Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Nischke.
Representative M. Williams 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, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Boyle, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Lamb, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Moulton, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Shilling, Sinicki, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, 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 - 86.
Absent with leave - Representatives Ballweg, Black, Colon, Grigsby, Gundrum, Hebl, Kessler, Krawczyk, Loeffelholz, Montgomery, Mursau, Sherman and Staskunas - 13.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Ballweg, Gundrum, Krawczyk, Loeffelholz, Montgomery and Mursau. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Black, Colon, Grigsby, Hebl, Kessler, Sherman and Staskunas. Granted.
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Motion for Extraordinary Session
July 20, 2005
The following motion was approved by the committee on Assembly Organization:
In accordance with Joint Rule
81(2), it is moved that the Assembly Committee on Organization authorize the Legislature to meet in Extraordinary Session at 12:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 20, 2005, solely for the purpose of taking up bills relating to the:
Ratification of the agreements negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the administrative support, blue collar and nonbuilding trades, security and public safety, and technical collective bargaining units, and authorizing expenditure of funds.
Paid vacation leave for certain nonrepresented state employees.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Gard, Huebsch, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Vrakas, Kreuser, Richards and Turner.
Noes: 0 - None.
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July 20, 2005
The following motion was approved by the committee on Senate Organization:
In accordance with Joint Rule
81(2), it is moved that the Senate Committee on Organization authorize the Legislature to meet in Extraordinary Session at 12:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 1, 2005, solely for the purpose of taking up bills relating to the:
Ratification of the agreements negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the administrative support, blue collar and nonbuilding trades, security and public safety, and technical collective bargaining units, and authorizing expenditure of funds.
Paid vacation leave for certain nonrepresented state employees.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Schultz, A. Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes: 0 - None.
Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 568
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the administrative support collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 569
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the blue collar and nonbuilding trades collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 570
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the security and public safety collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 571
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the technical collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 572
Relating to: paid vacation leave for certain nonrepresented state employees.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To calendar.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative F. Lasee. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Nelson and Wasserman. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
12:15 P.M.
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2:35 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Wasserman asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. 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 261
Senate Bill 262
Senate Bill 263
Senate Bill 264
Senate Bill 265
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Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 261 be withdrawn from the Senate message and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 261
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, and its appropriate affiliated locals, AFL-CIO, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the administrative support collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 261 be ordered to a third reading?
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 261 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 261 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
