Wisconsin Legislature: A664

Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 548 be withdrawn from the Senate message and taken up at this time. Granted.

Senate Bill 548

Relating to: changing the terms home health aide, hospice aide, and nurse's assistant to the term nurse aide; changing requirements for instructional and competency evaluation programs for nurse aides; changing certain requirements for review and investigation of reports of client abuse or neglect; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health and Family Services).

By Law Revision Committee.

The question was: Shall Senate Bill 548 be ordered to a third reading?

Motion carried.

Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 548 be given a third reading. Granted.

The question was: Senate Bill 548 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?

Motion carried.

Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 548 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.

Senate Bill 376

Relating to: reconciling outdated Internal Revenue Code references with changes made by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 (Correction Bill).

The question was: Shall Senate Bill 376 be ordered to a third reading?

Motion carried.

Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 376 be given a third reading. Granted.

The question was: Senate Bill 376 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?

Motion carried.

Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 376 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.

Senate Bill 377

Relating to: renumbering the appropriation accounts for the Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Administration).

The question was: Shall Senate Bill 377 be ordered to a third reading?

Motion carried.

Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 377 be given a third reading. Granted.

The question was: Senate Bill 377 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?

Motion carried.

Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 377 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.

Senate Bill 88

Relating to: requiring health insurance coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for infants and young children.

Representative Schneider moved that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 88 be withdrawn from the committee on Insurance and taken up at this time.

A664 The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Senate Bill 88 be withdrawn from the committee on Insurance 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.

Senate Bill 23

Relating to: service by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist.

Representative Richards moved that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 23 be withdrawn from the committee on Judiciary and Ethics and taken up at this time.

The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Senate Bill 23 be withdrawn from the committee on Judiciary and Ethics and taken up at this time?

The roll was taken.

The result follows:

Absent or not voting - Representatives Gundrum and Roth - 2.

Motion failed.

Assembly Bill 926

Relating to: mandatory overtime hours worked by health care workers employed by health care facilities and providing penalties.

Representative Richards moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 926 be withdrawn from the committee on Health and Healthcare Reform and taken up at this time.

The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 926 be withdrawn from the committee on Health and Healthcare Reform and taken up at this time?

The roll was taken.

The result follows:

Absent or not voting - Representatives Gundrum and Roth - 2.

Motion failed.

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Visitors

During today's session, the following visitors honored the Assembly by their presence and were welcomed by the presiding officer and the members:

Reince Priebus from Kenosha, Chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, guest of Representative Vos.

5th Grade Students from Sunrise Elementary School in Sturgeon Bay, accompanied by their teachers, Dean Hoegger, Jeannie Schopf and Tony Smith, guests of Representative Bies.

Sally Kate Hixson, daughter and guest of Representative Hixson.

A665 4th Grade Students from Lincoln Elementary in Whitewater, accompanied by their teachers, Ms. Dixon, Ms. Dalzin and Mr. Stewart, guests of Representative Hixson.

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Announcements

Representative Jorgensen asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Richard “Dick" Burke, the founder of Trek Bicycles, who passed away on March 10. Granted.

Representative Nerison asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of George Nettum from Viroqua, who passed away on March 7. Granted.

Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of his long‐time paralegal, LeWayne Henke, who died of breast cancer on March 7. Granted.

Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Representative Van Akkeren, on the occasion of his birthday on March 10. Granted.

Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Representative Smith, on the occasion of his birthday on May 15. Granted.

Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the Oak Creek High School Girls Basketball Team who earned a trip to the WIAA State Basketball Tournament. Granted.

Representative Zipperer asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Kara Walla from Hales Corners, the 2008 Badger State Spelling Bee Champion. Granted.

Representative Gronemus asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Coach Rich Roginski and the Eleva‐Atrum Boys Basketball Team who won the WIAA Division IV State Championship. Granted.

Representative Kramer, on behalf of Representative Gundrum, asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the New Berlin Eisenhower Boys Basketball Team who won the WIAA Division I State Championship. Granted.

Representative Kleefisch asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his daughter, Violet Mary, on the occasion of her 2nd birthday today. Granted.

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Adjournment

Representative J. Fitzgerald moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 12.

The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?

Motion carried.

The Assembly stood adjourned.

10:23 P.M.