Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
hist65071Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Joint Resolution 11, relating to funding in bills placing requirements on local governmental units (first consideration). hist65072Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 66, relating to leases of real property for executive agencies and a plan to relocate the Department of Children and Families headquarters. hist65073Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 67, relating to penalties for violations related to the motor vehicle liability insurance requirement, proof of financial responsibility, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. hist65074Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 99, relating to committing a fifth or sixth offense related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and providing a criminal penalty. Sincerely,
CHUCK WICHGERS
State Representative
83rd Assembly District
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Calendar of Tuesday, March 7
hist65086Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 13 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Assembly Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Thomas Larson.
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Special Guests
Representative Petryk introduced the family of Mr. Tom Larson, including his wife, Mary Larson; his son John and his wife Jenny; his son Roger and his wife Athena; Todd Ronnander and his wife Michele Goodwin; and his grandchildren Hunter, Remington and Citori Larson and Mercedes and Hattie Ronnander, who joined him at the rostrum.
hist65087The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 13 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist65104Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent to be added as a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 13. Granted. hist65088Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 13 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Assembly Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: proclaiming February 26, 2017, to March 4, 2017, as Eating Disorders Awareness Week in Wisconsin.
hist65091The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 8 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist65092Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 8 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Senate Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: designating March 3, 2017, as National Speech and Debate Education Day.
hist65093The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 5 be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist65094Representative Jacque asked unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 5. Granted. Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 5 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Senate Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: proclaiming February 2017 as Black History Month.
hist65101The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 7 be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist65105Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 7. Granted. hist65102Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 7 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. hist65103Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Resolution 6 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted. Assembly Resolution 6
Relating to: honoring the life and contributions of Michael "Mike" Robert Biadasz.
hist65106The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 6 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist65107Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair. Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 2 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Relating to: due dates for filing income and franchise tax returns, paying estimated income and franchise tax installment payments, and filing withholding tax returns.
hist65109The question was: Shall Senate Bill 2 be ordered to a third reading? Motion carried.
hist65110Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 2 be given a third reading. Granted. hist65111The question was: Senate Bill 2 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, Anderson, August, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Fields, Gannon, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kolste, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Mason, Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Riemer, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wachs, Weatherston, Wichgers, Young, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 98.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representative Milroy - 1.
Motion carried.
hist65112Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 2 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Assembly Bill 26
Relating to: due dates for filing income and franchise tax returns, paying estimated income and franchise tax installment payments, and filing withholding tax returns.
hist65113Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 26 be laid on the table. Granted. Assembly Bill 29
Relating to: practice requirement for licensure as a clinical social worker.
hist65114Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 29 be referred to the committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform. Granted. Assembly Bill 30
Relating to: examinations for certification or licensure by the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
hist65115Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 30 be referred to the committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform. Granted. Assembly Bill 31
Relating to: a minimum limit on the amount of chubs that may be commercially harvested from the waters of Lake Michigan.
hist65116Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 31 be referred to the committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage. Granted. hist65118Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 10 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Relating to: definition of tetrahydrocannabinols and the use of cannabidiol.
hist65084Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 10 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Stuck, Brostoff, Bowen, Goyke, Riemer, Genrich, Berceau, Wachs, Shankland, Zamarripa and Anderson. Point of Order
hist65122Representative Kleefisch rose to the point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 10 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f). hist65123Speaker Pro Tempore August ruled the point of order well taken. Representative C. Taylor appealed the decision of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the ruling of the chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 64.
Noes - Representatives Anderson, Barca, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 34.
Absent or not voting - Representative Milroy - 1.
