Committee Reports
The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 1
Relating to: coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions.
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Sanfelippo, Kurtz, Rodriguez, Edming, Skowronski, Wichgers, Murphy, VanderMeer, Felzkowski, Magnafici, Subeck and Vining.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Kolste, Riemer and Anderson.
JOE SANFELIPPO
Chairperson
Committee on Health
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Executive Communications
January 7, 2019
The Honorable Robin Vos
Speaker of the Assembly
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
The Honorable Roger Roth
President of the Senate
220 South, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53707
Dear Assembly Speaker Vos and Senate President Roth:
I respectfully request a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature for January 22, 2019 at 7:00 PM. This joint session will be for the purpose of delivering the 2019 State of the State Address.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. I look forward to addressing the full legislature as well as the citizens of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
Tony Evers
Governor
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Speaker’s Communications
January 11, 2019
The Honorable Tony Evers
Governor of the State of Wisconsin
115 East, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Governor Evers:
The state of Wisconsin is enjoying the best economy in decades, historic low unemployment and unprecedented business growth. By working together, we have implemented important changes that have benefited the hard-working families in our state. The coming year presents more opportunities to move Wisconsin forward. It is our honor to invite you to deliver the State of the State address to a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature on January 22, 2019 in the Assembly chambers.
We look forward to hearing the address and to working together to shape an even better future for our state and its citizens. Thank you for considering the request.
Sincerely,
Robin J. Vos
Assembly Speaker
Roger roth
Senate President
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January 22, 2019
The Honorable Tony Evers
Governor of the State of Wisconsin
115 East, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Governor Evers:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute Section 13.55 (1)(a) 1.d, I am appointing Representative Ron Tusler to the Commission on Uniform State Laws. I am sure Representative Tusler will continue to be a valuable member on this commission.
Sincerely,
Robin J. Vos
Assembly Speaker
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Calendar of Tuesday, January 22
Relating to: coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
1:23 P.M.
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Recess
2:07 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
Representative Milroy asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
hist97189Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 offered by Representatives Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kolste, Meyers, Milroy, Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa. _____________
Point of Order
hist97193Representative Steineke rose to the point of order that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f). Speaker Pro Tempore August ruled the point of order well taken.
hist97194Representative Spreitzer appealed the decision of the Chair. hist97195The 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, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Horlacher, Hutton, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Oldenburg, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 60.
Noes - Representatives Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kolste, Meyers, Milroy, Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa - 35.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Kulp, Macco and Tranel - 3.
Motion carried.
hist97190Pursuant to a unanimous consent request by Representative Hebl, Speaker Pro Tempore August’s explanation of the ruling on the point of order will be printed in a later journal. Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 offered by Representatives Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kolste, Meyers, Milroy, Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa.
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Point of Order
hist97196Representative Steineke rose to the point of order that Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f). hist97197Speaker Pro Tempore August ruled the point of order well taken. Representative Spreitzer appealed the decision of the Chair.
hist97198The question was: Shall the ruling of the chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?
