Wednesday, February 4, 1998
10:15 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative F. Lasee.
Representative Notestein 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, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, 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, Spillner, 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 with leave - Representative Krug - 1.
Vacancies - 82nd Assembly District - 1.
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Representative R. Potter asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Krug. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 601 offered by Representative Ward.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 686 offered by committee on Education.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 688 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 688 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 688 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 727 offered by Representative Ladwig.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 15
Relating to: renaming Washington National Airport.
By
Representatives Gard, Foti, Jensen, Duff and Handrick.
To committee on Rules.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 686
Relating to: compulsory school attendance, habitual truancy, the penalties for contributing to truancy, truancy planning committees and school district truancy plans.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Otte, Ward, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer, Dueholm and J. Lehman.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Ward, Schneider, Reynolds, Ziegelbauer and J. Lehman.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Otte, R. Young and Dueholm.
To committee on Rules.
Luther Olsen
Chairperson
Committee on Education
The committee on Financial Institutions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 669
Relating to: repealing the rejection of federal preemption over state interest rate provisions.
Passage:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Ward, Hoven, Green, Lazich, Foti, Kedzie, Schafer, Sykora, R. Potter, Travis, La Fave, Meyer, Morris-Tatum and Plale.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
David Ward
Chairperson
Committee on Financial Institutions
The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 621
Relating to: the testimony at trial of child witnesses in certain cases.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.