Wisconsin Assembly Speaker
Room 211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Speaker Brancel:
This is to notify you that I resign my position on the Joint Finance Committee effective at the end of the day today, Tuesday, May 27, 1997.
Respectfully,
Michael "Mickey" Lehman
State Representative
58th Assembly District
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Speaker's appointments
May 28, 1997
Representative Tom Ourada
Room 129 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Tom:
It is my pleasure as Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly to appoint you to the Joint Committee on Finance to fill the vacancy created by Representative Lehman's resignation.
This appointment is effective immediately.
Sincerely,
Ben Brancel
Assembly Speaker
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed for one hour. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
9:08 A.M.
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11:27 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Underheim asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 153 be withdrawn from the committee on Health and referred to the committee on Rules. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 57 be introduced, read and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 57
Relating to: memorializing Congress to recognize the services rendered to this country during the Vietnam War by Laotian and Montagnard troops.
By
Representatives Musser, Meyer, Riley, Gronemus, Wood, Morris-Tatum, Rutkowski, Turner, Baumgart, Steinbrink, Bock, Hanson, Dueholm, Kunicki, Robson, R. Potter, Hebl, Plouff, Baldwin, La Fave, Vander Loop, Ryba, Ziegelbauer, Boyle, Linton, R. Young, L. Young and Schneider.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 57 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 57 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
183 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 183
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association, Inc., for the 1995-97 biennium, covering employes in the professional legal collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Representative Black asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Skindrud asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 183 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
183 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 183 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Baldwin, Baumgart, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Cullen, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, 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, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schafer, Schneider, Seratti, Skindrud, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Brancel - 89.
Noes - Representatives Green, Grothman, Lazich, Robson and Wood - 5.
Paired for - Representative Porter - 1.
Paired against - Representative Hubler - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Coggs, Freese and Williams - 3.
Motion carried.
Representative Coggs asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.
Representative Coggs asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
183 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
184 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 184
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Attorneys Association, Inc., for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the professional legal collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 184 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
184 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 184 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Baldwin, Baumgart, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, 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, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Brancel - 92.
Noes - Representatives Green, Grothman, Krug and Lazich - 4.
Paired for - Representative Porter - 1.
Paired against - Representative Hubler - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representative Williams - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
184 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 108
Relating to: national guard tuition grants.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 108 offered by Representative Musser.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 108 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 108 offered by Representative Kaufert.
Representative Foti moved rejection of Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 108.
Representative Gronemus asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 108. Granted.
Representative Morris-Tatum asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill
108. Granted.
Representative Ott asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 108. Granted.
Representative Sykora asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 108. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 108 be rejected?
