Representative Meyer asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.
The roll was called by the clerk, and the members, as their names were called, came to the desk to sign the oath of office book.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
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From Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate:
Is organized and ready to proceed to the business of the 1999-2000 legislative session.
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Joint Resolution
1
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
Relating to: the session schedule for the 1999-2000 biennial session period and extending the deadline for the governor's budget message.
By joint committee on Legislative Organization.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 1 be concurred in?
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Ourada, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plouff, Pocan, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 94.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Black, Cullen, Jeskewitz, Plale and Steinbrink - 5.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 1 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Communications
November 11, 1998
Mr. Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Room 402, 1 East Main
Madison, Wisconsin 53702
Dear Chief Clerk Sanders:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
2(2), the following officers have been duly elected by the Assembly Republican Caucus:
Majority Leader: Steven M. Foti
Assistant Majority Leader: Bonnie L. Ladwig
Majority Caucus Chair: Daniel Vrakas
Majority Caucus Vice-Chair: Glenn Grothman
Majority Caucus Secretary: Carol Owens
Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Dean R. Kaufert
Sincerely,
Daniel P. Vrakas
Republican Caucus Chair
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January 4, 1999
Mr. Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Room 402, One East Main St.
Madison, Wisconsin 53702
Dear Charlie:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
2 (2), the following officers have been duly elected by the Assembly Democratic members:
Minority Leader: Shirley Krug
Assistant Minority Leader: Marlin Schneider
Minority Caucus Chairperson: Peter Bock
Minority Caucus Vice-Chair: Bob Turner
Minority Caucus Secretary: Julie Lassa
Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Mary Hubler
Sincerely,
Peter Bock
Democratic Caucus Chair
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
December 30, 1998
To the Chief Clerk of the Assembly:
I,
Douglas La Follette, Secretary of State of the State of Wisconsin, do hereby certify that the following proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin have been approved by the Regular Session of the 1997-98 legislature and duly published as required by Section 1 of
Article XII of the Constitution:
Enrolled Joint Resolution 19 (Assembly Joint Resolution 80)
Enrolled Joint Resolution 20 (Assembly Joint Resolution 43)
These joint resolutions, which passed first consideration, are due for second consideration in the 1999-2000 legislature.
Sincerely,
DOUGLAS La FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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1997 Assembly Joint Resolution 80
Enrolled Joint Resolution 19
To amend section 24 (3), (5) and (6) (a) of
article IV of the constitution;
relating to: the distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery and certain moneys received by the state that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting and bingo (first consideration).
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
[Article IV] Section 24 (3) The legislature may authorize the following bingo games licensed by the state, but all profits shall accrue to the licensed organization and no salaries, fees or profits may be paid to any other organization or person: bingo games operated by religious, charitable, service, fraternal or veterans' organizations or those to which contributions are deductible for federal or state income tax purposes. All moneys received by the state that are attributable to bingo games shall be used for property tax relief for residents of this state as provided by law. The distribution of moneys that are attributable to bingo games may not vary based on the income or age of the person provided the property tax relief. The distribution of moneys that are attributable to bingo games shall not be subject to the uniformity requirement of section 1 of article VIII. In this subsection, the distribution of all moneys attributable to bingo games shall include any earnings on the moneys received by the state that are attributable to bingo games, but shall not include any moneys used for the regulation of, and enforcement of law relating to, bingo games.
[Article IV] Section 24 (5) This section shall not prohibit pari-mutuel on-track betting as provided by law. The state may not own or operate any facility or enterprise for pari-mutuel betting, or lease any state-owned land to any other owner or operator for such purposes. All moneys received by the state that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting shall be used for property tax relief for residents of this state as provided by law. The distribution of moneys that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting may not vary based on the income or age of the person provided the property tax relief. The distribution of moneys that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting shall not be subject to the uniformity requirement of section 1 of article VIII. In this subsection, the distribution of all moneys attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting shall include any earnings on the moneys received by the state that are attributable to pari-mutuel on-track betting, but shall not include any moneys used for the regulation of, and enforcement of law relating to, pari-mutuel on-track betting.
[Article IV] Section 24 (6) (a) The legislature may authorize the creation of a lottery to be operated by the state as provided by law. The expenditure of public funds or of revenues derived from lottery operations to engage in promotional advertising of the Wisconsin state lottery is prohibited. Any advertising of the state lottery shall indicate the odds of a specific lottery ticket to be selected as the winning ticket for each prize amount offered. The net proceeds of the state lottery shall be deposited in the treasury of the state, to be used for property tax relief for residents of this state as provided by law. The distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery may not vary based on the income or age of the person provided the property tax relief. The distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery shall not be subject to the uniformity requirement of section 1 of article VIII. In this paragraph, the distribution of the net proceeds of the state lottery shall include any earnings on the net proceeds of the state lottery.
Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3 months previous to the time of holding such election.
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1997 Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Enrolled Joint Resolution 20
To amend section 4 (1) of article VI; and
to create section 4 (7) of
article VI of the constitution;
relating to: 4-year terms of office for district attorneys (first consideration).
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
[Article VI] Section 4 (1) Sheriffs, coroners, registers of deeds, district attorneys, and all other elected county officers except judicial officers, district attorneys and chief executive officers, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties once in every 2 years.
[Article VI] Section 4 (7) Beginning with the first general election which occurs following ratification of this subsection, district attorneys shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties once in every 4 years.
Section 6. Reconciliation. If the amendment of section 4 (1) of
article VI of the constitution as proposed by 1997 Senate Joint Resolution 43 is ratified by the people prior to the ratification of this amendment, section 4 (1) of
article VI of the constitution shall, in lieu of the treatment shown in
Section 1, be amended as follows:
[Article VI] Section 4 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), coroners, registers of deeds, district attorneys, and all other elected officers except judicial officers, sheriffs, district attorneys and chief executive officers, shall be chosen by the electors of the respective counties once in every 2 years.
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Section 7. Numbering of new provision. The new subsection (7) of section 4 of
article VI of the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher open whole subsection number in that section in that article if, before the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has created a subsection (7) of section 4 of
article VI of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint resolutions create a subsection (7) of section 4 of article VI simultaneously with the ratification by the people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the subsections created shall be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the subsections created by the joint resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers designated in that joint resolution and the subsections created by the other joint resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the subsections.
Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3 months previous to the time of holding such election.
