Tuesday, April 24, 2007
11:15 A.M.
Ninety‐Eighth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Huebsch in the chair.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Father Jack Mullarkey from Holy Cross Parish in Kaukauna.
Representative Friske 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 Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hines, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jeskewitz, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kramer, Kreuser, Krusick, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Roth, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zipperer and Speaker Huebsch - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Shilling and Newcomer - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Newcomer. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Shilling. Granted.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Roth. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Gronemus, Sinicki and Young. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 226 offered by Representative Kleefisch.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 43 offered by Representative Musser.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 26
Relating to: liability for disobeying school crossing guards and providing a penalty.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Davis, Newcomer, Nass, Townsend, Vukmir, Nygren, Pope-Roberts, Mason, Van Akkeren and Hixson.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Davis, Newcomer, Nass, Townsend, Vukmir, Nygren, Pope-Roberts, Mason, Van Akkeren and Hixson.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 30
Relating to: permitting an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon.
A137
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Davis, Newcomer, Nass, Townsend, Vukmir, Nygren, Mason, Van Akkeren and Hixson.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Pope-Roberts.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Davis, Newcomer, Nass, Townsend, Vukmir, Nygren, Mason and Hixson.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Pope-Roberts and Van Akkeren.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 83
Relating to: creating an agricultural education and workforce development council and making an appropriation.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Davis, Newcomer, Townsend, Vukmir, Nygren, Pope-Roberts, Mason, Van Akkeren and Hixson.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Nass.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Davis, Newcomer, Nass, Townsend, Vukmir, Nygren, Pope-Roberts, Mason, Van Akkeren and Hixson.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Davis, Newcomer, Townsend, Vukmir, Nygren, Pope-Roberts, Mason, Van Akkeren and Hixson.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Nass.
To joint committee on Finance.
Brett Davis
Chairperson
