One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session1:36 P.M. WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Michael Koepke with the International Fellowship of Chaplains.
Representative Cabral-Guevara led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, August, Baldeh, Behnke, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Gundrum, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pope, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Riemer, J. Rodriguez, S. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Steineke, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Macco - 1.
Vacancies - 37th Assembly District - 1.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Macco. Granted.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Schraa and Krug. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Milroy. Granted.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
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Amendments Offered
hist136017Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 99 offered by Representatives Sortwell and Kitchens. _____________
Administrative Rules
Relating to furbearer registration and tagging simplification.
hist135852No action taken by committee on Sporting Heritage on June 8, 2021. Referred on June 15, 2021.
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming the week of June 20 through June 26, 2021, as Lawnmower Safety Week throughout the state of Wisconsin.
By Representative Kurtz; cosponsored by Senator Marklein.
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Committee Reports
The committee on Campaigns and Elections reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 179
Relating to: absentee voting in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes and providing a penalty.
hist135986Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 6 - Representatives Brandtjen, Sanfelippo, Tusler, Thiesfeldt, Murphy and Rozar.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Spreitzer, Emerson and Subeck.
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Brandtjen, Sanfelippo, Tusler, Thiesfeldt, Murphy and Rozar.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Spreitzer, Emerson and Subeck.
Assembly Bill 198
Relating to: defects on absentee ballot certificates, certain kinds of election fraud, and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Brandtjen, Tusler, Thiesfeldt, Murphy and Rozar.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Spreitzer, Emerson and Subeck.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Brandtjen, Tusler, Thiesfeldt, Murphy and Rozar.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Spreitzer, Emerson and Subeck.
Assembly Bill 201
Relating to: absentee ballot applications, unsolicited mailing or transmission of absentee ballot applications and absentee ballots, canvassing absentee ballots, electronic voter registration, and providing a penalty.
hist135983Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 6 - Representatives Brandtjen, Sanfelippo, Tusler, Thiesfeldt, Murphy and Rozar.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Spreitzer, Emerson and Subeck.
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Brandtjen, Sanfelippo, Tusler, Thiesfeldt, Murphy and Rozar.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Spreitzer, Emerson and Subeck.
Assembly Bill 271
Relating to: broadcasting election night proceedings.
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Brandtjen, Sanfelippo, Tusler, Thiesfeldt, Murphy and Rozar.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Spreitzer, Emerson and Subeck.
JANEL BRANDTJEN
Chairperson
Committee on Campaigns and Elections
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The committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 297
Relating to: traffic violations when emergency or roadside response vehicles are present and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Spiros, Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Drake, Emerson and Stubbs.
Noes: 0.
JOHN SPIROS
Chairperson
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
