Ayes: 14 - Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Luther Olsen
Chairperson
Committee on Education
The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 476
Relating to: awarding revising maintenance payments on the basis of debt discharge in bankruptcy.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Green
Chairperson
Committee on Judiciary
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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:
Assembly Joint Resolution
42
Assembly Joint Resolution
48
Assembly Bill 29
Assembly Bill 132
Assembly Bill 141
Assembly Bill 261
Assembly Bill 266
Assembly Bill 419
Assembly amendments 1 and 2 to Senate Bill 35
Concurred in as amended:
Assembly Bill 20
(Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted)
Assembly Bill 397
(Senate amendment 1 adopted)
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Assembly Bill
20
Relating to: the method of estimating the number of children residing in a school district for purposes of taking an annual school count.
By
Representatives Nass, Porter, Musser, M. Lehman, Ward, Hahn, Jensen, Owens, Grothman, Ott and Gunderson.
Referred to committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill
397
Relating to: hospital visitation.
By
Representatives Jensen and Krug.
Referred to committee on Rules.
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Speaker's Communications
January 7, 1998
Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
P.O. Box 8952
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Mr. Sanders:
I am writing to notify you, as Assembly Chief Clerk, that I am scheduling an election to fill the vacancy of Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly for January 15, 1998 at 10:01 A.M. Under Assembly Rule
1, a midterm vacancy in such an office shall be filled by an election scheduled by the Speaker as a special order of business. Pursuant to Assembly Rule
1, I am requesting that this special order of business be placed on the calendar for January 15, 1998.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
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SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
AT 10:01 A.M.
ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 15
ELECTION OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Representative Hanson nominated Denise Solie for the position of Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms.
There being no further nominations, the Speaker declared nominations closed.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that a unanimous ballot be cast with all members of the Assembly recorded as voting for Denise Solie for Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms. Granted.
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For Denise Solie - 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, 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, 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 Jensen - 97.
Absent or not voting - None.
Denise Solie was elected Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms.
Representatives Skindrud and Baldwin escorted Denise Solie to the rostrum.
The oath of office was administered by Speaker Jensen.
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SERGEANT-AT-ARM'S ANNOUNCEMENT
Denise Solie announced that she has reappointed Steve Kelly as Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms for the remainder of the 1997-98 session.
Representative Foti introduced a privileged resolution.
Assembly Resolution 11
Relating to: notifying the Senate and the governor of the election of the Assembly sergeant-at-arms.
By Representatives Foti and Jensen.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 11 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti introduced a privileged resolution.
Assembly Resolution 12
Relating to: commending Ruth Doyle's championship of women's rights and her accomplishments.
By Representatives Foti and Jensen.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 12 be adopted?
Motion carried.
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