Noes: 0.
MIKE KUGLITSCH
Chairperson
Committee on Energy and Utilities
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The committee on Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 115
Relating to: trust funds related to cemetery lots, mausoleum spaces, and cemetery merchandise.
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Craig, Katsma, Jarchow, Born, Ballweg, Weatherston, Murphy, Petersen, Kitchens, Doyle, Zepnick, Genrich, Sargent, Johnson and Brostoff.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Craig, Katsma, Jarchow, Born, Ballweg, Weatherston, Murphy, Petersen, Kitchens, Doyle, Zepnick, Genrich, Sargent, Johnson and Brostoff.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 117
Relating to: pleading requirements under the Wisconsin Consumer Act.
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Craig, Katsma, Jarchow, Born, Ballweg, Weatherston, Murphy, Petersen, Kitchens and Doyle.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Zepnick, Genrich, Sargent, Johnson and Brostoff.
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Craig, Katsma, Jarchow, Born, Ballweg, Weatherston, Murphy, Petersen, Kitchens and Doyle.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Zepnick, Genrich, Sargent, Johnson and Brostoff.
DAVID CRAIG
Chairperson
Committee on Financial Institutions
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Action on the Senate Message
Senate Bill 93
Relating to: motor vehicle repair practices.
By Senators Marklein, Ringhand and Bewley; cosponsored by Representatives E. Brooks, Tittl, Knodl, Kerkman, Murtha, Mursau, Bernier, R. Brooks, T. Larson, Skowronski and Quinn.
Senate Bill 126
Relating to: immunity from civil liability for certain equine activities.
By Senators Wanggaard, Nass, Vinehout, Cowles, Petrowski, Moulton and Farrow; cosponsored by Representatives Kapenga, Kerkman, Jacque, Weatherston, Czaja, Edming, Quinn, Horlacher, Knodl, Petryk, Kulp, Gannon, Thiesfeldt and Tauchen.
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Reference Bureau Corrections
1. Page 7, line 10: delete “activities” and substitute “activities,”.
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Special Guest
Representative Hesselbein introduced Hometown Hero award recipient, University of Wisconsin - Madison Band Director, Michael Leckrone, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Calendar of Tuesday, October 27
Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: congratulating the 2015 Stars of Life honorees.
hist42578The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 72 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist42579Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 72 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: reaffirming support for increasing Taiwan's international profile and for strengthening and expanding sister-city and sister-state ties between Wisconsin and Taiwan; and supporting Taiwan's efforts to secure entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States.
hist42582The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 69 be adopted? Motion carried.
Representatives Subeck and Hesselbein asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting “No” on the previous question. Granted.
hist42583Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 69 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. hist42584Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Resolution 15 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted. Assembly Resolution 15
Relating to: proclaiming October as Italian-American Heritage Month.
Special Guests
Representative Barca introduced Rick Bonanno, Roma Lodge President; David Rizzo, Italian Workmen’s Club President; Tony Bruno, Italian Workmen’s Club former President and Frank Alfano, Italian Workmen’s Club former President, who joined him at the rostrum.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 15 be adopted?
Motion carried.
hist42586Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 76 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted. Assembly Joint Resolution 76
Relating to: proclaiming October 26 to 30, 2015, as Canada Week in Wisconsin, and Tuesday, October 27, 2015, as Canada Day at the state capitol.
Special Guest
Representative Ballweg introduced Canadian Consul General Roy Norton, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
Representative Petryk sang the Canadian national anthem, “O Canada”, followed by the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”, at the rostrum.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 76 be adopted?
Motion carried.
hist42588Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 76 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. _____________
Speaker Vos asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
1:51 P.M.
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Recess
2:04 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
hist42592Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 190 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Relating to: continuing education requirements for persons who perform electrical work, licensing and registration requirements for certain experienced electricians, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
