Presented to the Governor on Tuesday, March 11.
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Reference Bureau Corrections
Assembly Bill 899
1. Page 8, line 13: delete “(b)" and substitute “(b).".
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Communications
March 11, 2008
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
Please add my name as a co‐sponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 117, relating to commending Chancellor John D. Wiley for his outstanding service to the state of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
Carol Roessler
State Senator
18th Senate District
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Assembly Bill 289
Relating to: an official state language, encouragement of cultural diversity, use of English for governmental written expression, acquiring language proficiency, and use of languages for nongovernmental purposes.
Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 289 be laid on the table. Granted.
Speaker Pro Tempore Gottlieb in the chair.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution
96 be taken from the table. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 96
Relating to: recognition of July as Postpartum Depression Awareness Month.
A648
The question was: Shall
Assembly Joint Resolution 96 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 96 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 109
Relating to: recognizing the efforts of the Transition Assistance Advisor Program in Wisconsin.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 109 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 109 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 112
Relating to: commending the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 112 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Townsend asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 112. Granted.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 112 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 113
Relating to: commending Brett Favre on his spectacular career as quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 113 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Montgomery asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 113. Granted.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 113 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
12:29 P.M.
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6:07 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Gottlieb in the chair.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Pridemore asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Sheridan asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Wasserman asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative A. Williams asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Senate Bill 523
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.
Representative Richards moved that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
523 be withdrawn from the committee on Natural Resources and taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Senate Bill 523 be withdrawn from the committee on Natural Resources and taken up at this time?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Gronemus, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jorgensen, Kessler, Kreuser, Krusick, Mason, Molepske, Nelson, Parisi, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, Wasserman, A. Williams, Young, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 47.
Noes - Representatives Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kramer, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Owens, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, Wieckert, M. Williams, Wood, Zipperer and Speaker Huebsch - 50.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Gundrum and Roth - 2.
Motion failed.
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 396
Senate Bill 498
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Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 396 be withdrawn from the Senate message and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 396
Relating to: online courses for elementary and secondary school pupils and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Lehman, Kreitlow and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Pope-Roberts, Sinicki and Turner.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396 offered by Representative Davis.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396 be adopted?
Motion carried.
