By Representatives Genrich, Jacque, Steffen, Murphy, Kolste, Subeck, Zepnick, Berceau, Kitchens, Bowen, Wachs, Loudenbeck, Thiesfeldt, Pope, Weatherston, Allen and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Moulton, C. Larson and Darling.
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Committee Reports
The committee on State Affairs and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 373
Relating to: the state civil service and making an appropriation.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Swearingen, Craig, Jagler, Brandtjen, Kleefisch, Kulp, Tauchen and Vorpagel.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Zamarripa, Sinicki, Kahl, Ohnstad and Brostoff.
