The prayer was offered by Representative Hahn.
Representative Owens 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, 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, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, 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 Gundrum and Roth - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Gundrum and Roth. Granted.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Pridemore. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Sheridan, Wasserman and A. Williams. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 659 offered by committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 905 offered by Representative Albers.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 912 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 915 offered by committee on Natural Resources.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 403 offered by Representative Black.
Assembly amendment 2 to Senate Bill 403 offered by Representatives Vukmir, Lothian, Strachota, LeMahieu and Gunderson.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 114
Relating to: commending Jolene Anderson, senior guard on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Badger women's basketball team, for her stellar athletic achievements over the last four years.
By
Representatives Sherman, Hubler, Cullen, A. Ott, Gottlieb, Owens, Montgomery, Bies, Petrowski, Turner, Nerison, Sinicki, Boyle, Kerkman, Hebl, Berceau, Black and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Lazich, Kreitlow, Lehman, Cowles, Roessler and Miller.
To committee on Rules.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 115
Relating to: commending Chancellor John P. Keating on his commitment to excellence in higher education.
By
Representatives Kreuser, Kerkman, Steinbrink, Vos, Turner and Mason; cosponsored by Senators Lehman and Wirch.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Relating to: the life and public service of Jerome F. Quinn.
By
Representatives Jeskewitz, Van Roy, A. Ott, Kerkman and Kessler; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Darling.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 117
Relating to: commending Chancellor John D. Wiley for his outstanding service to the state of Wisconsin.
By
Representatives Black, Cullen, Boyle, Jeskewitz, Hebl, Mason, Berceau and Soletski; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Olsen, Erpenbach, Harsdorf and Miller.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 118
Relating to: enactment of health care reform legislation.
By
Representative
Richards
.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
Assembly Joint Resolution 119
Relating to: recognizing May as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention month.
By
Representatives Wasserman, A. Ott, Berceau, Boyle, Hraychuck, Mason, Musser, Owens, Sheridan and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Kapanke, Darling and Cowles.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 120
Relating to: prohibiting the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, an individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ancestry, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting (first consideration).
By
Representatives Tauchen, Pridemore, Lothian, Vos, LeMahieu, Hahn, Kleefisch, Kerkman, Newcomer, Nygren, Owens and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, A. Lasee and Lazich.
To committee on Judiciary and Ethics
.
Assembly Bill 920
Relating to: indexing for inflation household income under the homestead tax credit.
By
Representatives Garthwaite, Albers, Black, Berceau, Boyle, Gronemus, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hraychuck, Kreuser, Mason, Parisi, Petrowski, Pocan, Sheridan, Staskunas, Turner and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Lassa, Robson and Sullivan.
To committee on Ways and Means
.
Assembly Bill 921
Relating to: the amount chargeable for issuing a certified or uncertified copy of a birth certificate to a nonprofit organization.
By
Representative
Staskunas
.
To joint committee on Finance
.
Assembly Bill 922
Relating to: health insurance coverage of nervous and mental disorders, alcoholism, and other drug abuse problems.
By
Representatives Albers, Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Cullen, Fields, Grigsby, Hintz, Kaufert, Mason, Nelson, A. Ott, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Toles, Turner, Young, Zepnick, Hixson, Gronemus, Gunderson and Molepske; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Lehman, Breske, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Harsdorf, Miller, Risser, Robson, Vinehout, Wirch and Roessler.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
Assembly Bill 923
Relating to: forfeiture of a vehicle used to transport a corpse.
By
Representative
Hraychuck
.
To committee on Criminal Justice
.
Assembly Bill 924
Relating to: awarding state procurements to certified disabled veteran-owned businesses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Sherman, Musser, Turner, Sinicki, Hraychuck, Berceau, A. Williams, Townsend, Boyle, Hahn and Kreuser; cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow and Lehman.
To committee on Jobs and The Economy
.
Assembly Bill 925
Relating to: the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, withdrawals of water from the Great Lakes Basin, water withdrawal and use, water supply planning, water conservation, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Representative
Richards
.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 926
Relating to: mandatory overtime hours worked by health care workers employed by health care facilities and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Benedict, Sinicki, Zepnick, Van Akkeren, Turner, Boyle, Berceau, Kessler, Pocan, Sheridan, Grigsby, Toles, Richards, Mason, Staskunas, Colon, Hintz and Soletski; cosponsored by Senators Robson, Coggs, Lehman, Carpenter, Miller, Hansen and Erpenbach.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
Assembly Bill 927
Relating to: a pilot program to increase Medical Assistance reimbursement rates for pediatric dental care and adult emergency dental services in certain counties and making an appropriation.
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By
Representatives Van Roy, Shilling, Bies, Montgomery, Nelson, Nygren, Soletski, Mason, Turner, Berceau, Boyle, Garthwaite, Hraychuck, Moulton, Musser, A. Ott, Sheridan, A. Williams, Young, Kreuser and Steinbrink; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Kapanke, Lehman, Darling, Kreitlow, Schultz and Taylor.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
Assembly Bill 928
Relating to: registration and reporting by principals who employ lobbyists to attempt to influence certain actions of state agencies.
By
Representative
Black
.
To committee on Judiciary and Ethics
.
