Wisconsin Legislature: 2015-11-16 Assembly Journal (Extraordinary Session)

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Assembly Journal

November 2015 Extraordinary Session

12:53 P.M. MONDAY, November 16, 2015

The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.

Speaker Vos in the Chair.

Representative August asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.

A quorum was present.

The Assembly stood for a moment of silence, followed by the French national anthem, “La Marseillaise”, and the U.S. national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”.

The prayer was offered by His Grace Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos from the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago.

Representative Berceau 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, Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Bernier, 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, Katsma, Kerkman, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kolste, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Macco, 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, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wachs, Weatherston, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick and Speaker Vos - 95.

Absent with leave - Representatives Ballweg, Duchow, Mason and Subeck - 4.

Vacancies - None.

Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.

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Leaves of Absence

Representative Murtha asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Ballweg and Duchow. Granted.

Representative Jorgensen asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Mason and Subek 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 Representatives Allen and Quinn. Granted.

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Communications

November 16, 2015

Patrick E. Fuller

Assembly Chief Clerk

17 West Main Street, Suite 401

Madison, WI 53703

Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:

On October 21st, we recused ourselves on final passage of Assembly Bill 387.

We once again recuse ourselves from concurrence with Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 387 for the reasons given previously.

We ask that a copy of this letter be entered into the Assembly Journal.

Sincerely,

PETER BARCA KATRINA SHANKLAND