Wednesday, January 12, 2005
6:34 P.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Ott.
Representative Seidel 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, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Lamb, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nelson, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 95.
Absent with leave - Representatives Gronemus, Nass, Sinicki and Suder - 4.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Nass and Suder. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Gronemus and Sinicki. Granted.
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Speaker Gard appointed Representatives Jeffrey Mursau and Tom Nelson to escort Governor James Doyle from his office to the Assembly Chamber.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Rick Skindrud announced the arrival of the Honorable Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The Assembly stood informal.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Rick Skindrud announced the arrival of the members of the Wisconsin State Senate.
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The houses went into joint convention.
Senate President Lasee presiding.
Senator Lasee recognized the presence of Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, Justice Jon P. Wilcox, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Justice N. Patrick Crooks, Justice David Prosser, Jr., Justice Patience Drake Roggensack and Justice Louis B. Butler of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton, State Treasurer Jack Voight and Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Rick Skindrud announced the arrival of Governor James Doyle.
Escorted by Senators Stepp and Miller, and Representatives Mursau and Nelson, Governor James Doyle took his place at the rostrum to deliver his state of the state address.
Pursuant to Joint Rule
73, the governor's message is printed in the Senate journal only.
Representative Huebsch moved that the joint convention arise.
The question was: Shall the joint convention arise?
Motion carried.
8:08 P.M.
Representative Huebsch moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. tomorrow.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
8:09 P.M.
