Wisconsin Legislature: rutkowski, james a

Bill to increase tax rate or fee: two-thirds approval required; exceptions provided [Joint rule 15]

(offered)A 160

(failed to adopt pursuant to SJR-1)A 786

Bills creating a state symbol must also remove an existing symbol
[Joint rule 61]

(offered)S 63

(failed to adopt pursuant to SJR-1)S 575

Joint rules revised [Joint rules 14, 32 (1)(intro.) and (i), (2), 34, 35, 41 (3)(a) to (g), 42 (2), 44 (title), (1) and (2) (a), 45 (2) and (3), 46 (2) and (4), 48 (1) and (4), 52 (1)(intro.), (b) and (e), (1)(a) and (7), 53 (1)(intro.) and (2)(a), 54 (2) and (3), 56 (1), 59, chapter 7 (title), 62, 63, 64 (title) and (1)(intro.), 65, 66, 71, 72, 73 (1) to (5), (6), 74 (1) and (2)(intro.) and (f), 75 (1), 76, 77 (intro.) and (4), (5) and (6), 78, 79 (1) and (5), 81 (1)(intro.) and (2)(c), 83 (2)(c), 84 (1), (85, 87 (3)(c) 1. and 2. and 98 (1), (2)(b) and (3)]

(offered)A 2

(adopted)A 2

(offered)S 24

(concurred in) - S 49

LRB drafting services: state agencies' privilege removed [Joint rule 51 (2)]

(offered)A 51

(failed to adopt pursuant to SJR-1)A 786

rules _ senate Rules — Senate

Senate rules revised [Senate rules 24, 41 (1) (e), 50 (1)]

(offered)S 2

(adopted)S 2

ruling of the chair _ assembly Ruling of the chair — Assembly

AB-421, motion to suspend Assembly rules 15 (1)(a) and 15 (5) and withdraw from committee out of order under s.13.50 (6), Wis.Stats.

(taken under advisement) - A 411

(ruled well taken: Assembly does not have authority to suspend statutes when points of order are made) - A 494

AB-441, motion to withdraw and rerefer to committee ruled well taken: 2/3 vote not required because 21-day period was based on revival date re SJR-47 - A 852

AB-463 must be referred to JCF under s.13.093, Wis.Stats. (Ruled not well taken because the proposal does not have to be referred to JCF before action in either house) - A 427

AB-768 (A.Amdt.25 to A.Sub.Amdt.1), not properly before Assembly under s.13.50 (6)(b), Wis.Stats.

(taken under advisement) - A 873

(ruled well taken: Assembly does not have authority to suspend statutes when points of order are made) - A 877

Ap8 SB-2 (A.Sub.Amdt.1), not germane under Assembly rule 54 (3)(f). (ruled not well taken) - A 910

SJR-47: A.Amdt.1 not germane under Assembly rule 93 (1). (Ruled well taken because it expands the scope of extraordinary session) - A 803

rutkowski, james a Rutkowski, James A.

Resigned effective 12/7/97. Represented 82nd Assembly district. (Appointed commissioner to the Wisconsin Labor and industry review commission.)
- A 449

seat assignments Seat assignments

Assembly seating assignments - A 46

Assembly seating assignments revised - A 450, 498, 801

secretary of state _ communication to assembly Secretary of state — Communication to Assembly

Constitutional amendments eligible for 2nd consideration - A 9

secretary of state _ communication to senate Secretary of state — Communication to Senate

Constitutional amendments eligible for 2nd consideration - S 2

sergeant_at_arms _ assembly Sergeant-at-arms — Assembly

Kelly, Steve: appointed assistant sergeant-at-arms - A 9

Reappointed - A 490

Scocos, John: elected - A 8

Resignation - A 380

Solie, Denise: elected - A 489

sergeant_at_arms _ senate Sergeant-at-arms — Senate

Hochkammer, Jon H.: elected - S 2

speaker of the assembly Speaker of the Assembly

Brancel, Ben: elected - A 6

Resigned effective 11/2/97 (Appointed Secretary of Wisconsin Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection) - A 381

Jensen, Scott R.: elected - A 382

speaker pro tempore of the assembly Speaker pro tempore of the Assembly

Freese, Stephen: elected - A 8

Special session proclamation, see Governor

spillner, joan h. _wade_ Spillner, Joan H. (Wade)

Oath of office administered. Elected to 42nd Assembly district in 1/13/98 special election - A 497

stone, jeff Stone, Jeff

Oath of office administered. Elected to 82nd Assembly district in 4/7/98 special election - A 801

veto message _ assembly Veto message — Assembly

AB-100, budget bill (partial veto) - A 322

AB-242, dangerous substances in food or drink - A 960

AB-351, sentencing revisions (partial veto) - A 946

AB-768, budget adjustment bill (partial veto) - A 927

AB-842, administrative rule cost-benefit analysis - A 960

veto message _ senate Veto message — Senate

SB-147, mobile home park water and sewer service (partial veto) - S 655

SB-315, health care providers (partial veto) - S 655

SB-360, brewer and alcohol beverage wholesalers - S 654

SB-362, budget bill technical changes (partial veto) - S 374

SB-473, school facilities (partial veto) - S 741

SB-494, child support (partial veto) - S 649

weeden, timothy l Weeden, Timothy L.

Resigned effective 12/4/98. Represented 15th Senate district - S 804

wisconsin sesquicentennial Wisconsin sesquicentennial

Assembly resolved into a Committee of the whole for session at the First capitol historic site in Belmont - A 482

Coggs, Representative Spencer: remarks on celebration of Black history in Wisconsin and the Wisconsin sesquicentennial - A 627

Dodge, Henry: original message of statehood, October 19, 1847 - A 480

Dodge, Henry: proclamation re constitution, April 11, 1848 - A 480

Dodge, Henry: territorial proceedings address, October 18, 1847 - A 480

Heffernan, Nathan (former Wisconsin chief justice): remarks on celebration of Wisconsin sesquicentennial - A 477, 625

Jensen, Representative Scott R. (Speaker of the Assembly): remarks on statehood - A 486

Polk, President James: an act for the admission of the state of Wisconsin into the Union, May 29, 1848 - A 480

Risser, Senator Fred A. (President of the Senate): remarks on sesquicentennial celebration of statehood - S 389

Schneider, Representative Marlin: remarks on statehood - A 483

Thompson, Governor Tommy: Wisconsin sesquicentennial address at the First capitol historic site in Belmont - A 477