Thursday, May 15, 1997
1:03 P.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 Sister Mary Kenneth Kreuser from Edgewood College in Madison.
Representative Staskunas 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.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 43 offered by committee on Elections and Constitutional Law.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 43 offered by committee on Elections and Constitutional Law.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 43 offered by committee on Elections and Constitutional Law.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 203 offered by Representative Hahn.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 221 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 221 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 221 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 242 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 319 offered by Representative Ott.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 338 offered by committee on Highways and Transportation.
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Relating to the sunset of NR 728.11
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, May 7, 1997.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Referred on May 15, 1997
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Relating to federal emission standards for chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing operations.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, May 7, 1997.
To committee on Environment.
Referred on May 15, 1997
.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 54
Relating to: proclaiming Armed Forces Day.
A150
By
Representatives Zukowski, Sykora, Schafer, Gronemus, Hanson, Powers, Owens, Albers, Hoven, Plale, Musser, Grothman, Dobyns, Turner, Urban, Ryba, Harsdorf, Freese, Ott, Brandemuehl, Handrick, Porter, Vander Loop and Williams; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Fitzgerald, Wirch, Breske, Drzewiecki, Farrow, Rosenzweig, Huelsman and Cowles.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 355
Relating to: notices of higher assessments and board of review training and procedures.
By
Representatives Albers, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Turner, Owens, Wasserman, Seratti, Olsen, Gunderson, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Porter, Musser, Brandemuehl, Reynolds, Hutchison, Freese, Handrick, Kreibich, Ryba, Hahn, Zukowski, Green, Powers, Grothman, Skindrud, Nass and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Schultz and A. Lasee.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 356
Relating to: authorizing positions for the board on aging and long-term care; increasing funding for benefit specialist services, for training, supervision and legal backup services for benefit specialists and for elder abuse services; limiting the personal exemptions tax credit; and making appropriations.
By
Representatives Sykora, Ourada, Krusick, Baldwin, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Johnsrud, Kreibich, J. Lehman, Meyer, Murat, Musser, Olsen, Plouff, Reynolds, Ryba, Schafer, Seratti, Springer and R. Young; cosponsored by Senators Shibilski, Rosenzweig, Breske, Roessler, Clausing, Grobschmidt, Moen and Plache.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 357
Relating to: fees in municipal court.
By
Representatives Vrakas, Foti, Huber, Jensen, Kaufert, Sykora, Urban, M. Lehman, Goetsch, Duff, Gunderson, Kelso, Grothman, Musser, Ainsworth, Owens and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Huelsman, Clausing, Fitzgerald and Rude.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 358
Relating to: income that may be retained by a medical assistance beneficiary who is in an institution.
By
Representatives Lorge, Otte, Baldwin, Meyer, Ainsworth, Bock, Black, Baumgart, Ryba, Krusick, Huber, Hasenohrl, M. Lehman, Gronemus, Notestein, Boyle, Cullen and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Senators C. Potter, Rosenzweig, Risser, Grobschmidt, Plache, Breske and Wirch.
To committee on Managed Care.
Assembly Bill 359
Relating to: increasing the department of revenue's auditor positions and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Wasserman, R. Young, Baumgart, Huber and Notestein; cosponsored by Senator Rude
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To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 360
Relating to: the payment of tuition and fees under the postsecondary enrollment options program.
By
Representatives Otte, R. Young, Kreibich, Ott, Musser, Owens, Ainsworth, Gard, Hahn and Goetsch; cosponsored by Senator A. Lasee
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To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 361
Relating to: "sale or return" or consignment sales under the uniform commercial code.
By
Representatives Skindrud, Freese, Grothman, Gronemus, F. Lasee, Musser, Powers, Seratti, Sykora, Urban and Zukowski.
To committee on Financial Institutions
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