The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Brancel in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Walker.
Representative Krug 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, 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, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Rutkowski, Ryba, 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 - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Goetsch, Nass and Schafer - 3.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Goetsch, Nass and Schafer. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 73
Relating to: the 1997 Census of Agriculture.
By
Representatives Ott, Gronemus, Freese, Ladwig, Porter, Green, Goetsch, Dobyns, Skindrud, Seratti, Hahn, Musser, Ainsworth, Turner, Sykora, Gard, Plouff, Harsdorf and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Breske and Plache.
To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 543
Relating to: the billboard elimination grant program, prohibiting the erection of new billboards, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Baumgart, Black and Kedzie; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Rosenzweig and Roessler.
To committee on Small Business and Economic Development.
Assembly Bill 544
Relating to: the operation of snowmobiles over open water.
By
Representatives Baumgart, Nass and Turner; cosponsored by Senator C. Potter
.
To committee on Tourism and Recreation
.
Assembly Bill 545
Relating to: trespass to land.
By
Representatives Baumgart, Black, La Fave and Robson; cosponsored by Senator C. Potter
.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 546
Relating to: disposal of documents containing personal information.
By
Representatives Schneider, Notestein, Gronemus, Musser, L. Young, Sykora, Boyle, La Fave, R. Young, F. Lasee, Skindrud, Hasenohrl, R. Potter, Kreuser, Otte and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
.
To committee on Mandates.
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in as amended:
Senate Bill 272
Senate Bill
272
Relating to: mediation of special education program disputes between a parent and a school board.
By
Senators
Grobschmidt, Roessler, Plache, Farrow and Weeden; cosponsored by Representatives Duff, Olsen, R. Young, Green, Bock, Ott, Hasenohrl, Gard, M. Lehman, Goetsch, Musser, Urban, Vrakas, Seratti, R. Potter, Cullen and Plouff.
To committee on Education.
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ENROLLED BILLS
The following Assembly proposals, which have been approved by both the Assembly and Senate, have been enrolled by the Legislative Reference Bureau:
Assembly Bill
520
Assembly Bill
521
Assembly Bill
522
Assembly Bill
523
Assembly Bill
524
Assembly Bill
525
Assembly Bill
526
Assembly Bill
527
Assembly Bill
528
Assembly Bill
529
Assembly Bill
530
Assembly Bill
531
Assembly Bill
534
Charles R. Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Assembly Petition 6
A petition signed by 54 property owners on White Lake and concerned other citizens in support of Assembly Bill 288, relating to prohibited areas for the operation of personal watercraft.
By Representative Black.
To committee on Natural Resources.
Assembly Petition 7
A petition signed by approximately 3200 citizens of the state of Wisconsin in support of any and all efforts to reduce or eliminate the use of the steel jaw trap in Wisconsin.
By Representative Johnsrud.
To committee on Natural Resources.
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Representative Duff asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed for for one half hour. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:05 A.M.
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11:05 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Brancel in the chair.
Representative Green asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Schneider introduced a privileged resolution.