One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session 12:51 P.M. TUESDAY, February 22, 2022
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The Color Guard posted the colors.
The prayer was offered by Robert Van Zile, Chairman, Sokaogon Chippewa Community.
Joane Mathews, Brigadier General, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Deputy Adjutant General, US Army and Lac du Flambeau Tribal Member, 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, Brandtjen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabral-Guevara, 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, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, 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 Bowen, Cabrera, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman and Shankland - 5.
Vacancies - None.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Penterman. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Bowen, Cabrera, Ortiz-Velez 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 Representatives Novak, Sanfelippo and Tranel. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Hintz. Granted.
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State of the Tribes Address
Speaker Vos introduced Shannon Holsey, President, Stockbridge-Munsee Community, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
The Color Guard retired the colors.
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Hometown Heroes
Representative Edming introduced Hometown Hero Award recipients, World War II Veterans Clarence Stine and Elmer Wisherd, recognized for their service to the United States and the contributions to their communities. Mr. Stine and Mr. Wisherd addressed the members from the rostrum.
Representative Hintz asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Sanfelippo asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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Amendments Offered
hist152472Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 122 offered by Representative Sortwell. hist152473Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 194 offered by Representative Brooks. hist152537Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 446 offered by Representative Kitchens. hist153249Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 572 offered by Representative Magnafici. hist152667Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 578 offered by Representatives Thiesfeldt and Pronschinske. hist152463Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 734 offered by Representative McGuire. hist152469Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 874 offered by Representative Loudenbeck. hist152478Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 1002 offered by Representative Duchow. hist152479Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 1002 offered by Representative Duchow. hist152668Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1003 offered by Representative Macco. hist152557Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1026 offered by Representative August. hist152474Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 213 offered by Representative Brooks. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: commending the Wisconsin Elections Commission and its staff for their outstanding service and dedication to Wisconsin elections.
By Representatives Neubauer, Brostoff, Spreitzer, Andraca, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hong, B. Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vruwink, Pope, Subeck and Moore Omokunde; cosponsored by Senators Bewley, Agard, Roys, Smith, Wirch and Ringhand.
Relating to: contents of the Wisconsin Blue Book.
By Representatives Allen, Dittrich, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Edming, Moses, Rozar and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Marklein, Nass and Ballweg.
hist152995To committee on Government Accountability and Oversight. _____________
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