One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session6:26 P.M. WEDNESDAY, January 22, 2020
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 Rabbi Hannah Wallick of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
Representative Crowley 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, 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, Riemer, 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, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Krug - 1.
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 Krug. Granted.
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Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
6:43 P.M.
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Recess
6:57 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
Speaker Vos appointed Representatives Kulp and Subeck to escort Governor Tony Evers from his office to the Assembly Chamber.
The Assembly stood informal.
Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Anne Tonnon Byers announced the arrival of the Honorable Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Anne Tonnon Byers announced the arrival of the members of the Wisconsin State Senate.
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Joint Convention
The houses went into joint convention.
Senate President Roth presiding.
Senator Roth recognized the presence of Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, Attorney General Josh Kaul, Superintendent of Public Instruction Carolyn Stanford Taylor and State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski; Chief Justice Patience Roggensack, Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley, Justice Daniel Kelly, Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet and Justice Brian Hagedorn of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; and Wisconsin Tribal Leaders Chairman Doug Cox of the Menomonee Tribe of Wisconsin, Treasurer Trish King of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin; President Shannon Holsey of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Vice Chairwoman Lorraine Gouge of the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, President Marlon WhiteEagle of the Ho Chunk Nation, Chairman Rick Peterson of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, President Joseph Wildcat, Sr. of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians and Chairman Ned Daniels of the Forest County Potawatomi.
Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms Anne Tonnon Byers announced the arrival of Governor Tony Evers.
Escorted by Senators Kooyenga and Miller, and Representatives Kulp and Subeck, Governor Tony Evers took his place at the rostrum to deliver his state of the state address.
Pursuant to Joint Rule 73, the governor’s message is printed in the Senate journal only. Representative Steineke moved that the joint convention arise.
The question was: Shall the joint convention arise?
Motion carried.
7:41 P.M.
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The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
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Adjournment
Representative Steineke moved that the Assembly stand adjourned pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
The question was: Shall the Assembly stand adjourned?
Motion carried.
The Assembly stood adjourned.
7:42 P.M.
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Amendments Offered
hist114359Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 473 offered by Representative Pope. hist114381Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 501 offered by Representative Loudenbeck. hist114421Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 556 offered by Representative Loudenbeck. hist114347Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 569 offered by Representative Emerson. hist114349Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 569 offered by Representative Emerson. hist114380Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 569 offered by Representative Spreitzer. hist114422Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 690 offered by Representative Plumer. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: leasing tax exempt property of a church or religious organization to an educational association.
By Representatives Wittke, Loudenbeck and McGuire; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Kooyenga and Carpenter.
Relating to: employer liability for not drug testing employees and prospective employees.
By Representatives Sortwell, Bowen, Anderson, Brostoff, Emerson, Spreitzer and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Smith and Larson.
hist114403To committee on Small Business Development.
