Governor
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 279130March 12, 2004
Assembly Bill 183131March 12, 2004
Assembly Bill 202132March 12, 2004
Assembly Bill 283135March 15, 2004
Assembly Bill 284136March 15, 2004
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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Speaker's Communications
February 25, 2004
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I am withdrawing
Assembly Bill 844 from the joint Committee on Finance and re-referring it to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
March 1, 2004
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I am withdrawing
Assembly Bill 473 from the joint Committee on Finance and re-referring it to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Gunderson and Powers. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Colon. Granted.
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 72 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army Staff Sergeant Warren Scott Hansen.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
72 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 72. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 72 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Hundertmark introduced the family of Army Sergeant Warren Hansen, his mother and stepfather Beth and Jim Karlson, his brother Peter Karlson and his brother's girlfriend, Jennifer Monroe.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:58 A.M.
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4:30 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Representative Friske in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Colon asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Gunderson asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Powers asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
869 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Bill 869
Relating to: exemption from nonresident tuition at the University of Wisconsin System for certain veterans.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 869 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 869 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 869 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
869 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 869 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Miller, Molepske, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Taylor, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 97.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Plouff and Shilling - 2.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
869 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
