One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session12:54 P.M. THURSDAY, November 7, 2019
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the Chair.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Vos in the Chair.
The prayer was offered by the Most Reverend Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison.
Representative Thiesfeldt 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, 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, 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, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Considine, Riemer and Skowronski - 3.
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 Skowronski. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Considine and Riemer. Granted.
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming November 2019 to be Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.
By Representatives Hesselbein, Pope, Hebl, Anderson, Ballweg, Mursau, Vining, Sinicki, Dittrich, B. Meyers, Kolste, Milroy, Horlacher, Zamarripa, Crowley, Spreitzer, Vruwink, Subeck, Cabrera, Shankland, L. Myers, Fields, Novak, Tusler, Edming, Hintz, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Bewley, Risser and L. Taylor.
Relating to: sale, use, and final disposition of fetal body parts, reporting of sex and fetal anomaly following induced abortion, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Brandtjen, Allen, Brooks, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Hutton, Krug, Murphy, Quinn, Ramthun, Schraa, Skowronski, Sortwell, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Craig, Nass and Stroebel.
Relating to: payments to certain state veterans organizations.
By Representatives Kurtz, Anderson, Magnafici, Tusler, Vruwink, Bowen, Horlacher, Doyle, Novak and Crowley; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Ringhand, Wirch and Olsen.
hist109942To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. Relating to: the authority to shoot a wild animal causing damage to a highway.
By Representatives Edming, Ballweg, Bowen, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Kulp, Kurtz, Milroy, Mursau and Novak; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany and Marklein.
Relating to: liability exemption for the provision of previously owned eyeglasses.
By Representatives Tittl, Born, Horlacher, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Nygren, Petryk, Plumer, Skowronski, Sortwell, Steffen, Tusler, Vorpagel, Sinicki and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Olsen and L. Taylor.
Relating to: requirements for teacher preparatory programs in this state, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Representatives Kulp, Wittke, Tusler, Dittrich, Skowronski, Wichgers, Krug, Kerkman and Murphy; cosponsored by Senator Bernier.
Relating to: grants for teachers who receive certain credentials in advanced structured literacy and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Kulp, Wittke, Tusler, Mursau, Skowronski, Krug, Bowen and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Bernier and Carpenter.
Relating to: real estate disclosure reports.
By Representatives Horlacher, Stuck, Anderson, Dittrich, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Spiros, Subeck and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Olsen and Bewley.
hist109947To committee on Housing and Real Estate. Relating to: funding for the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Krug and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senator Testin.
hist109948To committee on Colleges and Universities. _____________
Committee Reports
The committee on Agriculture reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 206
Relating to: regulating hemp, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Tauchen, Kurtz, Tranel, Kitchens, Mursau, Edming, Pronschinske, Vruwink, Kolste and Spreitzer.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Tauchen, Novak, Kurtz, Tranel, Kitchens, VanderMeer, Mursau, Edming, Pronschinske, Plumer, Vruwink, Kolste and Spreitzer.
Noes: 0.
GARY TAUCHEN
Chairperson
Committee on Agriculture
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