January 2021 Special Session12:54 P.M. TUESDAY, February 23, 2021
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
Representative Jagler asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Bishop Godfrey Stubbs of the End Times Ministries International in Madison.
Representative Stubbs 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, Andraca, Armstrong, August, Baldeh, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Dallman, Dittrich, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Gundrum, Haywood, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, Horlacher, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, McGuire, B. Meyers, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pope, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Riemer, J. Rodriguez, S. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Shelton, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Steineke, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 91.
Absent with leave - Representatives Doyle, Hebl, Macco, Milroy, Mursau, Shankland and Tranel - 7.
Vacancies - 89th Assembly District - 1.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Macco, Mursau and Tranel. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Doyle, Hebl, Milroy and Shankland. Granted.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Duchow. Granted.
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Action on the Senate Message
Senate Bill 1, January 2021 Special Session
Relating to: transactions with the Department of Workforce Development under the unemployment insurance law, funding for unemployment insurance modernization efforts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By joint committee on Finance.
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Committee Reports
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 1, January 2021 Special Session
Relating to: transactions with the Department of Workforce Development under the unemployment insurance law, funding for unemployment insurance modernization efforts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
hist127990Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 15 - Senator Marklein and Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Kooyenga, Felzkowski, Bernier, Ballweg, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Katsma, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Goyke and Neubauer.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 15 - Senator Marklein and Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Kooyenga, Felzkowski, Bernier, Ballweg, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Katsma, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Goyke and Neubauer.
Noes: 0.
MARK BORN
Assembly Co-Chairperson
Joint Committee on Finance
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Calendar of Tuesday, February 23
January 2021 Special Session
hist128083Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 1, January 2021 Special Session be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Senate Bill 1, January 2021 Special Session
Relating to: transactions with the Department of Workforce Development under the unemployment insurance law, funding for unemployment insurance modernization efforts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By joint committee on Finance.
hist128080Representative Duchow asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted. Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1, January 2021 Special Session offered by Representatives Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Subeck, B. Meyers, Haywood, Goyke, Neubauer, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hong, McGuire, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vining and Vruwink.
hist128092Representative Steineke moved that Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1, January 2021 Special Session be laid on the table. The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1, January 2021 Special Session 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, Horlacher, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 57.
Noes - Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink - 34.
