Relating to: the lower Wisconsin state riverway concerning performance standards for structures and mobile homes, cutting and harvesting of timber, permit procedures of the counties in the riverway and of the lower Wisconsin state riverway board, reports by the department of natural resources, recreational trails and mining and quarrying activities; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and granting rule-making authority.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Johnsrud, Powers, Ott, Albers, Brandemuehl, Gunderson and Hutchison.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Black, Bock, Boyle, Baumgart and Springer.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 640
Relating to: exempting certain fruit and vegetable washing facilities from certain permitting, plan approval and licensing requirements.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Johnsrud, Powers, Ainsworth, Ott, Albers, Brandemuehl, Gunderson, Hutchison, Black, Bock, Boyle, Cullen, Baumgart and Springer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Johnsrud, Powers, Ainsworth, Ott, Albers, Brandemuehl, Gunderson, Hutchison, Black, Bock, Boyle, Cullen, Baumgart and Springer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
DuWayne Johnsrud
Chairperson
Committee on Natural Resources
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The committee on Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
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.
Adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Musser, Zukowski, Dobyns, Skindrud, Lorge, Boyle, Baldus and Vander Loop.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 62
Relating to: memorializing Congress to modify restrictions on the use of veterans mortgage bonds.
Adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Musser, Zukowski, Dobyns, Skindrud, Lorge, Boyle, Baldus and Vander Loop.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Terry Musser
Chairperson
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
Representative Green asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed until 1:00 P.M. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:20 A.M.
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RECESS
1:15 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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By Donald J. Schneider, Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has adopted and asks concurrence in:
Senate Joint Resolution 43
Concurred in as amended:
Assembly Bill 557
(Senate amendment 1 as amended by Senate amendment 13 adopted)
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CALL OF THE ASSEMBLY
Representative Duff 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 Jensen asked unanimous consent that the call of the Assembly be lifted. Granted.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 43 be withdrawn and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: designating the Pabst Theater an official state historic theater.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 43 be concurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Baldus, Baldwin, Bell, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brancel, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coleman, Cullen, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Grobschmidt, Grothman, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, Lehman, Lorge, Meyer, Murat, Musser, Nass, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plache, Plombon, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Riley, Robson, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schneider, Schneiders, Seratti, Silbaugh, Skindrud, Springer, Travis, Turner, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wilder, Wirch, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Prosser - 83.
Noes - Representatives Baumgart, Dobyns, Freese, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hasenohrl, Linton, Olsen, Reynolds, Underheim, Wood and Zukowski - 12.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Coggs, Morris-Tatum, Notestein and Williams - 4.
Motion carried.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 43 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 63 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison for its excellent doctoral programs.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 63 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 63 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative who asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
557 be withdrawn and taken up at this time. Granted.
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 nonconcurrence in Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 557.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 557 be nonconcurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Baldus, Baumgart, Brancel, Brandemuehl, Coleman, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Meyer, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plombon, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Robson, Schneider, Schneiders, Seratti, Silbaugh, Skindrud, Springer, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wilder, Wood, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Prosser - 68.
Noes - Representatives Baldwin, Bell, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Cullen, Grobschmidt, Hanson, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Murat, Plache, R. Potter, Riley, Rutkowski, Ryba, Travis, Turner, Vander Loop, Wasserman, Wirch, L. Young and R. Young - 27.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Coggs, Morris-Tatum, Notestein and Williams - 4.
Motion carried.
Representative Jensen moved that the Assembly request a committee of Conference on Assembly Bill 557.
The question was: Shall the Assembly request a committee of Conference on Assembly Bill 557.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
