Tuesday, November 4, 1997
10:20 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese, as Acting Speaker, in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Wood.
Representative Lazich 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, Porter, 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 and Zukowski - 98.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacant - 42nd Assembly District - 1.
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Representative R. Potter asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Coggs. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 50 offered by committee on Tourism and Recreation.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 215 offered by Representatives Underheim and Goetsch.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 367 offered by Representative Johnsrud.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 419 offered by Representative Hanson.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 516 offered by Representative Johnsrud.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 78
Relating to: providing that the distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery for property tax relief is not subject to the uniformity requirement of section 1,
article VIII, of the Wisconsin Constitution (first consideration).
By
Representative
Kunicki
.
To committee on Elections and Constitutional Law
.
Assembly Bill 585
Relating to: humane officers, the custody and disposition of animals, making an appropriation and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Meyer, Boyle, Gronemus, Brandemuehl, Huber, Ward, Lazich, Gunderson, Vrakas, Plouff, Murat and Musser; cosponsored by Senators Rude, Panzer, Shibilski, Farrow, Schultz and Roessler.
To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 586
Relating to: requirements concerning metallic mining.
By
Representatives Seratti, Olsen, Musser, Ourada, Dobyns, Freese, Gard, Zukowski, Lorge, Albers, Kaufert, Handrick, Powers, Hahn, Ott, Sykora, Ainsworth and Owens.
To committee on Environment.
Assembly Bill 587
Relating to: nonutility activities by public utilities and public utility affiliates, subsidies between utility and nonutility affiliates, utility energy conservation programs and duties, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
A380
By
Representatives Seratti, La Fave, Kreibich, Sykora, Vrakas, Musser, Zukowski, Walker, Gunderson, Lazich, Robson, Goetsch, Powers, Skindrud, Staskunas, Plouff, Schafer, Hanson, Ziegelbauer, Harsdorf, Ward and Lorge; cosponsored by Senators Weeden, Farrow, Schultz and Cowles.
To committee on Utilities Oversight
.
Assembly Bill 588
Relating to: defining the practice of nursing to include acting under the direction of optometrists.
By
Representatives Underheim, Robson, Handrick, Bock, Lazich, La Fave, Grothman, Hanson, Porter, Notestein, Seratti, R. Potter, Green, Ladwig, Gard, Kaufert, Ott and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Roessler, Breske, Rosenzweig, Welch and Rude.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 589
Relating to: delivery or distribution of a controlled substance, or possession with intent to deliver or distribute a controlled substance, on or near certain places and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives F. Lasee, Ladwig, Porter, Musser, Huebsch, Dobyns, Seratti, Ryba, Kelso, Schafer, Underheim, Goetsch, Otte and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Shibilski and A. Lasee.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
.
Assembly Bill 590
Relating to: the amount of a penalty that may be imposed on a juvenile who commits a delinquent act and on a person under 18 years of age who possesses cigarettes or tobacco products and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Staskunas, Underheim, Jensen, Ladwig, Plale, Hasenohrl, Plouff, F. Lasee and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Burke and Farrow.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
.
Assembly Bill 591
Relating to: qualifications of persons engaged in the sale or service of alcohol beverages at retail.
By
Representatives Staskunas, Cullen, Walker, Ladwig, R. Young, Notestein, La Fave, Turner, Gronemus, Plouff, Urban, Jeskewitz and Morris-Tatum; cosponsored by Senator Rosenzweig
.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
