Tuesday, May 13, 1997
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Brancel in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Reverend Dianne Reistroffer of University United Methodist Church in Madison.
Representative Carpenter 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, 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 - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Porter - 1.
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Representative Green asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Porter. Granted.
Representative R. Potter asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Linton. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 52 offered by Representative Zukowski.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 121 offered by committee on Highways and Transportation.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 121 offered by committee on Highways and Transportation.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 180 offered by committee on Highways and Transportation.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 280 offered by Representative Wasserman.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 329 offered by Representative Hoven.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 352
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for pay received by members of the national guard.
By
Representatives Musser, Ryba, Kreibich, Schneider, Zukowski, Turner, Lorge, Springer, Owens, Duff, Brandemuehl, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Nass, Gronemus, Plouff, Seratti, Plale, Sykora and Schafer; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Welch and Roessler.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Assembly Bill 353
Relating to: noncompetitive appointment of certain disabled veterans to positions in the classified service of the state.
By
Representatives Musser, Turner, Springer, Owens, Grothman, Albers, Zukowski, Ryba and Plale; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Schultz, Wirch and Welch.
To committee on Labor and Employment
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Assembly Bill 354
Relating to: occupational taxes imposed on bingo receipts.
By
Representatives Musser, Gronemus, Powers, Goetsch, Ryba, Zukowski and Seratti; cosponsored by Senator Rude
.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Speaker's appointments
May 12, 1997
Representative Judy Klusman
Room 119 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Judy:
It is my pleasure as Speaker of the Assembly to appoint you to the Assembly Standing Committee on Campaign Finance Reform.
This appointment is effective immediately.
Sincerely,
Ben Brancel
Assembly Speaker
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Regulation and Licensing
Madison
April 30, 1997
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
In accordance with WSS 961.36(3) enclosed please find the 1995-1996 Controlled Substances Board Annual Report.
It is hoped that the Assembly will find this report useful.
