Wednesday, May 28, 1997
9:00 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 Representative Ladwig.
Representative F. Lasee 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, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Brancel - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Porter and Williams - 2.
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Representative Vrakas 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 today's session for Representative Williams. Granted.
Representative R. Potter asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Coggs and Black. Granted.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Skindrud. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 75 offered by Representative J. Lehman.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 203 offered by Representative Hahn.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 221 offered by Representative Baldwin.
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Communications
May 28, 1997
Charlie Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
P.O. Box 8952
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Mr. Sanders:
On
May 27, 1997, Senate Bill 25, relating to the school aid distribution schedule was referred to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. Pursuant to the authority provided by Assembly Rule
42(3)(c), I hereby withdraw
Senate Bill 25 from the Assembly Committee on
Ways and Means and rerefer it to the Assembly Committee on
Education.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Ben Brancel
Assembly Speaker
42nd Assembly District
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May 23, 1997
Representative Wally Kunicki
Assembly Democratic Leader
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Representative Kunicki:
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This letter is to notify you of my temporary resignation from the Joint Committee on Finance. I intend for my resignation to be effective for the day of May 23, 1997 and would request that my position be reinstated on May 24th or by Tuesday, May 27th.
An unavoidable engagement in my district will prevent me from executing my duties as a member of the Finance Committee. Please contact me if you have any questions or if there are any problems with my request.
Sincerely,
Barbara J. Linton
74th Assembly District
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Speaker's appointments
May 23, 1997
Representative William Murat
Room 8 North, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Bill:
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 Linton's resignation.
This appointment is effective immediately.
Sincerely,
Ben Brancel
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
May 23, 1997