hist90351Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 748 offered by Representative Hutton. hist90356The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 748 be adopted? Motion carried.
Representatives Brostoff, C. Taylor, Hesselbein, and Hintz asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
hist90357The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 748 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist90358Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 748 be given a third reading. Granted. _____________
Leaves of Absence
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Anderson. Granted. 12:57 A.M. Friday, February 23
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Berceau. Granted. 1:12 A.M. Friday, February 23
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
hist90360The question was: Assembly Bill 748 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kooyenga, Krug, Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck, Macco, Mursau, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pronschinske, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Wichgers and Speaker Vos - 58.
Noes - Representatives Barca, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kessler, Meyers, Milroy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Wachs, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick - 32.
Paired for - Representative Quinn - 1.
Paired against - Representative Anderson - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Berceau, Kolste, Kremer, Kulp, Murphy and Zimmerman - 6.
Motion carried.
hist90361Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 748 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. _____________
Special Order of
Business at 1:58 P.M.
Relating to: entrepreneurial assistance grants and making an appropriation.
hist89956Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 40 offered by Representatives Barca and Neylon. hist90363The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 40 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist90364The question was: Shall Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 40 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist90365The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 40 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist90366Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 40 be given a third reading. Granted. hist90367The question was: Assembly Bill 40 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, August, Ballweg, Barca, Bernier, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Gundrum, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Kerkman, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kooyenga, Krug, Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck, Macco, Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Nerison, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Riemer, 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 and Speaker Vos - 90.
Noes - Representative Jarchow - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Anderson, Berceau, Kolste, Kremer, Kulp, Murphy and Zimmerman - 7.
Motion carried.
hist90368Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 40 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. _____________
Visitors
During today’s session, the following visitors honored the Assembly by their presence and were welcomed by the presiding officer and the members:
Joseph McCarthy, a student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, guest and intern of Representative Allen.
Dr. Christopher Davis, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, guest of Representative Kooyenga.
Jamieann Braatz of Sun Prairie, Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) Representative and 8th time host family, guest of Representative Hebl.
Alona Paytseika, a FLEX student from the Ukraine attending school in Sun Prairie, guest of Representative Hebl.
Liza Vigentseva, a FLEX student from Kazakhstan attending school in Cuba City, guest of Representative Hebl.
Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling, guest of Representative Weatherston.
Family members in attendance for the Hometown Hero Award honoring Christopher Dustman: Jennifer, Linda, Kaitlyn, Riley, and Kevin Dustman; and James and Linda Spanske, guests of Representative Weatherston.
Family members and friends in attendance for the Hometown Hero Award honoring kidney donor Lindsey Bittorf: Ryan and Luca Bittorf; Lori and Larry Reetz; Shelley Perry; Ed and Mary Perry; Milton Chief of Police Thomas Kunkel; Diane Kraus; and Ashley Taylor, guests of Representative Vruwink.
Family members in attendance for the Hometown Hero Award honoring kidney recipient Jackson Arneson: Kristi and Jordon Goll; Tim and Jan Trezek; Art and Liz Zobel; Gregg and Kristin Arneson and their three children; and Gregg and Pam Arneson, guests of Representative Vruwink.
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Announcements
Representative Petryk asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of former State Representative Tom Larson, who passed away one year ago this week. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of James Bradley of Sun Prairie, who passed away on February 19th. Jim was a 4th generation farmer who enjoyed his occupation. He was on the Board of Directors of the Cottage Grove Coop Cenex, now known as Landmark, for 25 years and the last 3 as President. He was the Town of Sun Prairie Treasurer for many years, member of the Board of Directors for the Bank of Cottage Grove, and Governor’s appointment to the Land and Water Conservation Board. Jim and his wife, Char, celebrated 64 years of marriage and had 5 children, two of which continue the Bradley tradition of farming. Jim is the father of Assembly Records Clerk Kay Inabnet. Granted.
Representative Hesselbein asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Griffin McGrath of Madison, who passed away unexpectedly on February 14 at the age of 13. Granted.
Representatives Edming and Tittl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in memory of Reverend Billy Graham, who passed away on February 21 at the age of 99. Granted.
Representative Hintz asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Representative Terese Berceau, who has served the 76th and 77th Assembly Districts since 1998, on the occasion of her retirement from the Wisconsin State Assembly. Granted.
Representative Felzkowski asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Lucas Tjugume of Tomahawk, who was just accepted into the United States Air Force Academy and will report to the academy in June. Granted.
Representative Jacque asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his wife Renée; children Caleb, Mikayla, Langston, Siena, and Xavier; his parents Jim and Mary Jo Jacque; his in-laws Jim and Ann Peterson; constituents and colleagues for their support throughout his time in the State Assembly. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff member Mark Bender, for all his help these last two weeks of session, and these past two terms. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Speaker Pro Tempore Tyler August, who always runs session efficiently, with a sense of humor, and keeping in mind that things work best when we get along, in appreciation of all the work we’ve done together on the floor this session. Granted.
Representative Hesselbein asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her staff members, Denise Stromme, Fred Ludwig, and Alex Joers. Granted.
Representative Novak asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Patrick Sullen, on the occasion of his birthday on February 24. Granted.
Representative Crowley asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff member Tim Schabo. Granted.
Representative Crowley asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of former Wisconsin State Senator Nikiya Q. Dodd of the 6th Senate District, on the occasion of her birthday on February 22. Granted.
Representative August asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller and his staff Kay Inabnet, Doris Vande Loo, Jeryn Veserat, and Julie Martyn, for their support throughout the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. Granted.
Representative Nygren asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff member Zach Bemis, who will be leaving the Legislature to become Legal Counsel at OCI. Granted.
Representative Kessler asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff members Leon Creary and Shianyia Thao. Granted.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his children on the occasion of their birthdays - Ali’s 15th birthday on January 5; Dylan’s 17th birthday on February 28; Laura’s 19th birthday on February 28; and Brandon’s 16th birthday on February 7. Granted.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff members Bob Karius, Rusty Schultz, Bonnie Deering, Michael Luckey, and Alesha Potter, for their knowledge and support throughout the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. Granted.
Representative Wachs asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff members William Hoffman and Riley Leonard. Granted.
Representative Barca asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Representative Dana Wachs, for his distinguished legislative service. Granted.
Representative Riemer asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his uncle Peter Graan, with best wishes for a full and successful recovery. Granted.
Representative Thiesfeldt asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the students, staff, and teachers of Redeemer Lutheran School, for their support during his year of being their principal. Granted.
Representative Nerison asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his father-in-law, Gilbert Leum, on the occasion of his 90th birthday on February 26. Granted.
Representative Knodl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the United States Olympic Athletes who participated in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Granted.
Representative Edming asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff members Tyler Longsine and Alison Lange. Granted.
Representative E. Brooks asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his wife Barb, along with his staff and colleagues, for their love and support during his recovery. Granted.
Representative Doyle asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff member, Margie Berkowitz. Granted.
Representative Hintz asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his staff members Emma Campion, Aaron Collins, Chris McKinny, Emily Pritzkow, Tess Schleitwile, and Hayley Young. Granted.
Representative Considine asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Josiah Hoege, for his acceptance into the Air Force Academy. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his daughter, Jenny Hebl and fiancé Kyle Uhlenhake who will be married this coming May. Granted.
