Tuesday, February 10, 1998
3:55 P.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Wood.
Representative Spillner 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, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Musser, 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 - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Meyer and Nass - 2.
Vacancies - 82nd Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Green asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Nass. Granted.
Representative R. Potter asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Meyer. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 66 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 66 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 470 offered by committee on State Affairs.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 514 offered by committee on Natural Resources.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 514 offered by committee on Natural Resources.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 514 offered by committee on Natural Resources.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 552 offered by joint committee on Information Policy.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 552 offered by joint committee on Information Policy.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 566 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 577 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 755 offered by committee on Natural Resources.
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Relating to ice fishing shelters.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, February 4, 1998.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Referred on February 10, 1998.
Relating to hearings on relief from institutional charges, a low-income standard for allocating state nutrition and senior volunteer funds and maintaining the confidentiality of personal facts included in medical information obtained by department staff in the conduct of official business.
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, February 4, 1998.
To committee on Health.
Referred on February 10, 1998.
Relating to the forest fire protection grant program.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, February 4, 1998.
To committee on Rural Affairs.
Referred on February 10, 1998.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 104
Relating to: requiring local approval of certain local taxes and charges (first consideration).
By
Representatives Grothman, J. Lehman, Musser, Plouff, Vander Loop, Springer, Skindrud, Sykora, R. Young, F. Lasee, Schafer, Olsen, Ladwig and Porter; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Moen and Roessler.
To committee on Elections and Constitutional Law
.
Assembly Joint Resolution 105
Relating to: celebrating March 1, 1998, as St. David's Day.
By
Representatives Owens, Gronemus, Hahn, Hutchison and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Grobschmidt and Wirch.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 106
Relating to: federal spending on transportation.
By
Representative
Brandemuehl
; cosponsored by Senator Zien
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 773
Relating to: formation of mutual insurance holding companies, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Green, Krug, Lorge, Meyer, Jensen, Plale, Ward, Kunicki, Underheim, Hanson, Gard, Huber, Schafer, Riley, Albers, Bock, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Duff, Cullen, Freese, Hasenohrl, Goetsch, Kreuser, Grothman, La Fave, Hahn, J. Lehman, Hoven, Linton, Handrick, Murat, Kaufert, Springer, Kedzie, Staskunas, Klusman, Wasserman, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, M. Lehman, Musser, Nass, Ott, Ourada, Porter, Seratti, Vrakas, Walker, Coggs and R. Potter; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Schultz, Burke, Huelsman, Shibilski, Panzer, Moore, Darling, Decker, Welch, Grobschmidt, Fitzgerald, Breske, Farrow, C. Potter, Rude, Wineke, Roessler, Weeden, George, Rosenzweig and Jauch.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 774
Relating to: the inspection, maintenance and pumping of private sewage systems, financial assistance for replacing or rehabilitating private sewage systems, the disposal of septage on land, authority over the application of sewage sludge to land, waste treatment service charges, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By
Representative
Johnsrud
.
To committee on Environment.
Assembly Bill 775
Relating to: creating a Family, Communities and Schools Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and making an appropriation.
