Thursday, February 17, 2005
9:15 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Jeff Blain of Ascension Lutheran Church in Fond du Lac.
Representative Townsend 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, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Lamb, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 95.
Absent with leave - Representatives Fields, Kessler, Sinicki and Wood - 4.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Wood. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Fields, Kessler and Sinicki. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 63 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 63 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 90 offered by committee on Judiciary.
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Relating to reporting of analytical data to the department and the procedure for returning to compliance following an MCL violation of the nitrate, nitrite, or combined nitrate and nitrite standards.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, February 8, 2005.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Referred on February 17, 2005.
Relating to the whole effluent toxicity (WET) test methods.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, February 8, 2005.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Referred on February 17, 2005.
Relating to trout fishing in Richland and Vernon counties.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, February 8, 2005.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Referred on February 17, 2005.
Relating to military vehicle operator CDL exemption.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, February 9, 2005.
To committee on Transportation.
Referred on February 17, 2005.
Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: condemning the anti-American hate speech promoted by Professor Ward L. Churchill.
By
Representatives Nass, Kreibich, Zepnick, Owens, LeMahieu, Gunderson, Montgomery, Lothian, Vos, Suder, Kleefisch, Strachota, Pridemore, Kerkman, Van Roy, McCormick, Vukmir, Meyer, J. Fitzgerald, Hahn and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Harsdorf, Brown, Leibham, Kedzie, Lazich and Kapanke.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 16
Relating to: proclaiming May 13, 14, and 15, 2005, Syttende Mai Weekend.
By
Representatives Hebl, Pocan, Parisi, Black, Benedict, Musser, Kerkman, Boyle, Owens, Hahn, Petrowski, Albers, Lehman, Van Akkeren, Sheridan, Kessler, Travis, Pope-Roberts, Seidel, Toles, Berceau, Shilling, Colon, Zepnick, Grigsby, Steinbrink, Hines and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Miller, Risser and Kapanke.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 103
Relating to: disclosure of facsimile transmission numbers.
By
Representatives Pettis, Underheim, Albers, Ballweg, Gielow, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Musser and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Roessler, Stepp and Wirch.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 104
Relating to: increasing the amount of the individual income tax subtract modification for social security benefits.
By
Representatives Kerkman, Owens, Albers, Bies, Boyle, Davis, Freese, Gielow, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Kreibich, LeMahieu, McCormick, Meyer, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore, Suder, Townsend, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas and Wood; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Darling, Harsdorf, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Roessler and Stepp.
To committee on Ways and Means.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 105
Relating to: state contractual service contracting procedures and information and fiscal estimate cost mitigation analyses, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from and extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures.
By
Representatives Gottlieb, Jensen, Davis, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Kaufert, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, McCormick, Moulton, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Pridemore, Staskunas and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Ellis, Brown, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Zien.
To committee on Budget Review.
Assembly Bill 106
Relating to: expanding the individual income tax deduction for college tuition expenses.
By
Representatives Wood, Kreibich, Hines, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, McCormick, Moulton, Nass, Ott, Petrowski, Suder and Vos; cosponsored by Senator Kanavas
.
To committee on Ways and Means.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 107
Relating to: the cutoff time for receipt of documents for filing and recording with a register of deeds, federal tax lien forms, and maintenance of county highway registers.
