Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
686
Relating to: compulsory school attendance, habitual truancy, the penalties for contributing to truancy, truancy planning committees and school district truancy plans.
By Representatives Olsen, Krusick, Ladwig, Ainsworth, Albers, Dobyns, Foti, Freese, Green, Hanson, Kelso, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Murat, Musser, Owens, Porter, Powers, Turner, Urban and Ward; cosponsored by Senators Darling, C. Potter, Farrow, Plache, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education.
Assembly Bill
727
Relating to: designating the Root River watershed as a priority watershed for the nonpoint source water pollution abatement program.
By Representatives Ladwig, Turner and J. Lehman; cosponsored by Senator Plache
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Assembly Bill
735
Relating to: veterans part-time classroom study, veterans tuition and fee reimbursement, veterans retraining grants, authority to construct and operate residential, treatment and nursing care facilities in southeastern Wisconsin and veterans housing loans.
By Representatives Musser, Schneider, Turner, Goetsch, Hasenohrl, Plouff, Plale, F. Lasee, Porter, Albers, Dobyns, Green, Duff, Kelso, Gunderson, J. Lehman, Dueholm, Zukowski, Skindrud, Meyer, Hahn, Kaufert, Hoven, Murat, Harsdorf, Baumgart, Springer, Gronemus, Vander Loop, Travis, Boyle, La Fave, Owens, Ott, Baldwin, Underheim, Krusick, Morris-Tatum, Ourada, Ward, Walker, Handrick, Kreuser, Ziegelbauer, Black, Gard, Kreibich, Riley, Ladwig, Johnsrud, Seratti, Nass, Vrakas, Ryba, Powers, Steinbrink, Schafer, Olsen, Reynolds, Bock, Krug, Hubler, Ainsworth, Linton, Kunicki, Jeskewitz, Huebsch, Hebl, R. Potter and Coggs; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Risser, Fitzgerald, Schultz, Decker, Clausing, Breske, Wineke, Zien, Wirch, Shibilski, Welch, A. Lasee, Rude, Weeden, Ellis, Panzer, Rosenzweig, Plache, Farrow, George and Darling, by request of State of Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Bill
737
Relating to: the waiver of requirements for trapping approvals for certain special events or programs sponsored or approved by the department of natural resources.
By Representatives Johnsrud, Albers, Ward, Olsen, Grothman, Duff, Porter, Brandemuehl, Ainsworth, Ott, Schafer, Kreuser, Hasenohrl and Gronemus; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Schultz and Zien.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Assembly Bill
744
Relating to: granting bonding authority for refunding general obligation debt and for the discount sale of debt.
By Representative
Gard
; cosponsored by Senator Burke
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
755
Relating to: issuing general permits for activities in navigable waters that are located in the Wolf River and the Fox River basin area.
By Representatives Olsen, Kaufert, Klusman and Wieckert; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Assembly Bill
756
Relating to: the creation of an additional unclassified division administrator position in the department of health and family services.
By Representatives Underheim, Ourada, Hanson, Freese, Huber, Johnsrud, Coggs, Musser and Porter; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Rosenzweig, Rude and Panzer.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: urging Congress and the President to enact legislation to allow concurrent receipt of military longevity pay and disability benefits.
By Representatives Musser, Powers, Dobyns, Green, Linton, Schafer, M. Lehman, Handrick, Kreuser, Zukowski, Goetsch, Turner, Riley, Hoven, Johnsrud, Albers, Ryba, Brandemuehl, Boyle, Owens, Gronemus, Seratti, Hahn, Hasenohrl, Skindrud, Plale, Lorge, Kelso and Freese; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Breske, Fitzgerald, Cowles, Drzewiecki, Welch, Clausing and Zien.
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Joint Resolution 106
Relating to: federal spending on transportation.
By Representative
Brandemuehl
; cosponsored by Senator Zien
.
read and referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate return to the eleventh order of business.
Senate Bill 410
Relating to: granting bonding authority for refunding general obligation debt and for the discount sale of debt.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 410 be laid on the table.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 744 be withdrawn from the committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations and taken up at this time.
Relating to: granting bonding authority for refunding general obligation debt and for the discount sale of debt.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 744
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
Senate Bill 411
Relating to: increasing the tourism marketing appropriation and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 411 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: the life and public service of Lee E. Grugel.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 49 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Assembly Joint Resolution 96
Relating to: the life and public service of Thomas Murray.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 96 be concurred in?
Concurred in by unanimous rising vote.
Assembly Joint Resolution 97
Relating to: the life and public service of Jule Berndt.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 97 be concurred in?
Concurred in by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 96.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 97.
Senator Drzewiecki, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 98.
Senator Rude, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the senate be added as cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 97.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the senate be added as cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 96.
Assembly Joint Resolution 98
Relating to: designating Buffalo Soldier Day.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 98 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Assembly Joint Resolution 99
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Madison Women's Volleyball Team for its accomplishments during the 1997 season.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 99 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Assembly Joint Resolution 105
Relating to: celebrating March 1, 1998, as St. David's Day.
