Assembly Bill 98
Relating to: insurance coverage of hospital services after a mastectomy.
By
Representatives Robson, Ladwig, R. Potter, Hanson, Baldwin, Seratti, Williams, Linton, Notestein, R. Young, Black, Musser, Cullen, Wasserman, Ziegelbauer, Carpenter, Turner, Reynolds, Ryba, Boyle and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Rosenzweig, Plache, Clausing, Buettner, Moen, Wirch and Risser.
To committee on Mandates.
Relating to: eligibility for the homestead tax credit.
By
Representatives Murat, Goetsch, Reynolds, Hasenohrl, Boyle and Vander Loop.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 100
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 1997 legislature, and making appropriations.
By
joint committee on Finance, by request of Governor Tommy G. Thompson.
To joint committee on Finance.
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The committee on Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 61
Relating to: fees for fish and game licenses and stamps, bear hunting, shining bear, the bear hunting approval system, the wildlife damage surcharge and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Johnsrud, Powers, Brandemuehl, Ott, Gunderson, Hutchison, Black, Bock, Huber and Baumgart.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Johnsrud, Brandemuehl, Ott, Gunderson, Hutchison, Black, Bock, Huber and Baumgart.
Noes: 1 - Representative Powers.
To joint committee on Finance.
DuWayne Johnsrud
Chairperson
Committee on Natural Resources
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 24 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: the life and public service of Martin Eugene Schreiber.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 24 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 24. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 24 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 27 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: celebrating March 1, 1997, as St. David's Day.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 27 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 27 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 28 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: declaring the week of February 24, 1997, African-American Cultural Heritage Week.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 28 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 28 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Ott asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution
28. Granted.
Representative L. Young asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 28. Granted.
Representative Coggs asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 28. Granted.
Representative Coggs asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 28. Granted.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: 4-year terms of office for, appointment of, vacancies in the offices of, and the restriction on holding any other office by, sheriffs (2nd consideration).
The question was: Shall the vote by which Assembly Joint Resolution 12 was adopted be reconsidered?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
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Ayes - Representatives Baumgart, Carpenter, Cullen, Dueholm, Hubler, Krug, La Fave, Lorge, Morris-Tatum, Schneider, Travis, Turner, Wood, R. Young and Ziegelbauer - 15.
Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Baldwin, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Coggs, Dobyns, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Kunicki, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Linton, Meyer, Murat, Musser, Nass, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schafer, Seratti, Skindrud, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Sykora, Underheim, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, L. Young, Zukowski and Speaker Brancel - 82.
Paired for - Representative Urban - 1.
Paired against - Representative Ward - 1.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion failed.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed for until 2:39 P.M. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:17 A.M.
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2:39 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
The Assembly was called to order by Speaker Brancel.
Speaker Brancel appointed Representatives Jensen and Linton to escort the Governor from his office to the Assembly Chamber.
Representative Ward asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
The Assembly stood informal.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms announced the arrival of the members of the Senate.
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JOINT CONVENTION
The houses went into joint convention.
Senate President Risser presiding.
Senator Risser recognized the presence of Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Justice Patrick Crooks, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Lieutenant Governor Scott McCallum, and State Treasurer Jack Voight.
The Assembly Sergeant-at-arms Announced the arrival of Governor Thompson.
Escorted by Representatives Jensen and Linton, Governor Thompson took his place at the rostrum to deliver his budget message.
Pursuant to Joint Rule
73, the governor's budget message is printed in the Senate journal only.
Representative Foti moved that the joint convention arise.
The question was: Shall the joint convention arise?
Motion carried.
3:45 P.M.