Wednesday, May 13, 2009
11:16 A.M.
May 2009 Extraordinary Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Staskunas in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the prayer, pledge of allegiance and attendance roll call from regular session be applied to the extraordinary session. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 255
Relating to: eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits and payment of extended benefits; excluding recovery and reinvestment act moneys from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments; eligibility for participation in the programs of a community action agency; financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program; the confidentiality of pupil records provided to the Department of Public Instruction; financial assistance for criminal justice programs; authorizing political subdivisions to make residential energy efficiency improvement loans and impose special charges for the loans; definition of low-income household under energy and weatherization assistance programs; eligibility and notice changes for state continuation of coverage for health insurance; changes to enterprise zone jobs credits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 255 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 255 offered by Representative Lothian.
Representative Nelson moved that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 255 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 255 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Black, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Dexter, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jorgensen, Kessler, Krusick, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Nelson, Parisi, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Ripp, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Toles, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, A. Williams, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 54.
Noes - Representatives Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Gundrum, Honadel, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Rhoades, Roth, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vukmir, M. Williams, Wood and Zipperer - 45.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 255 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
255 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 255 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ballweg, Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Black, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Davis, Dexter, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Huebsch, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Krusick, Mason, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Rhoades, Richards, Ripp, Roth, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt and Speaker Sheridan - 87.
Noes - Representatives Gunderson, Gundrum, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, LeMahieu, Lothian, Newcomer, Stone, Vukmir and Zipperer - 11.
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Absent or not voting - Representative Strachota - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
255 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Strachota asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.
Representative Nelson moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 14.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
11:39 A.M.
