One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session 9:52 A.M. THURSDAY, October 10, 2019
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Vos in the Chair.
Representative August asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Father Ubald Rugirangoga from Cyangugu, Rwanda.
Representative Stafsholt 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, August, Ballweg, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Felzkowski, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Gundrum, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, Hutton, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Kolste, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Wittke, Zamarripa and Speaker Vos - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Riemer and Zimmerman - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Knodl asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Zimmerman. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Riemer. 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 Representatives Edming, Rohrkaste and Tranel. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Anderson. Granted.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
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Amendments Offered
hist107780Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 45 offered by Representative Stafsholt. hist107774Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 353 offered by Representative James. hist107781Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 442 offered by Representative Felzkowski. _____________
Communications
October 9, 2019
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
hist107707Please add my name as a co-sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 69, relating to recognizing the contributions of the 115th Fighter Wing and showing support for basing F-35As at Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin. hist107706Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Joint Resolution 88, relating to recognizing the contributions of the 115th Fighter Wing and showing support for basing F-35As at Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin. hist107705Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Resolution 7, relating to proclaiming September 2019 as Workforce Development Month. Sincerely,
TREIG PRONSCHINSKE
State Representative
92nd Assembly District
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October 9, 2019
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
hist107741Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Resolution 10, relating to honoring the public service of Police Chief Mike Koval. hist107742Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Resolution 11, relating to proclaiming October 10, 2019, as World Homeless Day. Sincerely,
LISA SUBECK
State Representative
78th Assembly District
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October 10, 2019
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
hist107751Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 496, relating to powers of the attorney general. Sincerely,
KATRINA SHANKLAND
State Representative
71st Assembly District
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October 10, 2019
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
hist107731Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 5, relating to classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants under the Wisconsin Retirement System and the treatment of county jailers under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. Sincerely,
STAUSH GRUSZYNSKI
State Representative
90th Assembly District
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October 10, 2019
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk