Wednesday, March 18, 1998
10:06 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 Klusman by singing Amazing Grace.
Representative Ryba 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, 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, 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 Krusick and Staskunas - 2.
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 Representatives Krusick and Staskunas. Granted.
Representative Green asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Huebsch and Walker. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 22 offered by committee on State-Federal Relations.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 67 offered by committee on State-Federal Relations.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 67 offered by committee on State-Federal Relations.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 572 offered by committee on Highways and Transportation.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 615 offered by joint committee on Information Policy.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 615 offered by joint committee on Information Policy.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 649 offered by committee on State Affairs.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 701 offered by committee on Environment.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 733 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 786 offered by Representatives Brandemuehl and Skindrud.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 809 offered by committee on Rural Affairs.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 851 offered by committee on Environment.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 851 offered by committee on Environment.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 884 offered by committee on Children and Families.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 901 offered by committee on Agriculture.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 928 offered by committee on Government Operations.
Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 124
Relating to: honoring the 1998 U.S. men's Olympic team members who have ties to Wisconsin.
By
Representative
Skindrud
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 929
Relating to: liability of shareholders to corporate employes.
By
Representative
Jensen
; cosponsored by Senator Huelsman
.
To committee on Consumer Affairs
.
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The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 883
Relating to: information included in the annual school and school district performance reports.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Olsen, Nass, Brandemuehl, Duff, Ainsworth, Hahn, Ziegelbauer and J. Lehman.
Noes: 6 - Representatives Otte, Ward, Schneider, R. Young, Reynolds and Dueholm.
To committee on Rules.
Luther Olsen
Chairperson
Committee on Education
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Speaker's Communications
March 18, 1998
Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
P.O. Box 8952
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Mr. Sanders:
On March 17, 1998,
Assembly Bill 918 relating to defining employes of fraternals was referred to the Assembly Committee on
Organization. Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I hereby withdraw
Assembly Bill 918 from the Assembly Committee on
Organization and re-refer
Assembly Bill 918 to the Assembly Committee on
Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
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SPECIAL GUEST
Representative Ott introduced his daughter, Courtney Ott, who is Wisconsin's 50th Alice in Dairyland, who addressed the members from the rostrum.