One-Hundred and Third Regular Session12:53 P.M. TUESDAY, April 4, 2017
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 Jeremy Mohawk, Councilman of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community.
The Color Guard posted the colors.
JoAnn Schedler, a Native American Veteran of the United States Army and a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, 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, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kolste, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, 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 - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Hintz and Jagler - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Knodl asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Jagler. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Hintz. Granted.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Milroy. Granted.
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Speaker Vos recognized the presence of the Wisconsin State Senate; Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers; and Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and Justice Rebecca Bradley of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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State of the Tribes Address
Speaker Vos introduced Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal President, Shannon Holsey, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
The Color Guard retired the colors.
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Speaker Vos asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
2:07 P.M.
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Recess
2:34 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
Representative Knodl asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Milroy asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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Amendments Offered
hist66706Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 60 offered by Representative Weatherston. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming Workers' Memorial Day.
By Representatives Sinicki, Kulp, Ohnstad, Bowen, Barca, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Shankland, Billings, Considine, Fields, Goyke, Hebl, Mason, Milroy, Riemer, Sargent, Subeck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Zamarripa and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Shilling, Miller, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, C. Larson, Risser and Vinehout.
Relating to: the prohibition against underage persons being present on alcohol licensed premises.
By Representatives Summerfield, Swearingen, Bernier, Petryk, Pronschinske, Wachs, R. Brooks, Horlacher, Quinn, Kremer, Knodl and Kulp; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Vinehout and Feyen.
Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth.
By Representatives Ballweg, Billings, Bowen, E. Brooks, Horlacher, Jacque, Kleefisch, Kremer, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Neylon, Quinn, Ripp, Sinicki, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Rohrkaste, Allen and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Erpenbach, Moulton and Wanggaard.
Relating to: possession of or use of a credit card scanner, providing civil immunity for sellers or distributors of fuel for scanners installed on pumps, and providing criminal penalties.
By Representatives Summerfield, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Katsma, Kitchens, Kulp, Murphy, Novak, Ripp, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Stuck, Swearingen, Tittl, Tusler and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Carpenter, Craig, Marklein, Moulton, Olsen, L. Taylor and Vinehout.
hist66718To committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. Relating to: revocation of operating privilege for certain offenses related to operating while intoxicated, operating after revocation, making an appropriation, and providing a criminal penalty.
By Representatives Spiros, Jacque, Allen, Berceau, Horlacher, Katsma, Kleefisch, Novak, Skowronski and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Marklein.
Relating to: public service commission authority over leased generation contracts.
By Representatives Ott, Neylon, Gannon, Hutton, Jarchow, Kremer, Sanfelippo and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel and Cowles.
hist66720To committee on Energy and Utilities. _____________
Committee Reports
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 25
Relating to: child labor permits and modifying references to child labor in the statutes.
Ayes: 16 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Harsdorf, Marklein, Tiffany, Vukmir, L. Taylor and Erpenbach; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born, Rohrkaste, Hintz and Shankland.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Harsdorf, Marklein, Tiffany and Vukmir; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born and Rohrkaste.
Noes: 4 - Senators L. Taylor and Erpenbach; Representatives Hintz and Shankland.
JOHN NYGREN
Assembly Co-Chairperson
Joint Committee on Finance
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The committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 61
Relating to: rules that prohibit feeding deer in certain counties.
