Wednesday, January 10, 1996
10:50 A.M.
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Prosser in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Hutchison.
Representative La Fave 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, 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, Musser, Nass, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plache, Plombon, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Rutkowski, 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 - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Murat and Ryba - 2.
Vacancies - 21st Assembly District - 1.
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Representative R. Potter asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Murat and Ryba. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: commending Arthur L. Srb on the occasion of his retirement from the Capitol press corps.
By
Representatives Prosser, Jensen, Klusman, Green, Vrakas, Ladwig, Freese, Kunicki, Schneider and R. Potter; cosponsored by Senators Ellis, Rude, A. Lasee, Chvala, Risser and Moen
.
To calendar.
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
Assembly Bill 184
Assembly Bill 328
Assembly Bill 331
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 120
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Representative Freese asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 71 be withdrawn and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: commending Arthur L. Srb on the occasion of his retirement from the Capitol press corps.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 71 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 71. Granted.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 71 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed for thirty minutes. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:10 A.M.
1:00 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Duff asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
The Chief Clerk called the roll.
Representative Green asked unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. Granted.
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Representative Green asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for balance of today's session for Representative Hoven. Granted.
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Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 635 be withdrawn from the committee on Natural Resources and referred to the Joint Committee on Finance. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 151
Relating to: weight and length limitations for vehicles and combinations of vehicles transporting potatoes.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 151 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 151 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
151 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 151 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
151 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 261
Relating to: the definition of "meeting" under the open meetings law.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 261 be laid on the table. Granted.
Assembly Bill 378
Relating to: the investment of public library endowment funds.
