Ayes - Representatives Allen, Anderson, August, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kolste, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wachs, Weatherston, Wichgers, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 92.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representatives R. Brooks, Fields, Sanfelippo and Tranel - 4.
Motion carried.
hist83913Representatives Barca and Rohrkaste asked unanimous consent to be added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 665. Granted. hist83912Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 665 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Relating to: transfer policies for college credit earned by high school pupils.
hist83915The question was: Shall Senate Bill 407 be ordered to a third reading? Motion carried.
hist83916Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 407 be given a third reading. Granted. hist83917The question was: Senate Bill 407 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist83918Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 407 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. _____________
Visitors
During today’s session, the following visitors honored the Assembly by their presence and were welcomed by the presiding officer and the members:
The family of the Hometown Hero Award recipient, Roy Pirrung, incluing his wife, Christine, his daughter, Chris Burg, and his cousin, Mary Bolich, guests of Representatives Katsma and Vorpagel.
The family of the Hometown Hero Award recipients, Pete and Terry Twedell, including their son, Jamie Twedell and granddaughter Lilly; son, Michael Twedell; Terry’s sister, Connie Stengel; and their nephews, Kurt Stengel and Jack Buri, guests of Representative Hebl.
Debbie Fox-Schroeder, President of the Sun Prairie Education Foundation; Tom Hebl, Vice President of the Sun Prairie Education Foundation; Nancy Everson, Secretary of the Sun Prairie Education Foundation; Lorie Candelmo, Rebecca Ketelsen, Ollie Berge, Pete Simon, and Chris Swenson, members of the Sun Prairie Education Foundation, guests of Representative Hebl.
Eric Nee, Sun Prairie High School Athletic Director, guest of Representative Hebl.
John and Margaret Bresser, guests of Representative Hebl.
Jenny Arneson, Pastor of the Sun Prairie United Methodist Church; Lisa Wink and Deb Mulhern, United Methodist Church Staff; Susan Bresser, former Pastor of United Methodist Church; and Rick Mulhern, member of United Methodist Church, guests of Representative Hebl.
Karen and Craig Bareis, guests of Representative Hebl.
Jeff and Mary Taylor, guests of Representative Hebl.
Wayne and Kathy Bruno, guests of Representative Hebl.
Bob and Kathy Smith, guests of Representative Hebl.
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Announcements
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Helen Fink Forbeck of Beloit, who passed away on January 14. Ms. Fink Forbeck served on the Beloit City Council from 1985 to 1991, during which she was the first woman president of the City Council; worked as US Congressman Les Aspin’s ombudsperson; worked at the Pentagon for the Department of Defense; and in 2003 opened the Beloit office of US Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin which she ran until she retired in 2013. Granted.
Representative Kerkman asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Donna Kay Giles of Somers, who passed away on January 21 at the age of 70. Granted.
Representatives Rohrkaste and Hintz asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Clarence "Inky" Jungwirth of Oshkosh, who passed away on January 21 at the age of 98. Granted.
Representative Berceau asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Dr. Jeffrey P. Davis of Madison, who passed away on January 16. Dr. Davis was the Chief Medical Officer for Communicable Diseases and the State Epidemiologist for the State of Wisconsin for over 40 years. Granted.
Representative Vruwink asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Marine PFC Ethan Andrew Barclay-Weberpal of Janesville, who was tragically killed at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, CA, on January 16. Granted.
Representative Meyers asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Josh Munter of Ashland, who passed away unexpectedly on January 17 at the age of 43. Granted.
Representative Subeck asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of the victims of today’s Kentucky school shooting. Granted.
Representative Weatherston asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his son Charles Weatherston, who was recently name the Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year. Granted.
Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his mother-in-law, Joan Hall, on the occasion of her 89th birthday. Granted.
Representative Thiesfeldt asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his daughter, Hannah Thiesfeldt, on the occasion of her recent engagement to Zachary Korenkiewizc. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Colleen Hall, who will be retiring after 15 years of service from the Sun Prairie Police Department as Administrative Assistant. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Jon Lothe, Sun Prairie Police Public Information Officer, who is retiring this coming February. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Lillian Tyson, a Sun Prairie 3rd grader who competed in the Girls Wisconsin State Gymnastics Meet in Milwaukee. She finished first with a score of 9.150 on her floor exercise and a fifth overall for Level 4 with an all-around score of 34,700. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Jimmy the Groundhog, who will be giving his prognostication on February 2nd. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of honor of Alex Oakley, Sun Prairie High School Senior, who received the Kevin Stemke Award, representing the most outstanding senior Kicker or punter in Wisconsin. Alex is a three-time First Team All-Conference pick in the Big Eight. He connected on seven of nine field goal attempts and 51 of 52 extra points for the Cardinal Football Team. Granted.
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Adjournment
Representative Steineke moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 24.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
6:14 P.M.