To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 66
Relating to: providing that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state (first consideration).
Adoption:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman, Kerkman and Staskunas.
Noes: 1 - Representative Hebl.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Gundrum
Chairperson
Committee on Judiciary
The committee on Tourism reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 810
Relating to: the content of the program of instruction on snowmobile laws and safety.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Bies, Ladwig, Gunderson, Hines, M. Williams, Van Roy, Ziegelbauer, Van Akkeren, Sinicki, Young and Taylor.
Noes: 1 - Representative Pettis.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Pettis
Chairperson
Committee on Tourism
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Staskunas. Granted.
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Calendar of Wednesday ,
February
25
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 61 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 61
Relating to: commending and congratulating Matt Kenseth, his family, and his crew on winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship.
A735 The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 61 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 61. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 61 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Ward introduced Matt Kenseth's father, Roy, and sister, Kelley, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 67 be taken from the table. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 67
Relating to: the life and public service of Marcia P. Coggs.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 67 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Morris asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 67. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Young and Senator Coggs introduced Marcia Coggs' daughter, Milwaukee County Supervisor Elizabeth Coggs-Jones, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 67 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed.
Representative Kreuser objected.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese stated that the Assembly stands informal.
The Assembly stood informal.
10:55 A.M.
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Informal
1:46 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
1:47 P.M.
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Recess
3:40 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Representative Kaufert in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.

A quorum was present.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted.
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Special Order of Business at
10:01 a.m. on Wednesday,
February 25
Assembly Bill 688
Relating to: distributing controlled substances in a place in which a child is present and providing a penalty.
The question was: Assembly Bill 688 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Bies, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Honadel, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plouff, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Taylor, Towns, Townsend, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, W. Wood, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 84.
Noes - Representatives Berceau, Black, J. Lehman, Miller, Morris, Pocan, Schneider, Toles, Travis, Van Roy, J. Wood and Young - 12.
A736 Absent or not voting - Representatives Hines, Krawczyk and A. Williams - 3.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 688 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Special Order of Business at
10:02 a.m. on Wednesday,
February 25
Assembly Bill 830
Relating to: funding for engineering instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Rock County campus and making an appropriation.
The question was: Assembly Bill 830 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Schooff, Seratti, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood and Speaker Gard - 58.
Noes - Representatives Albers, Balow, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, J. Lehman, Miller, Molepske, Morris, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Taylor, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, Young, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 38.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Hines, Krawczyk and A. Williams - 3.
Motion carried.
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