Thursday, March 14, 2002
12:02 P.M.
January 2002 Special Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Rhoades asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Father Dean Hekel of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Sun Prairie.
Representative Jeskewitz led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Special Guest
Representative Jeskewitz introduced the Choir and Bell Choir from St. Agnes School in Butler, who performed the "Star Spangled Banner" for the members of the Assembly. The students were accompanied by their Principal, Jayme Hartmann, who is Representative Jeskewitz's daughter.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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The joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 1, January 2002 Special Session
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the governor's recommendations for correcting the imbalance between projected revenues and authorized expenditures.
Adoption of Report:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Hahn and Kedzie; Senators Decker, Breske and Ellis; Secretary Richard Chandler and Mr. Alan Lee, Department of Justice.
Noes: 0.
Eugene Hahn
Assembly Chairperson
Joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 1, January 2002 Special Session
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the governor's recommendations for correcting the imbalance between projected revenues and authorized expenditures.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward and Huebsch;
Senators
Shibilski, Darling and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 7 - Representatives Huber and Coggs; Senators Burke, Decker, Moore, Plache and Wirch.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Gard, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward and Huebsch;
Senators
Shibilski, Darling and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 7 - Representatives Huber and Coggs; Senators Burke, Decker, Moore, Plache and Wirch.
To calendar.
John Gard
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Powers. Granted.
Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Sherman. Granted.
Representative Carpenter asked for a moment of silence for the men who were killed when their Chinook helicopter was shot down under hostile fire during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan on March 4, 2002; Army Specialist Marc A. Anderson, 30, of Brandon, Florida; Army Private First Class Matthew A. Commons, 21, of Boulder City, Nevada; Army Sergeant Bradley S. Crose, 27, of Orange Park, Florida; Army Sergeant Philip J. Svitak, 31, of Joplin, Missouri; Air Force Technical Sergeant John A. Chapman, 36, of Waco, Texas; Air Force Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham, 26, of Camarillo, California; and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Neil C. Roberts, 32, of Woodland, California.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
12:20 P.M.
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4:00 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Representative Duff in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Powers asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Sherman asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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