November 2015 Extraordinary Session12:53 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
State Representative State Representative
64th Assembly District 71st Assembly District
ANDY JORGENSEN JOCASTA ZAMARRIPA
State Representative State Representative
43rd Assembly District 8th Assembly District
MANDELA BARNES TERESE BERCEAU
State Representative State Representative
11th Assembly District 77th Assembly District
JILL BILLINGS DAVID BOWEN
State Representative State Representative
95th Assembly District 10th Assembly District
JONATHON BROSTOFF DAVE CONSIDINE
State Representative State Representative
19th Assembly District 81st Assembly District
CHRIS DANOU STEVE DOYLE
State Representative State Representative
92nd Assembly District 94th Assembly District
ERIC GENRICH EVAN GOYKE
State Representative State Representative
90th Assembly District 18th Assembly District
GARY HEBL DIANNE HESSELBEIN
State Representative State Representative
46th Assembly District 79th Assembly District
GORDON HINTZ LATONYA JOHNSON
State Representative State Representative
54th Assembly District 17th Assembly District