Wednesday, February 12, 1997
9:30 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
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 Ainsworth 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, Baldwin, Baumgart, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Musser, Nass, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schafer, Schneider, Seratti, Skindrud, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Brancel - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
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Representative Green asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Ward. Granted.
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Relating to continuing medical education for podiatrists.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, January 30, 1997.
To committee on Health.
Referred on February 11, 1997.
Relating to the granting of state aid to airport owners.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, February 5, 1997.
To committee on Highways and Transportation
.
Referred on February 12, 1997.
Relating to the Wisconsin interstate fuel tax and the international registration plan.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, February 5, 1997.
To committee on Highways and Transportation
.
Referred on February 12, 1997.
Relating to the grounds for discipline for individuals who are credentialed as speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, January 30, 1997.
To committee on Consumer Affairs
.
Referred on February 11, 1997.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development.
Report received from Agency, February 7, 1997.
To committee on Labor and Employment
.
Referred on February 12, 1997.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: celebrating March 1, 1997, as St. David's Day.
By
Representatives Owens, Freese, Gronemus, Hahn, Hutchison, Ryba and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Buettner and Wirch.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: declaring the week of February 24, 1997, African-American Cultural Heritage Week.
By
Representative
Morris-Tatum
; cosponsored by Senator Moore
.
To committee on Rules.
Relating to: forfeiture of property used to commit certain crimes and court fees in property forfeiture proceedings.