Thursday, January 14, 1999
10:12 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Wood.
Representative Owens 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, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, 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, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Porter and Riley - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Freese asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Porter. Granted.
Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Riley. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: commemorating the achievements and contributions of the University of Wisconsin on the occasion of its sesquicentennial.
By
Representatives Pocan, Kelso, Albers, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Cullen, Freese, Hahn, Handrick, Kaufert, Kreuser, Ladwig, Leibham, Miller, Montgomery, Musser, Ott, Ourada, Plouff, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Sinicki, Travis, Turner, Walker, Ziegelbauer and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Darling, Chvala, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, Moen, Plache, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, George, Wirch and Breske.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: the vote on bills that would increase certain tax rates or broaden the base of the state sales tax (first consideration).
By
Representatives Ziegelbauer, Plale, Musser, F. Lasee and Ryba; cosponsored by Senator A. Lasee
.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 1
Relating to: the sales tax and use tax on certain manufacturers' rebates and discounts.
By
Representatives Wood, Ladwig, Kreuser, Ziegelbauer, Gunderson, Goetsch, Ainsworth, Musser, Skindrud, Staskunas, Boyle, Pocan, F. Lasee and Grothman; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt and Drzewiecki.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 2
Relating to: the use of high-beam headlamps on motor vehicles.
By
Representatives Schneider, Musser, Bock, Ott, Kreuser, Berceau and Ryba.
To committee on Highway Safety.
Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: mudguards on road tractors, truck tractors, trailers, semitrailers and farm trailers and transporting bulk materials on a highway.
By
Representatives Schneider and Boyle.
To committee on Transportation.
Relating to: requiring insurers to cover treatment of a condition by an acupuncturist if there is coverage for treatment of the condition by a physician and prohibiting collective bargaining by the state with respect to the requirement.
By
Representatives Schneider, Ziegelbauer, Boyle and Berceau.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 5
Relating to: technical college education under Wisconsin works and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Schneider, Bock, Black, J. Lehman, Musser, Miller, Boyle, Riley, Berceau, Lassa and Ryba; cosponsored by Senators Decker and George.
To committee on Children and Families
.
Assembly Bill 6
Relating to: convenience store, service station and restaurant security, a grant program for workplace security training and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Schneider, Musser, Boyle, Berceau and Gronemus.
To committee on Small Business and Economic Development.
Assembly Bill 7
Relating to: seating for employes.
By
Representatives Schneider, J. Lehman and Boyle.
To committee on Labor and Employment
.
Assembly Bill 8
Relating to: the treatment of special assessments under school district revenue limits.
