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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Seidel. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Gunderson. Granted.
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Executive Communications
January 8, 2009
The Honorable Fred A. Risser
President of the Senate
220 South, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
The Honorable Michael Sheridan
Speaker of the Assembly
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Senator Risser and Speaker Sheridan:
I respectfully request a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature for Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. This joint session will be for the purpose of delivering the 2009 State of the State Address.
Thank you for your consideration of this request and I look forward to addressing the full Legislature as well as the citizens of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
Jim Doyle
Governor
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Special Order of Business
at 10:01 a.m.
Assembly Bill 5
Relating to: payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state.
Representatives Molepske Jr., Danou, Roys, Pasch, Young, Dexter, Hixson, Zepnick, A. Ott, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Hilgenberg, Spanbauer, Brooks, Strachota, Zigmunt and M. Williams asked unanimous consent to be made coauthors of Assembly Bill 5. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 5 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
5 be given a third reading. Granted.
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The question was:
Assembly Bill 5 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, Gundrum, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Huebsch, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, Krusick, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Rhoades, Richards, Ripp, Roth, Roys, Schneider, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt, Zipperer and Speaker Sheridan - 96.
Noes - Representative Nass - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Gunderson and Seidel - 2.
Motion carried.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
5 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:28 A.M.
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6:39 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Sheridan in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Gunderson asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Seidel asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
Assembly Bill 5
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Speaker Sheridan appointed Representatives Dexter and Ripp to escort Governor Jim Doyle from his office to the Assembly Chamber.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms William Nagy announced the arrival of the Honorable Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms William Nagy announced the arrival of the members of the Wisconsin State Senate.
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The houses went into joint convention.
Senate President Risser presiding.
Senator Risser recognized the presence of Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Justice N. Patrick Crooks, Justice David T. Prosser, Jr., Justice Patience Drake Roggensack and Justice Michael J. Gableman of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton, State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Elizabeth Burmaster.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms William Nagy announced the arrival of Governor Jim Doyle.
Escorted by Senators Sullivan and Hopper, and Representatives Dexter and Ripp, Governor Jim Doyle took his place at the rostrum to deliver his state of the state address.
Pursuant to Joint Rule
73, the governor's message is printed in the Senate journal only.
Representative Nelson moved that the joint convention arise.
The question was: Shall the joint convention arise?
Motion carried.
7:53 P.M.
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The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Sheridan in the chair.
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Representative Nelson moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 29.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
7:54 P.M.
