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, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Roth, Schneider, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, 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 Seidel and Townsend - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Townsend. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Seidel. Granted.
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Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Sheridan, Steinbrink and A. Williams. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 209 offered by Representative Kleefisch.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 209 offered by Representative Kleefisch.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 241 offered by Representative Albers.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 340 offered by Representative Kleefisch.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 397 offered by Representatives Krusick and Friske.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 397 offered by Representative Albers.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 540 offered by Representative Honadel.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 542 offered by Representative F. Lasee.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 566
Relating to: creating a registry for violent offenders, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Suder, Boyle, Jeskewitz, Bies, Gunderson, Gronemus, Hraychuck, Hubler, Kleefisch, LeMahieu, Musser, A. Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Tauchen, Townsend and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Darling, A. Lasee, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz.
To committee on Criminal Justice
.
Relating to: the sale of dogs, regulation of certain dog breeders, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Lothian, Sinicki, Albers, Berceau, Bies, Black, Cullen, Grigsby, Hahn, Hebl, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Newcomer, J. Ott, Pridemore, Smith, Van Roy and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Darling, Kreitlow, Carpenter, Cowles, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Olsen, Risser, Roessler, Sullivan and Wirch.
To committee on Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy.
Assembly Bill 568
Relating to: regulating foreclosure reconveyances and foreclosure consultants, staying certain eviction actions, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Richards, Zepnick, A. Ott, Boyle, Musser, Berceau, Cullen, Hixson, Pocan, Hilgenberg, A. Williams, Albers, Grigsby, Sinicki, Fields, Gronemus and Mason; cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Lehman, Lassa, Carpenter, Hansen and Harsdorf.
To committee on Financial Institutions
.
Assembly Bill 569
Relating to: prohibiting local ordinances, resolutions, and policies that prohibit immigration status inquiries and reports to the federal government about the presence of illegal aliens and authorizing a private right of action.
By
Representatives Roth, Albers, Bies, Gottlieb, Honadel, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Meyer, Musser, Nass, Newcomer, Nygren, J. Ott, Owens, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Suder, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, M. Williams and Zipperer; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Roessler and Schultz.
To committee on Judiciary and Ethics
.
Assembly Bill 570
Relating to: anatomical gifts, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Wieckert, Kerkman, Staskunas, Hahn, Davis, Jeskewitz, Lothian, A. Ott, Black, Turner, Berceau, Cullen, Townsend, A. Williams, Bies, Ballweg, Tauchen and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Roessler, Miller, Schultz, Kedzie, Olsen, Coggs, Lassa and Sullivan.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
Assembly Bill 571
Relating to: equalizing physical placement to the highest degree, requiring the court to state the reasons for ordering sole legal custody or not equalizing physical placement, and standards for modifying legal custody or physical placement.
By
Representatives Pridemore, Gronemus, Hahn, A. Williams, Albers, Kestell, Musser, Gundrum, Gunderson, Van Roy, Soletski, Vos, Vruwink, Hines, Moulton, Petersen, Strachota and Nass; cosponsored by Senators Plale, A. Lasee, Schultz, Olsen and Leibham.
To committee on Children and Family Law
.
Assembly Bill 572
Relating to: notice of intent to remove a child from the home of a relative, review of decisions or orders involving the placement and care of a child placed in the home of a relative, and independent child abuse or neglect investigations when the subject of the investigation is a relative in whose home a child is placed.
By
Representatives Grigsby, Berceau, Fields, Seidel, Sinicki, Toles, A. Williams, Young, Albers and A. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Darling and A. Lasee.
To committee on Children and Family Law
.
Assembly Bill 573
Relating to: creating an individual income tax checkoff for the foster youth scholarship fund and making appropriations.
By
Representatives Jeskewitz, Albers, Hahn, Townsend, Grigsby, Vos, A. Williams, Zepnick, A. Ott, Gronemus and Berceau; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Lehman, Roessler and Darling.
To committee on Ways and Means.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 486
Relating to: expenditure of $10,317.93 from moneys appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources in payment of a claim against the state made by the Klemme Brothers Well Drilling, Inc.
Passage:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Rhoades, Meyer, Stone, Kestell, Suder, Vos, Pocan and Colon; Senators
Decker, Hansen, Taylor, Jauch, Miller, Lehman, Darling and Olsen.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Kitty Rhoades
Assembly Chairperson
Joint Committee on Finance
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 45721November 16, 2007
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
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Representative Owens introduced Trefor Williams and Geraint Wilkes, formerly from Wales, who sang the Welsh National Anthem and God Bless America from the rostrum.
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Representative Jorgensen introduced the November 2007 Hometown Hero Award recipients, Sergeant Douglas Messmann and Officer Jon Richardson of the Lake Mills Police Department. Sergeant Messmann addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 38 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 38
