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Calendar of Thursday, January 7
Relating to: state government actions to address the COVID-19 pandemic, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
hist125731Representative Steineke moved that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 be laid on the table. The question was: Shall Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, Armstrong, August, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 56.
Noes - Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink - 34.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Cabrera, Horlacher, Macco, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, Schraa, Shankland and Tusler - 8.
Motion carried.
hist125742Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Resolution 4 be withdrawn from today’s calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Assembly Resolution 4
Relating to: condemning political violence.
hist125733The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 4 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist125732Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 offered by Representative Vos. hist125734The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist125735The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 1 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist125736Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 1 be given a third reading. Granted. hist125737The question was: Assembly Bill 1 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, Armstrong, August, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 56.
Noes - Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink - 34.
Paired for - Representative Schraa - 1.
Paired against - Representative Shankland - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Cabrera, Horlacher, Macco, Milroy, Moore Omokunde and Tusler - 6.
Motion carried.
hist125738Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 1 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. _____________
Communications
December 17, 2020
The Honorable Robin J. Vos
Speaker – Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 217 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Speaker Vos:
Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 233.02 (1)(am), I will continue my role serving on the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority Board of Directors.
Sincerely,
MARK BORN
State Representative
Co-chair, Joint Committee on Finance
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December 17, 2020
The Honorable Terry Katsma
State Representative
Room 306 East, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Representative Katsma:
Pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 15.105 (2), I am appointing you to serve as my designee to the Claims Board.
Thank you for your continued service in this important position.
Sincerely,
MARK BORN
State Representative
Co-chair, Joint Committee on Finance
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January 6, 2021
Speaker Robin Vos
State Capitol – Room 217 West
PO Box 8952
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Speaker Vos:
I am writing to notify you I am reappointing Representative Jill Billings as a member of the State Building Commission.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
GORDON HINTZ
Assembly Democratic Leader
54th Assembly District
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January 7, 2021
Kay Inabnet
Assistant Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Assistant Chief Clerk Inabnet:
I request that it be noted in the Assembly Journal that had I been able to participate in the Assembly Session on January 7th, 2021, I would have voted “No” on tabling Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1, and I would have voted “No” on passage of Assembly Bill 1.
Sincerely,
NICK MILROY
State Representative
73rd Assembly District
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Announcements
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Kevin Kilstofte, Freedom Area School District Administrator, who passed away on December 31, 2020. Granted.
Representative Meyers asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Chuck and Lynne Basina of Red Cliff, who both passed away from complications due to COVID-19 on November 28 and November 30, 2020, respectively. Granted.
