Ayes - Representatives Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Billings, Born, Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Endsley, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Kapenga, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Klenke, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kramer, Krug, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Murphy, Mursau, Nass, Nerison, Neylon, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Spiros, Steineke, Strachota, Stroebel, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Weatherston, Weininger, Williams and Speaker Vos - 53.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Clark, Danou, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hulsey, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pasch, Pope, Richards, Riemer, Ringhand, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Smith, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Wachs, Wright, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 38.
Absent or not voting - Representatives August, Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck, Murtha and Severson - 5.
Motion failed.
Relating to: counting votes for write-in candidates.
hist14435The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 419 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist14436Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 419 be given a third reading. Granted. hist14437The question was: Assembly Bill 419 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Motion carried.
hist14438Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 419 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Relating to: releases of customer information by municipal utilities.
hist14440The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 496 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist14441The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 496 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist14442Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 496 be given a third reading. Granted. hist14443The question was: Assembly Bill 496 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Motion carried.
hist14444Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 496 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Relating to: motorcycle operator's licenses and rider courses.
hist14446The question was: Shall Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 270 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist14447The question was: Shall Senate Bill 270 be ordered to a third reading? Motion carried.
hist14448Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 270 be given a third reading. Granted. hist14449The question was: Senate Bill 270 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in as amended? Motion carried.
hist14450Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 270 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Relating to: mortgage satisfaction and an exception to the real estate transfer fee.
hist14452The question was: Shall Senate Bill 290 be ordered to a third reading? Motion carried.
hist14453Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 290 be given a third reading. Granted. hist14454The question was: Senate Bill 290 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist14455Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 290 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. _____________
Communications
November 14, 2013
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
I will not be present for today’s session as I am out of the state. However, I would like the record to reflect how I would have voted if I was on the floor today.
Please let the record show that I would have voted in favor of Assembly Resolution 20, Assembly Joint Resolution 66, Assembly Joint Resolution 71, Assembly Bill 91, Assembly Bill 173, Assembly Bill 208, Assembly Bill 244, Assembly Bill 295, Assembly Bill 418, Assembly Bill 419, Senate Bill 270, Senate Bill 290, Assembly Joint Resolution 27, Assembly Joint Resolution 67, Assembly Bill 54, Assembly Bill 128, Assembly Bill 202, Assembly Bill 206, Assembly Bill 396, Assembly Bill 420, Senate Bill 51, Assembly Bill 489, Senate Bill 384, Assembly Bill 490, Assembly Bill 493 and Senate Bill 278.
I appreciate you taking the time to mark my support for these pieces of legislation in their respective files.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact my office.
Sincerely,
MIKE KUGLITSCH
State Representative
84th Assembly District
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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:
Tom German, guest of Representative Tittl.
Evelyn Meneses Castro from Jinotega, Nicaragua, Legislative Fellows Program participant, guest of Representative Shankland.
Sam Gehler, a political science major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, guest of Representative Sargent.
Kari Lato and Mitch Potocki from Novo Nordisk, guests of Representative Strachota.
Russ Sobotta from Sanofi, guest of Representative Strachota.
George and Kate Knodl of Menomonee Falls, parents and guests of Representative Knodl.
Jane Hawley Stevens and her daughter Savanna from North Freedom, guests of Representative Clark.
Peter Luck and Max Gordon, guests and interns of Representative Wright.
Bob Johnston, Assembly Graphic Designer, guest of Representative Jorgensen.
Taylor County Sheriff Bruce Daniels, guest of Representative Williams.
Mark Berglund from the Medford Star News, guest of Representative Williams.
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Announcements
Representative Williams asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Carol L. Vacho of Ladysmith, who passed away on November 9. Granted.
Representative Williams asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her husband, Allen R. Williams, on the occasion of his 65th birthday on November 3. Granted.
Representative Williams asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her grandson, Evan John Fechhelm, on the occasion of his 7th birthday on December 3. Granted.
Representative Wachs asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the Eau Claire Regis Girls Volleyball Team, who won the WIAA Division III State Championship. Granted.
Representative Bewley asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her husband, David Saetre, on the occasion of their 16th wedding anniversary on November 15. Granted.
Representative Shankland asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her sister, Theresa Shankland, on the occasion of her birthday today. Granted.
Representative Swearingen asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his daughter, Jessica, on the occasion of her 17th birthday on November 15. Granted.
Representative Billings asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Elva M. (Peterson) Schneider of La Crosse, on the occasion of her 99th birthday today. Mrs. Schneider is the mother of former State Representative Marlin Schneider. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Kathleen Spelbring for receiving the 2013 President’s Life Time Achievement Award from RSVP of Dane County. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Sally Carpenter of Sun Prairie, who recently retired after 38 and a half years of employment at McGovern’s Enterprises. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Heidi and Stuart Meier of Sun Prairie, and their newborn twins, Kayla and Kellen, who were born on October 28. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Dan Stokstad, owner of Stoughton Floral, for celebrating their 51st Anniversary. Granted.
Representative Goyke asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Senator Nikiya Harris, whose father passed away today. Granted.
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Adjournment
Representative Kramer moved that the Assembly stand adjourned pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
