Wednesday, May 13, 1998
4:55 P.M.
April 1998 Special Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the prayer, pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and the attendance roll call from the April 1998 Extraordinary Session be applied to the April 1998 Special Session. Granted.
The prayer was offered by Representative Owens.
Representative R. Young 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, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, 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, Stone, 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 - None.
Vacancies - 48th and 84th Assembly Districts - 2.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 3 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 5 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 6 offered by joint committee on Finance.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: excluding agricultural transactions from provisions of the Wisconsin consumer act.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs; Senators
Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz, Rosenzweig, Burke and Decker.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert and Linton; Senators
Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 3 - Representative
Coggs; Senators
Burke and Decker.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 5
Relating to: income tax and franchise tax credits for sales taxes paid on fuel and electricity used in manufacturing, the apportionment of income for the corporate income tax and franchise tax and requiring and permitting the promulgation of rules.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs; Senators
Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz, Rosenzweig, Burke and Decker.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter and Kaufert;
Senators
Weeden, Farrow, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Linton and Coggs; Senators Cowles, Burke and Decker.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
Relating to: food stamps for qualified aliens and making an appropriation.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs; Senators
Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz, Rosenzweig, Burke and Decker.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Porter, Kaufert, Linton and Coggs; Senators
Weeden, Farrow, Cowles, Panzer, Schultz, Rosenzweig, Burke and Decker.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Albers.
To committee on Rules.
John Gard
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 2
Relating to: changing requirements for hospitals, organ procurement organizations, coroners and medical examiners with respect to the potential donation of anatomical gifts and procurement and use of body parts by an organ procurement organization.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Walker, Foti, F. Lasee, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer and La Fave.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Walker, Foti, F. Lasee, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer and La Fave.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Gregg Underheim
Chairperson
