Wednesday, May 17, 2006
11:15 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Speaker Gard.
John Vincent Gard, son of Speaker John Gard, 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 Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Lamb, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 94.
Absent with leave - Representatives Bies, Hundertmark, Richards and Sinicki - 4.
Vacancies - 98th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Bies and Hundertmark. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Richards and Sinicki. Granted.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Gottlieb, Gunderson, Towns and Wood. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Berceau, Grigsby, Steinbrink, Wasserman and A. Williams. Granted.
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 725
Senate Bill 726
Senate Bill 727
Senate Bill 728
Senate Bill 729
Senate Bill 730
Senate Bill 731
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Senate Bill 725
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the law enforcement collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 726
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association, for the 2005-07 biennium, covering employees in the law enforcement collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
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By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 727
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the District 1199W/United Professionals for Quality Health Care, SEIU, AFL-CIO, for the 2005-07 biennium, covering employees in the professional patient care collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 728
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the State Engineering Association for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the professional engineering collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 729
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the State Engineering Association for the 2005-07 biennium, covering employees in the professional engineering collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 730
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Association of State Prosecutors for the 2005-07 biennium, covering employees in the assistant district attorneys collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
