One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session 12:50 P.M. THURSDAY, June 20, 2019
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 Pastor Lloyd Biddle from High Point Church in Madison.
Representative Haywood 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, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Felzkowski, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Gundrum, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, Hutton, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Kolste, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vining, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Wittke, Zamarripa, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Ballweg, Sargent and Tusler - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Knodl asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Ballweg and Tusler. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Sargent. 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 Shankland. Granted.
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: a statement in support of increased milk consumption among America's youth.
By Representatives Kurtz, Vruwink, Tranel, Kolste, Tauchen, Considine, Pronschinske and Spreitzer.
Relating to: recognizing June 19, 2019, as the 57th celebration of Juneteenth Day in the State of Wisconsin.
By Representatives Fields, Bowen, Crowley, Haywood, L. Myers, Stubbs, Allen, Anderson, Billings, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Doyle, Emerson, Goyke, Gruszynski, Hebl, Hintz, Horlacher, Kolste, Neubauer, Petryk, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Vining, Vruwink and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Johnson, Bewley, Kooyenga, Larson, Miller, Schachtner, Shilling and Wanggaard.
Relating to: honoring June 2019 as Wisconsin Fatherhood Month.
By Representatives Vining, Ramthun, Allen, Bowen, Brostoff, Crowley, Dittrich, Doyle, Fields, Hebl, James, Kitchens, Knodl, Kolste, Kulp, Magnafici, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Rohrkaste, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Tittl and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Kooyenga, Jacque, Schachtner and L. Taylor.
Relating to: proclaiming June as Caribbean-American Heritage Month in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Bowen and Haywood.
Relating to: recognizing June 28, 2019, as the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.
By Representatives Zamarripa, Spreitzer, Cabrera, Neubauer, Sargent, Stuck, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kolste, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Shankland, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tusler, Vining and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, L. Taylor, Bewley, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith and Wirch.
Relating to: requiring political subdivisions and Marquette University to pay health insurance premiums for survivors of a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Spiros, Doyle, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, James, Kitchens, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Macco, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Kerkman, Brooks, Jagler, Wittke and Born; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Bernier, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Jacque, Johnson, Marklein, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Schachtner, Smith, L. Taylor, Testin and Wirch.
Relating to: lengthening the time during which tax increments may be allocated and expenditures for project costs may be made and extending the maximum life for Tax Incremental District Number Two in the village of Kronenwetter.
By Representative Spiros; cosponsored by Senator Petrowski.
Relating to: creating three refundable tax credits for volunteer emergency responders and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Pronschinske, Mursau, Petryk, Tranel, Tusler, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Jagler, James, Kerkman, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Magnafici, B. Meyers, Milroy, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Plumer, Quinn, Ramthun, Schraa, Shankland, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Spreitzer, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, VanderMeer, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Horlacher; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Nass, Bernier, Bewley, Feyen, Jacque, Marklein, Petrowski, Ringhand, Schachtner, Tiffany and Wanggaard.
Relating to: legislative and congressional redistricting.