The result follows:
Present - Representatives Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hines, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jeskewitz, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kramer, Krusick, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Roth, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zipperer and Speaker Huebsch - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Fields and Kreuser - 2.
Vacancies - None.
Speaker Huebsch in the chair.
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Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Fields and Kreuser. Granted.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Gunderson and Montgomery. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Pocan, Sheridan and A. Williams. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 551
Relating to: convening and conduct of committees of conference on biennial budget bills.
By
Representatives Parisi, Pocan, Shilling, Black, Jorgensen, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Sheridan, Hebl, Mason, Benedict, Staskunas, Berceau, Boyle, Hilgenberg, Fields, Nelson and A. Williams.
To committee on Assembly Organization
.
Assembly Bill 552
Relating to: withholding of legislator pay and appropriation authority for state government programs and operations.
By
Representatives Molepske, Boyle, Wood, Mason, Soletski, Hintz and Fields.
To committee on Assembly Organization
.
Assembly Bill 553
Relating to: limiting the use of the lowest responsible bidder process and requiring local units of government to use the qualification-based selection process for certain public works consulting contracts.
By
Representatives Gottlieb, Smith, Albers, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Mursau, Nelson, Newcomer, A. Ott, Richards, Stone, Townsend and Moulton; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Decker, Grothman, Hansen, Kanavas, Kedzie and Wirch.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 554
Relating to: nursery dealers, nursery growers, Christmas tree growers, and granting rule-making authority.
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By
Representatives A. Ott, Musser, Gunderson, Hahn, Gronemus and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Olsen, Schultz and Lassa.
To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 555
Relating to: the veterans tuition reimbursement program.
By
Representatives Musser, Petrowski, Bies, Hubler, Turner, Owens, Sinicki, A. Ott, Sheridan, M. Williams, Pocan, Hahn, Gunderson, Zepnick, Nass and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Leibham, Lassa, Roessler, Coggs, Schultz and Vinehout.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 556
Relating to: the reporting of child abuse or neglect exemption for privileged information.
By
Representatives Strachota, Hines, Boyle, Parisi, Berceau, Zepnick, Grigsby, Sheridan, Pope-Roberts, Musser, Ballweg and Hraychuck; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Vinehout, Lassa, Harsdorf, Darling, Roessler and Olsen.
To committee on Public Health
.
Assembly Bill 557
Relating to: increasing the amount of the early stage seed and angel investment credits.
By
Representatives Strachota, Jeskewitz, Fields, Kerkman, Gunderson, LeMahieu, Shilling, Van Roy, Sheridan, Tauchen, Smith, Pridemore, Vos, Zipperer and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Darling, Kedzie, Roessler, Sullivan, Olsen, Leibham and Kapanke.
To committee on Jobs and The Economy
.
Assembly Bill 558
Relating to: child safety restraint systems and safety belt use requirements in motor vehicles.
By
Representatives Pridemore, Roth, Vukmir, LeMahieu, Hahn and Newcomer; cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Grothman and A. Lasee.
To committee on Transportation
.
Assembly Bill 559
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for sales tax paid for the right to purchase season admission to athletic events sponsored by an institution of higher education.
By
Representatives Montgomery, Kerkman, Ziegelbauer, Cullen, Stone, Nass, Kaufert, Jeskewitz, Hebl, Fields, Townsend, Musser, Pridemore and Kleefisch; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Sullivan and Roessler.
To committee on Ways and Means
.
Assembly Bill 560
Relating to: regulating the purchase and sale of scrap metal and other metal items, the determination of property value of scrap metal for a theft conviction, creating a civil cause of action regarding scrap metal, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Montgomery, Honadel, Zepnick, Hahn, Davis, Nerison, Soletski, Steinbrink, Staskunas, J. Ott, A. Ott, Gronemus, LeMahieu, Gottlieb, M. Williams, Petrowski, Suder, Sheridan, Kerkman, Gunderson, Kleefisch, Van Roy, Bies, Rhoades, Albers, Vos, Kestell, Hines, Hraychuck and Nelson; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Hansen, Harsdorf, Cowles, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Schultz, Grothman, Kapanke and A. Lasee.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
.
Assembly Bill 561
Relating to: the regulation of certain telecommunications utilities and the public service commission's jurisdiction over public utilities in general.
By
Representatives Montgomery, Van Roy, Gunderson, Hahn, Gronemus, Albers, Hubler, Vos, A. Ott, Petersen, Nygren and Wood; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Breske, Kreitlow, Schultz, Olsen and Kedzie.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
.
Assembly Bill 562
Relating to: information provided by a person required to register as a sex offender.
By
Representatives Jorgensen, Hraychuck, Albers, Berceau, Hixson, Hubler, Sinicki, Staskunas, Turner, A. Williams and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Taylor and Hansen.
To committee on Corrections and Courts
.
Assembly Bill 563
Relating to: an addition to the 2005-07 Authorized State Building Program and granting bonding authority.
By
Representatives Kaufert, Montgomery, Albers, Seidel, Hahn, Kleefisch, A. Ott, Musser, Roth, Vos and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Schultz, Darling, Olsen and Roessler.
To joint committee on Finance
.
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The committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 108
Relating to: free access to state parks and state trails by certain disabled veterans and former prisoners of war.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kaufert, M. Williams, Gunderson, Bies, Hines, Van Roy, Van Akkeren, Soletski, Hraychuck, Young and Schneider.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kaufert, M. Williams, Gunderson, Bies, Hines, Van Roy, Van Akkeren, Soletski, Hraychuck, Young and Schneider.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Dean Kaufert
Chairperson
Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties
Representative Jeskewitz introduced the Badger Girls State Governor, Maria Myles from Menomonee Falls, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Representative Nerison introduced the October 2007 Hometown Hero Award recipients, including Cindy Ackerman, Vernon County's Director of Emergency Management; Darin Gudgeon, Richland County's Director of Emergency Management; Roger Martin, Crawford County's Director of Emergency Management; Marianne Stanek, Public Health Officer; and Robert Naegel, local amateur radio coordinator. Darin Gudgeon addressed the members from the rostrum.
