One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session11:20 A.M. THURSDAY, February 24, 2022
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
Representative Spiros asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Daniel Degner, Church Ambassador, Wisconsin Family Council.
Representative Cabrera 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, Macco, 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, Shelton, Skowronski, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Steineke, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 95.
Absent with leave - Representatives Penterman, Shankland, Sinicki and Wittke - 4.
Vacancies - None.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Penterman and Wittke. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Shankland and Sinicki. Granted.
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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 Hintz. Granted.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
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Committee Reports
The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 741
Relating to: tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Murphy, Dallman, Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara and Moses.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Hesselbein, Anderson, Shankland and Stubbs.
DAVID MURPHY
Chairperson
Committee on Colleges and Universities
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The committee on Consumer Protection reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 734
Relating to: liability exemption for motor vehicle sellers after sale.
hist154743Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 6 - Representatives Dittrich, Edming, Skowronski, VanderMeer, Sortwell and Macco.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Pope and McGuire.
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Dittrich, Edming, Skowronski, VanderMeer, Sortwell and Macco.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Pope and McGuire.
BARBARA DITTRICH
Chairperson
Committee on Consumer Protection
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 222
Relating to: posting the child abuse and neglect reporting hotline in school buildings.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Thiesfeldt, Wittke, Ramthun, Wichgers, Mursau, Duchow, Rozar, Pope, Considine, Hebl, Vruwink and Behnke.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 899
Relating to: requiring one credit of personal financial literacy for high school graduation.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Thiesfeldt, Wittke, Ramthun, Wichgers, Mursau, Duchow, Rozar and Behnke.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Pope, Considine, Hebl and Vruwink.
JEREMY THIESFELDT
Chairperson
Committee on Education
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The committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 766
Relating to: boating enforcement aids and making an appropriation.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Mursau, Krug, Wichgers, Edming, Pronschinske, Swearingen, Tittl, Moses, Callahan, Milroy, Andraca, Hebl, Sinicki and Snodgrass.
Noes: 0.
JEFFREY MURSAU
Chairperson
Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation
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The committee on Transportation reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 715
Relating to: exemptions from the requirement that an original driver's license be a probationary license.
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Plumer, Spiros, Vorpagel, Thiesfeldt, Skowronski, Ramthun, Brooks, Callahan, Considine, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Shelton and Snodgrass.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 716
Relating to: issuance of temporary motor vehicle operation plates and permits to dealers and providing a penalty.
