By Representatives Handrick, Jensen, Dobyns, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Grothman, Hahn, Huebsch, Kaufert, Kreuser, M. Lehman, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Plouff, Porter, Powers, Seratti, Skindrud, Sykora and Zukowski; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Farrow, Huelsman and Zien.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Assembly Bill
516
Relating to: the specified minimum percentage of postconsumer fiber contained in newsprint.
By Representatives Reynolds, Johnsrud, Gunderson, Nass and Hutchison.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Relating to: the annual compensation of volunteer fire fighters and emergency medical technicians who are eligible to hold elective office.
By Representatives Hutchison, Ainsworth, Albers, Baumgart, Boyle, Dobyns, Grothman, Gunderson, Hoven, Huber, Kelso, M. Lehman, Lorge, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Porter, Powers, Robson, Seratti and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Decker and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
616
Relating to: conflicts of interest by local public officials.
By Representatives Travis, Walker, Baldwin, Duff, Bock, F. Lasee, Hasenohrl, Huber, Krug, Notestein, Robson, R. Young and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Moen and Burke.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
621
Relating to: the testimony at trial of child witnesses in certain cases.
By Representatives Schafer, Kelso, Jensen, Sykora, Green, Ladwig, Olsen, Musser, Dobyns, Brandemuehl, Freese, Goetsch, Turner, F. Lasee, Albers, Ainsworth, Nass, Hahn, Vrakas, Gunderson, Owens, Springer, Wasserman and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, A. Lasee and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
626
Relating to: using minors to violate obscenity laws and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Dobyns, Porter, Zukowski, Lazich, Goetsch, Musser, La Fave, Bock, Staskunas, Hasenohrl, Ainsworth, Plale, Kelso, Springer, Otte, Ott, Grothman, Ziegelbauer, Green, Olsen, Gunderson and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Drzewiecki and Darling.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
669
Relating to: repealing the rejection of federal preemption over state interest rate provisions.
By Representatives Kedzie, Ward, Hoven, Jensen, Ladwig, Gunderson, Lorge, Hahn, Olsen, Springer and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Welch and Weeden.
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill
688
Relating to: litigation by persons incarcerated, imprisoned, confined or detained in a jail or prison, immunity from civil liability, the time period for the state to respond to an action and limiting access to public records.
By Representatives Goetsch, Green, Porter, Dobyns, Kaufert, F. Lasee, Ziegelbauer, Harsdorf, Owens, Staskunas, Brandemuehl, Otte, Ainsworth, Sykora, Olsen, Ott, Kedzie, Nass, Gunderson, Walker, Skindrud, Jeskewitz, Musser, Robson, Hasenohrl, Baumgart, Hahn, Gronemus, Ladwig, Albers, Grothman, Seratti, Powers and Plouff; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Drzewiecki, Huelsman and Roessler, by request of Attorney General James Doyle
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
699
Relating to: simultaneous candidacy for more than one seat on the same governmental body.
By Representative
Walker
; cosponsored by Senator Rosenzweig
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Joint Resolution 102
Relating to: recognizing the Council on Worker's Compensation as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.
By Representatives Vrakas, Nass, Walker, Lazich, Grothman, Duff, Vander Loop, Turner and Baumgart; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Decker, Zien, Farrow and Darling.
Read and referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Assembly Joint Resolution 103
Relating to: declaring February African-American Cultural Heritage Month.
By Representatives Morris-Tatum, L. Young, Turner, Coggs, Riley and Williams; cosponsored by Senators Moore and George.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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.
Read and referred to the calendar of February 12, 1998.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Joint Resolution 102 be withdrawn from the committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions and taken up.
Assembly Joint Resolution 102
Relating to: recognizing the Council on Worker's Compensation as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 102 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Senate Bill 124
Relating to: the prohibition of obtaining title by adverse possession to real estate owned by a public body.
Read.
Senator Welch moved nonconcurrence in Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 124.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 124 be nonconcurred in?
Nonconcurred in.
Senate Bill 156
Relating to: regulation of physician assistants and the authority of physician assistants to prescribe drugs and devices.
Read.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 156 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
S452
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Senate Bill 156 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
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Senate Bill 38
Relating to: the composition of the land information board.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 38 offered by Senators Rude and Welch.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 38?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 38
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 39
Relating to: stopping at railroad crossings, reckless driving at railroad crossings and providing penalties.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 39 offered by Senators Rude and Drzewiecki.
Senator Drzewiecki, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 39.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 39?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 39?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 39
