One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session12:46 P.M. TUESDAY, March 14, 2023
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 Leon Valliere, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
The Color Guard posted the colors.
Alexander VanZile Jr., Brave of Mole Lake, Sokaogon Chippewa Community, 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, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, August, Baldeh, Bare, Billings, Binsfeld, Bodden, Born, Brooks, Cabrera, Callahan, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goeben, Goyke, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Haywood, Hong, Hurd, Jacobson, Joers, S. Johnson, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Macco, Madison, Magnafici, Maxey, McGuire, Michalski, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Nedweski, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ratcliff, Rettinger, Riemer, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Schraa, Schutt, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Behnke, Brandtjen and Rodriguez - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Behnke, Brandtjen and Rodriguez. Granted.
Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Novak. Granted.
Representative Subeck asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Myers. Granted.
The following guests were in attendance in the Assembly Chamber for the State of the Tribes Address: Governor Tony Evers; Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez; Attorney General Josh Kaul; State Treasurer John Leiber; Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly; Chief Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Justice Patience Roggensack, Justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley, Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet, Justice Brian Hagedorn and Justice Jill Karofsky of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; and members of Wisconsin State Senate.
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State of the Tribes Address
Speaker Vos introduced Robert VanZile Jr., Tribal Chairman, Sokaogon Chippewa Community, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
The Color Guard retired the colors.
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Speaker Vos asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.