Representative Roys asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Staskunas. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 80 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives August, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Craig, D. Cullen, Danou, Doyle, Endsley, Farrow, Honadel, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knilans, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, Krusick, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Litjens, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Mason, Molepske Jr, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petrowski, Petryk, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Ripp, Rivard, Severson, Spanbauer, Steinbrink, Steineke, Stone, Strachota, Stroebel, Suder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tiffany, Tranel, Turner, Van Roy, Vruwink, Weininger, Williams, Wynn, Zepnick and Speaker Fitzgerald - 69.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Clark, E. Coggs, Fields, Grigsby, Hebl, Hintz, Hulsey, Kessler, Milroy, Pasch, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, C. Taylor, Toles, Young and Zamarripa - 24.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Meyer, Sinicki, Staskunas, Vos and Ziegelbauer - 5.
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
80 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 113 be taken from the table. Granted.
Assembly Bill 113
Relating to: changing the boundaries of Marquette County and Green Lake County.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 113 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
113 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 113 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
113 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Steinbrink asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 273. Granted.
Representative Zepnick asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 329. Granted.
Representative Vruwink asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 277. Granted.
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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:
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Law Class, accompanied by teacher Jason Goede, guests of Representative Craig.
Steven Frank from Mukwonago, guest and intern of Representative Craig.
Darlene Walls and Edna Steger from Kewaskum, guests of Representative LeMahieu.
Trent Duerr, a student at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, guest of Representative Wynn.
The Lewis Family, members of the CHEA Home School Group from Racine, guests of Representative Vos.
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The Johnson Family, members of the CHEA Home School Group from Racine, guests of Representative Vos.
Craig Vruwink, a student at Beloit College, guest and cousin of Representative Vruwink.
Andrew Schwartz, guest and intern of Representative Hebl.
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Announcements
Representative Mason asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of his grandfather, Ed Mickelson, Jr., who passed away on October 13. Granted.
Representative Hintz asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Mike Mokler from Pickett, who passed away on September 11. Granted.
Representative Stone asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Tom Walker, who passed away recently. Granted.
Representative Bewley asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Walter "Sawbuck" Sobczynski from Ashland, who passed away on October 6th, just a week short of what would have been his 100th birthday. Granted.
Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the South Milwaukee Lions Club for 75 years of community service. Granted.
Representative Richards asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his wife, Andrea Rowe Richards, on the occasion of her birthday. Granted.
Representative Richards asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Margaret Farrow, recipient of the Waukesha County Business Alliance Don Richards Leadership Award. Granted.
Representative Molepske asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Stroke Unit for their exceptional work. Granted.
Representative Kooyenga asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his brother, SFC Russell Kooyenga, who returned home from Iraq on October 17. Granted.
Representative Doyle asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the Greater LaCrosse Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest in the Capitol. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of James and Dee Stopfer from Sun Prairie, on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Francis and Erna Schmitt from Sun Prairie, on the occasion of their 53rd wedding anniversary. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Bruce and Debra Grainger from Sun Prairie, on the occasion of their 30th wedding anniversary. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Elmer Henderson and his daughter Sharon, who went on the Honor Flight to Washington DC for WWII veterans. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Cheryl Batterman, Executive Director of the North/Eastside Senior Coalition, for receiving the 2011 Professional Excellence Award from the Wisconsin Association of Senior Centers. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Adam Behling, a student at Sun Prairie High School, who recently received the "Unsung Hero Award" for helping to the save the life of a spectator at a swim meet who experienced a medical emergency. Granted.
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Representative Suder moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 20.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
8:01 P.M.
