One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session12:53 P.M. WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021
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 Representatives Murphy and Dittrich.
Representative Neylon 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, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Gundrum, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, Horlacher, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, 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, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 94.
Absent with leave - Representatives Macco, Billings, Bowen and Shankland - 4.
Vacancies - 89th Assembly District - 1.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Macco. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Bowen, Billings and Shankland. 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 Pope. Granted.
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Amendments Offered
hist129562Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 8 offered by Representative Stubbs. hist129297Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 56 offered by Representative Steffen. hist129302Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 62 offered by Representative Dittrich. hist129744Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 76 offered by Representative Loudenbeck. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: directing the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections to investigate the administration of elections in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Sanfelippo, Brandtjen, Murphy, Rozar, Thiesfeldt and Tusler.
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Committee Reports
The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 15
Relating to: educational qualifications for certified public accountants.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Murphy, Dallman, Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 76
Relating to: monitoring extension and outreach hours of certain University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff who provide extension services in applied agricultural research.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Murphy, Dallman, Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.
Noes: 0.
DAVID MURPHY
Chairperson
Committee on Colleges and Universities
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The committee on Constitution and Ethics reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 23
Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Wichgers, Thiesfeldt, Allen, Ramthun, Magnafici and Murphy.
