Wednesday, March 15, 2000
10:10 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Olsen.
Representative Nass led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Special Guest
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese introduced Dan Graupner, a student from Madison West High School, who sang the Star Spangled Banner from the rostrum.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Waukau, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Skindrud - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Skindrud. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 716 offered by Representative Goetsch.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 719 offered by Representative Goetsch.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 733 offered by Representative Wood.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 114
Relating to: commending past and present members of the Friends of the State Historical Society on its 50th anniversary.
By
Representative
Nass
; cosponsored by Senator Risser
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 115
Relating to: strongly urging the U.S. senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
By
Representatives Richards, Berceau, Musser, J. Lehman, Bock, Black, Pocan, Hasenohrl, Turner, Hundertmark, Boyle, Johnsrud, Ryba, Colon, Hebl, Townsend, Wasserman, Miller and Plouff; cosponsored by Senators Robson, Risser, Burke, Baumgart, Darling, Moore and Plache.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 116
Relating to: creating a committee of conference on 1999 Senate Bill 450, relating to the distribution of national forest income payments from the federal government and making appropriations.
By
Representatives Seratti, Foti, Spillner, Handrick, Hundertmark, Albers, Kestell, Pettis, F. Lasee, Hahn, Ainsworth, Kaufert, Jensen, Kreuser, Waukau, Sherman, Reynolds, Pocan and Meyerhofer; cosponsored by Senator Breske
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 117
A755
Relating to: creating a committee of conference on 1999 Senate Bill 125, relating to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant or drugs, or both; installation of an ignition interlock device in cases involving intoxicated operation of a motor vehicle; seizure of motor vehicles for offenses related to driving while under the influence of an intoxicant; the prohibited alcohol concentration related to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant; creating a safe-ride grant program; certain alcohol beverage offenses committed by persons under the legal drinking age; making an appropriation; and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Foti and Stone.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 879
Relating to: access service rates charged to and assessment of unaffiliated telecommunications providers, creating an assistance fund for "911" and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Ott, Hoven, Bock, Carpenter, Handrick, Hebl, Powers, Hahn, Wieckert, Richards, Travis, Miller, Pocan, Boyle, Ryba, J. Lehman, Townsend, Kreuser, Berceau and Black; cosponsored by Senators Welch and Zien.
To joint committee on Information Policy
.
Assembly Bill 880
Relating to: the use of community options program funds and community integration program funds to provide services in community-based residential facilities.
By
Representatives Hundertmark, Suder, La Fave, Ainsworth, Jeskewitz, Ladwig, Montgomery, Brandemuehl, Musser, F. Lasee, Balow, Leibham, Steinbrink, Johnsrud, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Schooff, Rhoades, Plouff, Stone, Plale, Powers, Porter, Waukau, Boyle, Handrick, J. Lehman, Spillner and Kelso; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Erpenbach and Huelsman.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 881
Relating to: discontinuing the fee for issuing and renewing business tax registration certificates.
By
Representatives Leibham, Ziegelbauer, Albers, Stone, Duff, Hahn, Ryba, Owens, Ladwig, Miller, Nass, Skindrud, Pettis, La Fave, Grothman, Seratti, Hundertmark, Townsend, Gronemus, Kedzie and Hoven; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Lazich, Breske and Roessler.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 882
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for gun safes.
By
Representatives Sykora, Suder, Porter, Musser, F. Lasee, Gunderson, Petrowski, Plouff and Pettis; cosponsored by Senator Zien
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 883
Relating to: eliminating the asset requirements for medical assistance eligibility for certain individuals.
