One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session12:48 P.M. TUESDAY, May 11, 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.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Leon Valliere, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
The Color Guard posted the colors.
Elliott and Ganebik Johnson, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians youth, 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, Behnke, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Gundrum, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, McGuire, B. Meyers, 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 - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Milroy and Shankland - 2.
Vacancies - 37th Assembly District - 1.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives 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 Tranel. Granted.
Speaker Vos recognized the presence of Governor Tony Evers; Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes; Attorney General Josh Kaul; Chief Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler, Justice Patience Roggensack, Justice Brian Hagedorn, and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; and the Wisconsin State Senate.
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State of the Tribes Address
Speaker Vos introduced John Johnson, Sr., President, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
The Color Guard retired the colors.
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Oath of Office
Speaker Vos administered the oath of office to Elijah Behnke of the 89th Assembly District in a ceremony held in the Assembly Chambers.
Representative Tranel asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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Calendar of Tuesday, May 11
hist133534Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 24 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Relating to: prohibiting the out-of-home placement of a child with a person with a record of a crime against a child.
hist133536The question was: Shall Senate Bill 24 be ordered to a third reading? Motion carried.
hist133537Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 24 be given a third reading. Granted. hist133538The question was: Senate Bill 24 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist133922Representative Schraa asked unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 24. Granted. hist133539Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 24 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
Assembly Bill 26
Relating to: prohibiting the out-of-home placement of a child with a person with a record of a crime against a child.
hist133921Representative Schraa asked unanimous consent to be added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 26. Granted. Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 26 be laid on the table. Granted.
hist133541Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 17 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Relating to: increased penalties for crimes against elder persons; restraining orders for elder persons; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an elder person; sexual assault of an elder person; physical abuse of an elder person; and providing a penalty.
hist133543The question was: Shall Senate Bill 17 be ordered to a third reading? Motion carried.
hist133544Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 17 be given a third reading. Granted. hist133545The question was: Senate Bill 17 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist133690Representative S. Rodriguez asked unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 17. Granted. Representatives Allen and Sortwell asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
hist133546Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 17 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Assembly Bill 44