2003-10-21 Assembly Journal

Assembly Bill 602

Relating to: decreasing the level of authorized general obligation bonding, and payment of debt service on such bonding, for certain highway projects, and making an appropriation.

Passage:

Ayes: 15 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer and Shilling; Senators Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Decker and Moore.

Noes: 1 - Representative Pocan .

To committee on Rules.

Dean Kaufert

Assembly Chairperson

Joint committee on Finance

The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 494

Relating to: tobacco settlement agreement enforcement and providing penalties.

A439 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 8 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman, Kerkman, Staskunas, Hebl and Cullen.

Noes: 0.

Passage as amended:

Ayes: 8 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman, Kerkman, Staskunas, Hebl and Cullen.

Noes: 0.

To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 548

Relating to: limiting the amount of bond set by a court in a civil action.

Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 8 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman, Kerkman, Staskunas, Hebl and Cullen.

Noes: 0.

Passage as amended:

Ayes: 8 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Albers, Grothman, Kerkman, Staskunas, Hebl and Cullen.

Noes: 0.

To committee on Rules.

Mark Gundrum

Chairperson

Committee on Judiciary

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Chief Clerk Reports

The Chief Clerk records:

Assembly Bill 2

Presented to the Governor on Monday, October 20.

Patrick E. Fuller

Assembly Chief Clerk

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Communications

State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison

To Whom It May Concern:

Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:

Bill Number Act Number Publication Date

Assembly Bill 957October 30, 2003

Assembly Bill 4258October 30, 2003

Assembly Bill 10659October 30, 2003

Assembly Bill 32960October 30, 2003

Assembly Bill 34461October 30, 2003

Assembly Bill 20462October 30, 2003

Sincerely,

Douglas La Follette

Secretary of State

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Speaker's Communications

October 21, 2003

Representative Jim Kreuser

Assembly Democratic Leader

201 West, State Capitol

Madison, Wisconsin

Dear Representative Kreuser:

For the purposes of today only, I will allow Representative Mark Pocan and Representative Jennifer Shilling be temporarily appointed to the Joint Committee on Finance for the executive session on October 21, 2003.

Sincerely,

John G. Gard

Speaker

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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand informal. Granted.

The Assembly stood informal.

11:25 A.M.

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Informal

4:00 P.M.

The Assembly reconvened.

Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.

Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.

A quorum was present.

The roll was taken.

The result follows:

A440 Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Miller, Molepske, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Taylor, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 97.

Absent with leave - Representatives Coggs and Schooff - 2.

Vacancies - None.

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Leaves of Absence

Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Coggs and Schooff. Granted.

Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Grothman, Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Nass and Townsend. Granted.

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Calendar of Tuesday , October 21

Assembly Bill 326

Relating to: allowing funeral directors and operators of funeral establishments to copy vital records.