Thursday, November 1, 2001
10:13 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Reverend William R. Bartz of Monona Oaks Community Church.
Representative Miller 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 Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 98.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - 42nd Assembly District - 1.
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Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 150 offered by Representative Black.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 561 offered by Representative Black.
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Relating to course descriptions for students applying for social worker training certificates.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, October 26, 2001.
To committee on Health.
Referred on November 1, 2001.
Relating to the rights of patients to make telephone calls.
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, October 23, 2001.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
.
Referred on November 1, 2001.
Relating to examinations for original licensure and for persons licensed in another state.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, October 22, 2001.
To committee on Health.
Referred on November 1, 2001.
Relating to the minimum number of hours to be required in a social worker training certificate internship.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, October 25, 2001.
To committee on Health.
Referred on November 1, 2001.
Relating to the social worker temporary certificate to conform to a new procedure for computerized examinations.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, October 25, 2001.
To committee on Health.
Referred on November 1, 2001.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: strongly urging the former members of the Wisconsin legislature who are members of Congress to work to immediately enact the Aviation Security Act.
A497
By
Representatives Carpenter and Boyle.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: commending the State Capitol Police.
By
Representatives Sherman, Krug, Schooff, Underheim, Gronemus, Sinicki, Musser, Coggs, Lippert, M. Lehman, J. Lehman, Bock, Vrakas, Meyerhofer, Lassa, Loeffelholz, Ryba, Ladwig, Miller, Hahn, Gunderson, Freese, Bies and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Darling and Rosenzweig.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: the 1,700th anniversary of Armenian Christianity.
By
Representatives Plale, Ladwig, Turner, J. Lehman, Kreuser, Steinbrink, Stone, Richards, Starzyk, Owens, Staskunas, Jeskewitz, McCormick, Sykora, Freese, Gundrum and Lippert; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Burke, Wirch, Grobschmidt, Rosenzweig, Schultz and Lazich.
To committee on Rules.
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The committee on Environment reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 580
Relating to: water quality standards for wetlands for an activity at a site in Trempealeau County and review of certain changes to shoreland, wetland, and floodplain zoning ordinances as they relate to an activity at a site in Trempealeau County.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Kedzie, Johnsrud, Gunderson, Ott, Powers and Vrakas.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Pocan, Bock, Miller and J. Lehman.
To committee on Rules.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
Committee on Environment
The committee on Urban and Local Affairs reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 259
Relating to: the deadline for filing a tax exemption report in the city of La Crosse by a church or religious association.
Concurrence:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Gunderson, Starzyk, D. Meyer, Musser, Wasserman and Berceau.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Scott Gunderson
