Wednesday, March 25, 1998
10:30 A.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 Vrakas.
Representative Hubler 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, 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, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 95.
Absent with leave - Representatives Brandemuehl, Krusick and Zukowski - 3.
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 Krusick. Granted.
Representative Green asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Brandemuehl and Zukowski. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 587 offered by committee on Small Business and Economic Development.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 811 offered by joint committee on Information Policy.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 886 offered by Representative Spillner.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 360 offered by Representative Foti.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 460 offered by Representative Musser.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 490 offered by Representative Wasserman.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 22
Relating to: commending the Milwaukee Vincent High School boys' basketball team.
By
Representative
L. Young
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 23
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's basketball team.
By
Representatives Brandemuehl, Ward, Freese, Powers, Albers, Baldwin, Boyle, Dobyns, Goetsch, Johnsrud, Musser, Ott, Owens, Ryba, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink and Sykora.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 127
Relating to: the life and public service of Curtis McKay.
By
Representatives Hoven, Otte, Grothman, Baumgart and Lorge; cosponsored by Senators Panzer and C. Potter.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 128
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's basketball team.
A742
By
Representatives Brandemuehl, Ward, Freese, Powers, Albers, Baldwin, Boyle, Dobyns, Goetsch, Johnsrud, Musser, Ott, Spillner, Staskunas and Steinbrink; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Breske, Burke, Drzewiecki, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Weeden and Wirch.
To committee on Rules.
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The committee on Consumer Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 915
Relating to: eliminating outdated references to certificates of registration to practice audiology and speech-language pathology, and replacing the term "hearing aid" with "hearing instrument"; eliminating outdated references to transitional appraiser licenses; exempting certain persons who assist occupational therapists from licensure and certification requirements; use of titles and representations regarding Wisconsin registered interior designers by firms, partnerships and corporations; continuing education requirements for physicians and podiatrists; allowing the optometry examining board to deny, limit, suspend or revoke a certificate authorizing an optometrist to use topical ocular diagnostic or therapeutic pharmaceutical agents or to remove foreign bodies from an eye, and continuing education requirements for optometrists certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents or to remove foreign bodies from an eye; and public accountants practicing under a certificate of authority and qualifications for applicants for a certificate as a certified public accountant (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of regulation and licensing).
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 929
Relating to: liability of shareholders to corporate employes.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman and Urban.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.
