Tuesday, March 2, 1999
10:00 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 Hutchison.
Representative Colon 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, 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, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Berceau - 1.
Vacancies - 35th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Berceau. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 52 offered by committee on Transportation.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 52 offered by committee on Transportation.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 52 offered by committee on Transportation.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 145
Relating to: granting creditable service under the Wisconsin retirement system for service in the federal public health service.
By
Representatives Black and Schneider; cosponsored by Senator Risser
.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 23
Relating to: celebrating March 5, 1999, as St. Piran's Day.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
23 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 23 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 25
Relating to: proclaiming May 14, 15 and 16, 1999, as Syttende Mai Weekend.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
25 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution
25. Granted.
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Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Riley. Granted.
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 25 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:07 A.M.
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12:10 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Senate Joint Resolution
9
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