9:55 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Assembly Journal
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The prayer was offered State Chaplain Charlene Cobb, of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, from Darien.
Representative Gottlieb led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Special Guest
Representative Sherman introduced John Tribys from Port Wing, who sang the "Star Spangled Banner" from the rostrum.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
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, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Taylor, Toles, 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 - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Amendments Offered
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 442 offered by Representative Musser.
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Administrative Rules
Relating to fees for copies of health care records.
Report received from Agency, March 5, 2004.
To committee on Health.
Referred on March 11, 2004 .
Relating to the process for the organization of interim banks in accordance with ch. 221, Stats.
Report received from Agency, March 3, 2004.
To committee on Financial Institutions .
Referred on March 11, 2004 .
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Introduction and Reference
of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 40
Relating to: referring calls received on the legislative hotline.
By Representative Schneider .
To committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.
Assembly Resolution 41
Relating to: election of committee officers.
By Representative Miller .
To committee on Assembly Organization .
Assembly Resolution 42
Relating to: urging the members of the U.S. Congress from this state, Wisconsin state legislature, executive branch, judicial system, county governments, city governments, village governments, town governments, University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin technical college system, and public school districts to work on securing more federal funds for the residents of Wisconsin.
By Representative J. Wood .
To committee on Rules.
A863 Assembly Resolution 43
Relating to: the representation in the total membership of all assembly standing committees combined.
By Representative Miller .
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 44
Relating to: election of assembly committee chairpersons.
By Representative Miller .
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 45
Relating to: creating in the assembly a committee on committees.
By Representative Miller .
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 75
Relating to: honoring Tom Letko for his dedicated service to the Wisconsin State Elections Board and to the people of the State of Wisconsin.
By Representative Ward ; cosponsored by Senator S. Fitzgerald.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 945
Relating to: the definition of sexually violent person, sexually violent person commitment proceedings, criteria for supervised release, escape from custody by a person who is subject to a sexually violent person commitment proceeding, creating a committee to make recommendations regarding the location of a facility for the treatment of sexual predators, payments in lieu of taxes and grants for a municipality in which such a facility is located, making an appropriation, and providing penalties.
By Representatives Staskunas, Krug, Molepske, Hubler, Cullen, Richards, Taylor, Zepnick, Sinicki and Huber; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Hansen, Moore, Reynolds and Carpenter, by request of Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 946
Relating to: the regulation of traveling sales crews, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
By Representatives Schooff, Black, Molepske, Albers, J. Lehman, Townsend, Gunderson, Berceau and Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Kanavas, Robson, Carpenter and Hansen.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 947
Relating to: the property tax exemption for leased property and creating a property tax exemption for residential housing owned by a benevolent association.
By Representative Black ; cosponsored by Senator Risser .
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions .
Assembly Bill 948
Relating to: refunding public debt that is used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities and authorizing the secretary of administration to transfer moneys from the general fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund.
By Representative Kreuser .
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 949
Relating to: creating the Dane County Council of Governments and authorizing Dane County to enact a comprehensive zoning ordinance.
By Representative Ward ; cosponsored by Senator Risser .
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 950
Relating to: authorizing a program for tuition gift certificates at the University of Wisconsin System.
By Representatives Huber, Gottlieb, Ziegelbauer, Musser, Plouff, Albers, J. Lehman, Stone, Berceau, Cullen, Wasserman and Miller; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Risser, Kanavas, Robson, Wirch and Decker.
To committee on Colleges and Universities .
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