Tuesday, January 28, 1997
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Brancel in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Ladwig.
Representative Hebl 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, Baldwin, Baumgart, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Musser, Nass, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schafer, Schneider, Seratti, Skindrud, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Brancel - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 16
Relating to: commending the Green Bay Packers' organization, team and fans for their accomplishments during the past season, playoffs and Super Bowl.
By
Representatives Kelso, Ryba and Green; cosponsored by Senator Drzewiecki
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 11
Relating to: requiring the office of the commissioner of insurance to provide information and technical assistance to employes and former employes who lose health care coverage and requiring information about an employe benefit plan in the notice to the department of industry, labor and job development before a business closing or mass layoff.
By
Representatives Ourada, Ainsworth, Baumgart, Bock, Boyle, Dobyns, Freese, Goetsch, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hasenohrl, Huber, Kaufert, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, M. Lehman, Musser, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Plale, Ryba, Seratti, Springer, Sykora, Turner, Wasserman, R. Young, Zukowski, R. Potter and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Wirch, Buettner, Cowles, Decker and Grobschmidt.
To committee on Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy.
Assembly Bill 12
Relating to: public comments at meetings of governmental bodies.
By
Representatives Ourada, Dobyns, Duff, Freese, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Hasenohrl, Huber, Jensen, Kreibich, Krug, Murat, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Plale, Seratti, Springer, Ward, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski, F. Lasee, Linton, Lazich, R. Potter and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Fitzgerald, Farrow, Grobschmidt and Wirch.
To committee on Government Operations
.
Assembly Bill 13
Relating to: political contributions by lobbyists, principals and certain committees during certain periods and providing a penalty.
By
Representative
Black
.
To committee on Campaign Finance Reform
.
Assembly Bill 14
Relating to: access to juvenile records by an arson investigator.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Krug, Zukowski, Porter, Huebsch, Skindrud, Turner, Ziegelbauer, Gunderson, Green, Dobyns, Freese, Walker, M. Lehman, Seratti, Ott, Ainsworth, Kaufert, Musser, Otte, La Fave, Plale, Kreibich, Goetsch, Kreuser, Hahn, Nass, Grothman, Olsen, Hasenohrl, Owens, Huber, Sykora, Kelso, Lazich, Schafer, Powers and Kedzie; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Huelsman, Drzewiecki, Buettner, Zien, Rosenzweig, Cowles and Farrow.
To committee on Children and Families
.
Relating to: requiring insurance coverage of breast reconstruction.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Notestein, Krug, Handrick, Huebsch, Turner, Wasserman, Ziegelbauer, Gunderson, Baumgart, Bock, Gronemus, Urban, Seratti, R. Potter, Riley, Owens, Musser, Otte, Plale, Ward, Hahn, Baldwin, Sykora, Kelso and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Clausing, Buettner and A. Lasee.
To committee on Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy.
Assembly Bill 16
Relating to: an official state language, encouragement of cultural diversity, use of English for governmental written expression, acquiring language proficiency and use of languages for nongovernmental purposes.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Zukowski, Sykora, Hutchison, Handrick, Porter, Ott, Ziegelbauer, Gunderson, Hoven, Green, Freese, Urban, M. Lehman, Duff, Seratti, Ainsworth, Owens, Musser, Otte, Ward, Goetsch, Grothman, Schafer, Nass and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, Buettner, Zien, Farrow and A. Lasee.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 17
Relating to: installation of an ignition interlock device in cases involving intoxicated operation of a motor vehicle.
By
Representatives Cullen, Dobyns, Notestein, Wasserman, Turner, Bock, Ryba, La Fave, Ainsworth, Harsdorf, Ziegelbauer, Huber, Springer, Goetsch, Kreibich, Murat, Travis, Hasenohrl, Hahn, Olsen, Gunderson, Walker, Ott and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Wirch, Grobschmidt, Risser, Huelsman, Rosenzweig and Weeden.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 18
Relating to: increasing the maximum permissible length for certain 3-vehicle combinations.
By
Representatives Brandemuehl, Musser, Owens and Powers; cosponsored by Senator Schultz
.
To committee on Highways and Transportation
.
Assembly Bill 19
Relating to: the use of strobe lights on human service vehicles and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Brandemuehl, Freese, Dobyns, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Kreibich, Kreuser, M. Lehman, Notestein, Ott, Otte, Plale, Seratti, Sykora, Urban, Ward, Zukowski and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senator Buettner
.
To committee on Highways and Transportation
.
Assembly Bill 20
Relating to: the method of estimating the number of children residing in a school district for purposes of taking an annual school count.
By
Representatives Nass, Porter, Musser, M. Lehman, Ward, Hahn, Jensen, Owens, Grothman, Ott and Gunderson.
To committee on Mandates.
Assembly Bill 21
Relating to: prohibiting prisoners from smoking in state prisons and providing a penalty.
