Thursday, October 12, 1995
8:05 A.M.
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 Wood.
Representative Nass 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, Baldus, Baldwin, Baumgart, Bell, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brancel, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Coleman, Cullen, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Grobschmidt, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Musser, Nass, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plache, Plombon, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schneider, Schneiders, Seratti, Silbaugh, Skindrud, Springer, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wilder, Williams, Wirch, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Prosser - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 60
Relating to: urging Congress and the President to enact legislation to allow concurrent receipt of military longevity pay and disability benefits.
By
Representatives Musser, Olsen, Goetsch, Dobyns, Hahn, Albers, Turner, Ott, Brandemuehl, Zukowski, Seratti, Ryba, Wirch, Silbaugh, Owens, Kreuser, Grothman and Lehman; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Breske, Darling and Rosenzweig
.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Bill 614
Relating to: various changes to the family and medical leave law and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives R. Young, Bell, Plache, Wirch, Plombon, L. Young, Notestein, Wood, Robson, Hanson, Baldwin and Boyle; cosponsored by Senators Chvala, Burke, Risser, Clausing, Moen and Moore
.
To committee on Labor and Employment.
Assembly Bill 615
Relating to: requiring insurance coverage of certain immunizations for children.
By
Representatives R. Young, R. Potter, Baldus, Plombon, Grobschmidt, Morris-Tatum, Notestein, Robson, Wasserman, Wilder, Boyle and Baldwin; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Clausing, Moen and Moore
.
To committee on Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy.
Assembly Bill 616
Relating to: the regulation of the sale of merchandise below cost and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Brancel, Hahn, Lehman, Olsen, Ainsworth, Huber, Dobyns, Ott, Albers, Zukowski, Vrakas, Freese, Gard and Johnsrud; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Schultz and Buettner
.
To committee on Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill 617
Relating to: calculating an annuity for participating employes under the Wisconsin retirement system.
By
Representatives Klusman, Brancel, Hoven, Wirch, Olsen, Notestein, Dobyns, Goetsch, Grothman and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Andrea and Panzer
.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
Assembly Bill 618
Relating to: motor vehicle maximum speed limits and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Schneider, Boyle, Gronemus, Handrick, La Fave and Lehman; cosponsored by Senator Welch
.
To committee on Highways and Transportation.
Assembly Bill 619
Relating to: eligibility for a social security integrated annuity under the Wisconsin retirement system.
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By
Representatives Schneider, Zukowski, Meyer, Gronemus, Kelso, Plache, Ryba and Wilder; cosponsored by Senator Rude
.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
Assembly Bill 620
Relating to: requiring health insurers to cover medically necessary formulas and foods.
By
Representatives Plombon, Robson, Wasserman, Grobschmidt, Boyle, Vander Loop, Gronemus, Notestein, Ryba, Baumgart, Bock, Turner, R. Young and Murat
.
To committee on Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy.
Assembly Bill 621
Relating to: records relating to ride-sharing programs and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives La Fave, Olsen, Krug, Goetsch, Bock, Albers, Cullen, Hahn, Baldwin, Hasenohrl and Boyle; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Huelsman and Cowles
.
To joint committee on Information Policy.
Assembly Bill 622
Relating to: requiring a parent to provide medical and genetic information in certain actions affecting the family.
By
Representatives Black, Underheim, Ward, Ryba, Boyle, Williams, Plache and Notestein; cosponsored by Senator Risser
.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 623
Relating to: the expenditure of a sum sufficient equal to $116,854 plus interest from the transportation fund for payment of a claim against the state made by James Cape and Sons Company.
By
Representative
Ladwig
; cosponsored by Senator Petak
.
To calendar.
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CALL OF THE ASSEMBLY
Representative Klusman requested a call of the Assembly. There were sufficient seconds.
The Sergeant-at-Arms was directed to close the doors and the Chief Clerk to call the roll.
The Chief Clerk called the roll.
Representative Green asked unanimous consent that the call of the Assembly be lifted.
Representative Schneider objected.
Representative Green moved that the call of the Assembly be lifted.
The question was: Shall the call of the Assembly be lifted?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Boyle, Brancel, Brandemuehl, Coggs, Coleman, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Harsdorf, Hoven, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Krusick, Kunicki, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, Lehman, Lorge, Musser, Nass, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plombon, Porter, Powers, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schneiders, Seratti, Silbaugh, Skindrud, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wilder, Zukowski and Speaker Prosser - 64.
Noes - Representatives Baldus, Baldwin, Baumgart, Bell, Black, Bock, Carpenter, Cullen, Grobschmidt, Hanson, Hasenohrl, Huber, Kreuser, Krug, La Fave, Linton, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Plache, R. Potter, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Schneider, Springer, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Williams, Wood, L. Young, R. Young and Ziegelbauer - 34.
Absent or not voting - Representative Wirch - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Wirch asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 557
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Relating to: state finances and appropriations for the department of transportation; imposing an oil company franchise fee; authorizing populous counties to impose a petroleum products storage fee; the reporting date and payment date for the motor vehicle fuel tax; taxation of motor vehicle fuel that is not sold for use on highways; motor vehicle fuel and alternate fuel taxes and qualified motor vehicles; the formula for indexing the fuel taxes; the international fuel tax agreement and the petroleum product inspection and oil company franchise fees; authorizing construction of additional major highway projects; aids for county forest roads; environmental clean-up activities on lands acquired by the department of transportation; vehicle weight limit exceptions on a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways; numerous changes to the classified driver license system and commercial motor vehicle operation; eligibility for an occupational license; demerit point reduction for completion of a rider course relating to Type 1 motorcycle operation; vehicle accidents resulting in property damage; performance of motor vehicle registration and titling functions by motor vehicle dealers; farm truck registration; the fee for issuance or reissuance of special distinguishing motor vehicle registration plates; the fee for furnishing certain operators' records; permitting the department of transportation to make, record and use digitized images of applicants for operators' licenses and identification cards; local transportation and connecting highway aids; the funding of the urban mass transit operating assistance program; repaving a portion of I 43 in Milwaukee County; authorizing the department of transportation to conduct projects under the surface transportation discretionary grants program; railroad rehabilitation and construction loans; rehabilitation of private road crossings; the employment transit assistance program; the registration period and fees applicable to aircraft; eliminating hazardous materials transportation fees; delaying the expiration date of the disadvantaged business demonstration and training program; exempting railroad property acquired by the department of transportation from the tax-exempt property reporting requirement; granting bonding authority; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Representative Jensen moved that Assembly amendment 12 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 557 be laid on the table.
Representative Schneider moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 227 be withdrawn from the committee on Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy and taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 227 be withdrawn from the committee on Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy and taken up at this time?