Thursday, October 23, 2003
9:30 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Richard Carns from the Grandview Heights Baptist Church in Cuba City.
Representative Loeffelholz 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, Boyle, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Huber, Hubler, 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 Huebsch and Schooff - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Huebsch. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Schooff. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 308 offered by committee on Small Business.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 323 offered by committee on Forestry.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 323 offered by committee on Forestry.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 335 offered by Representative Ainsworth.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 507 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 559 offered by committee on Small Business.
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Relating to definitions, grounds for discipline and minor, and technical changes.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, October 14, 2003.
To committee on Health.
Referred on October 23, 2003.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 604
Relating to: contributions by electric and gas utilities to the utility public benefits fund, grants for energy conservation and other programs, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
A448
By
Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Ainsworth, Grothman, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Johnsrud, LeMahieu, M. Lehman, Lothian, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Owens, Powers, Suder, Towns, Van Roy and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, S. Fitzgerald, Breske, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Roessler and Zien.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
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Assembly Bill 605
Relating to: municipal regulation of political signs.
By
Representatives Jeskewitz, M. Lehman, Cullen, Bies, Hines, Lothian, Huber, Vrakas and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Roessler.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 606
Relating to: the size of the county board of supervisors in certain counties.
By
Representatives Underheim, Suder, F. Lasee, Bies, LeMahieu, Nass and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Kedzie and Risser.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 607
Relating to: limiting the numbers of acres under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources.
By
Representatives J. Wood, Suder, Musser, LeMahieu, Gronemus, Owens, Hines, Petrowski, Ainsworth and Lothian.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 608
Relating to: making changes to the comprehensive planning statute known as Smart Growth.
By
Representatives Albers, Berceau, Freese, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hines, Jensen, M. Lehman, Musser, Pettis, Powers, Plouff and Olsen; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Lazich.
To committee on Property Rights and Land Management.
Assembly Bill 609
Relating to: national guard tuition grants.
