One-Hundred and Third Regular Session12:54 P.M. TUESDAY, March 7, 2017
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Vos in the Chair.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Reverend Jerry Wendt, retired pastor of the First English Lutheran Church in Whitewater.
Representative Snyder 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, Anderson, August, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Fields, Gannon, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kolste, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Mason, Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Riemer, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wachs, Weatherston, Wichgers, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Milroy - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Milroy. Granted.
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Special Guest
Speaker Vos introduced Hometown Hero Award recipient Frank Lamping of Union Grove, who was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Fan Hall of Fame. Mr. Lamping addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Special Guest
Representative Sargent introduced Hometown Hero Award recipient, the Arndt Family Scholarship Foundation. Patricia Arndt accepted the award on behalf of the Arndt family and addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Special Guest
Representative Rodriguez introduced Head Consul Julián Adem of the Mexican Consulate in Milwaukee, who joined her at the rostrum.
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Speaker Vos asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand informal. Granted.
The Assembly stood informal.
1:33 P.M.
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Informal
1:52 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
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Administrative Rules
Relating to scope of practice.
hist64975No action taken by committee on Health on March 3, 2017. Referred on March 7, 2017.
Relating to operator's licenses and identification cards.
hist64981No action taken by committee on Transportation on March 7, 2017. Referred on March 7, 2017.
Relating to general update and cleanup of rules.
hist64979No action taken by committee on Health on March 3, 2017. Referred on March 7, 2017.
Relating to revisions to the Special Needs Scholarship Program.
hist64973No action taken by committee on Education on March 3, 2017. Referred on March 7, 2017.
Relating to continuing medical education for prescribing opioids.
hist64977No action taken by committee on Health on March 3, 2017. Referred on March 7, 2017.
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming March 2017 as women's history month.
By Representatives Zamarripa, C. Taylor, Anderson, Barca, Berceau, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Fields, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, Vruwink, Wachs, Young, Zepnick, Bowen, Shankland, Sargent and Kessler; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, C. Larson, Bewley, Carpenter, L. Taylor, Wirch, Vinehout and Ringhand.
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Kathleen D. Groat.
By Representatives Stuck and Steineke; cosponsored by Senator Roth.
Relating to: prohibiting the group insurance board from contracting for or providing abortion services.
By Representatives Jacque, Tusler, Brandtjen, Allen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Horlacher, Hutton, Kleefisch, Kremer, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Petersen, Petryk, Quinn, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Kapenga, Lasee, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel, Vukmir and Wanggaard.
Relating to: the requirement that a classified service employee take a leave of absence to run for office.
By Representatives Kolste, Sargent, Sinicki, Vruwink, Berceau, C. Taylor, Spreitzer, Considine and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senator Ringhand.
hist65168To committee on Campaigns and Elections. _____________
Message from the Senate
From: Jeffrey Renk, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
