Communications
April 6, 2017
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
hist66843Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 48, relating to expanding the definition of hate crime victims to include law enforcement officers. Sincerely,
TRAVIS TRANEL
State Representative
49th Assembly District
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April 6, 2017
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
hist66844Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 180, relating to snowmobile trail use stickers and trail aids and supplemental trail aids for snowmobile trail maintenance. Sincerely,
JAMES EDMING
State Representative
87th Assembly District
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Calendar of Thursday, April 6
Assembly Bill 109
Relating to: modifying the requirements for certain towns to withdraw from county zoning.
Representative Fields asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
hist66835The question was: Assembly Bill 109 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives August, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ott, Petryk, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Weatherston, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 57.
Noes - Representatives Allen, Barca, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Petersen, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 34.
Paired for - Representatives Jarchow, Tittl and Vorpagel - 3.
Paired against - Representatives Hintz, Stafsholt and Wachs - 3.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Anderson and Young - 2.
Motion carried.
Representative Anderson asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
hist66836Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 109 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. _____________
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed.
Representative Barca objected.
Representative Barca moved that the Assembly stand adjourned.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
The roll was taken:
The results follows:
Ayes - Representatives Barca, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 31.
Noes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, 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, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 62.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Anderson, Hintz, Jarchow, Stafsholt, Wachs and Young - 6.
Motion failed.
Representative Steineke moved that the Assembly stand recessed for the purpose of a Republican caucus.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand recessed for the purpose of a Republican caucus?
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, 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, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 62.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 31.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Anderson, Hintz, Jarchow, Stafsholt, Wachs and Young - 6.
Motion carried.
9:21 A.M.
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Recess
10:21 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
Representative Anderson asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Young asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Knodl asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Nerison. 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:
Carol Schiller and Cynthia Rawson, guests of Representative Hesselbein.
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Announcements
Representative Sinicki asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Greg "Ziggy" Zyszkiewicz, a Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services special enforcement building inspector, who was shot and killed during an attempted carjacking while on duty on March 22. Granted.
Representative Snyder asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of the four victims who lost their lives March 22 in the three separate but connected shootings near Rothschild: Everest Metro Police Detective Jason Weiland, 40, Sara Quirt-Sann, 43, Dianne Look, 67, and Karen Barclay, 62. Granted.
Representative Berceau asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of former Legislative Council Senior Staff Attorney, Russ Whitesel, who passed away on April 2 at the age of 73. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Kirk U’Ren and wife, Jenny Steiner, of Cottage Grove, who passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Granted.
Representative Schraa asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Carol Smidl of Fond du Lac, who passed away on March 25. Granted.
Representative Rohrkaste asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of George Grigsby of Neenah, who passed away on March 19, at the age of 89. Granted.
Representative Vos asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of recently retired Dallas Cowboy Tony Romo, who was born and raised in Burlington. Granted.
Representative Vos asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the first female member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Montana, who took her oath of office on April 2, 1917. Granted.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his parents, Edward and Karen Steineke, on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary. Granted.
Representative Billings asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month and all those involved throughout Wisconsin who keep our children safe. Granted.
Representative C. Taylor asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Representative Gordon Hintz and his wife, Liz, on the occasion of the birth of their daughter, Beatrix Frances, on April 5. Granted.
Representative Kuglitsch asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his grandchildren, Jackson and Emma, on the occasion of their recent birthdays. Granted.
Representative Vruwink asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his wife, Beth, on the occasion of her birthday on April 4. Granted.
