Thursday, May 14, 1998
9:43 A.M.
April 1998 Special 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 Wood.
Representative Baumgart 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, Riley, Robson, Ryba, Schafer, Schneider, Seratti, Skindrud, Spillner, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, L. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Jensen - 94.
Absent with leave - Representatives Reynolds, Urban and R. Young - 3.
Vacancies - 48th and 84th Assembly Districts - 2.
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Representative Green asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Urban. Granted.
Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Reynolds and R. Young. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4, April 1998 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4, April 1998 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4, April 1998 Special Session offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4, April 1998 Special Session offered by Representative Johnsrud.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4, April 1998 Special Session offered by Representatives Kaufert and Harsdorf.
Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4, April 1998 Special Session offered by Representatives Harsdorf and Kaufert.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 5, April 1998 Special Session offered by Representatives Ziegelbauer and Plale.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 5, April 1998 Special Session offered by Representative Jensen.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 4, April 1998 Special Session
Relating to: the permit guarantee program of the department of natural resources and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute 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.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute 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.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert and Linton; Senators
Weeden, Farrow, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 4 - Representative
Coggs; Senators
Cowles, Burke and Decker.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Gard, Ourada, Harsdorf, Albers, Porter, Kaufert and Linton; Senators
Weeden, Farrow, Panzer, Schultz and Rosenzweig.
Noes: 4 - Representative
Coggs; Senators
Cowles, Burke and Decker.
To committee on Rules.
John Gard
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
The joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 5, April 1998 Special Session
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.
Adoption of Report:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Foti and Vrakas; Senators Rosenzweig and Farrow; and Secretary Zeuske.
Noes: 1 - Representative Schneider.
To committee on Rules.
Steven Foti
Assembly Chairperson
