Thursday, March 4, 1999
9:30 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Underheim in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 28
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 Sykora, Ziegelbauer, Hahn, Rhoades, Ryba, Grothman, Ainsworth, Stone, Goetsch, Skindrud, Spillner, Kelso, Musser, Owens, Albers, Porter, Petrowski, Powers, Seratti, Nass, Kreibich, Gunderson and Kedzie; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Zien and Lazich.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: proclaiming May 3rd of every year, Trzeciego Maja Day.
By
Representatives Ryba, Bock, Gronemus, Hahn, Kreuser, Krug, Miller, Montgomery, Plale, Rhoades, Seratti, Suder, Sykora, Urban and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Darling, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, Moen, Schultz, Shibilski and Zien.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 146
Relating to: transportation to private schools, transportation of children participating in certain special education programs and contracts with private agencies for children-at-risk programs.
By
Representatives Seratti and Jensen; cosponsored by Senator Fitzgerald
.
To committee on Education Reform
.
Assembly Bill 147
Relating to: modifying the definition of all-terrain vehicle.
By
Representatives Seratti, Pettis, Ryba, Sykora, Goetsch, Musser and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senator Zien
.
To committee on Tourism and Recreation
.
Assembly Bill 148
Relating to: directing the legislative fiscal bureau to study the tax on personal property.
By
Representatives Seratti, Sykora, F. Lasee, Urban, Plale, Porter, Ainsworth, Ryba, Reynolds, Musser, Gunderson, Kaufert, Skindrud and Powers.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 149
Relating to: county share of community aids funding.
By
Representatives Seratti, Hutchison, Sykora, Albers and Turner; cosponsored by Senator Drzewiecki
.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 150
Relating to: publicizing the names of persons who illegally dump trash.
By
Representatives Seratti, Klusman, Owens, Albers, Ainsworth, Ward, Wasserman, Steinbrink, Kreibich, Ryba, F. Lasee, Hasenohrl, Miller, Musser and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Baumgart, Schultz and Welch.
To committee on Rural Affairs and Forestry
.
Assembly Bill 151
Relating to: expenditure of $12,600 from the general fund in payment of a claim against the state made by Alan and Marlene Sieker.
By
Representative
Albers
; cosponsored by Senator Schultz
.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 152
Relating to: payment of health insurance premiums for University of Wisconsin System faculty and certain administrative staff.
By
Representatives Albers, Klusman, Kreibich, Bock, Pocan, Miller, J. Lehman, Meyer, Brandemuehl, Black, Powers, La Fave, Spillner, Kreuser, Hutchison, Plouff, Lassa, Musser, Riley, Goetsch and Rhoades; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Schultz, Welch, Rude, Huelsman, Plache, Roessler and Clausing.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
.
Relating to: requiring authorization for the use of nonoriginal manufacturer replacement parts in the repair of a motor vehicle.
By
Representatives Freese, Urban, Ainsworth, Black, Bock, Carpenter, Colon, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Huebsch, Kestell, Kreuser, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Musser, Owens, Pettis, Pocan, Porter, Reynolds, Rhoades, Ryba, Travis, Wasserman and Wood; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Welch, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Plache, Baumgart, Panzer, Clausing, Decker, Drzewiecki, Risser, Cowles, Burke, Jauch, Robson, Moen and Farrow.
To committee on Insurance.
Assembly Bill 154
Relating to: restrictions on the use of laser pointers and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives La Fave, Kaufert, Ryba, Musser, Hasenohrl, Albers, Black, Sinicki and Riley; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
.
To committee on Criminal Justice
.
Assembly Bill 155
Relating to: local ordinances governing drug paraphernalia.
By
Representatives Foti, Kestell, Travis, Ainsworth, Albers, Brandemuehl, Handrick, Jeskewitz, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Ladwig, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Seratti, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Ward, La Fave and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Fitzgerald, Schultz, Farrow, Welch, Lazich, Roessler, Zien, Drzewiecki and Darling.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 156
Relating to: candidacy of independent candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.
By
Representatives Staskunas, Jensen, La Fave, Albers, Meyer, Plale, J. Lehman, Cullen, Boyle, Powers, Wasserman, Duff, Plouff and Berceau; cosponsored by Senator Schultz
.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 157
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for incontinent underpads and briefs.
By
Representatives Sykora, Handrick, F. Lasee, Bock, Ryba, Plouff, Olsen, Kelso, Grothman, Freese, Meyerhofer, Seratti, Powers and Montgomery.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 158
Relating to: increasing the limit on policies issued by the state life insurance fund.
By
Representatives Bock, Miller, Turner, La Fave, Cullen, Ryba, Riley and Boyle; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Risser, George and Erpenbach.
To committee on Insurance.
Assembly Bill 159
Relating to: looking into a building for sexual purposes and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Bock, Turner, Albers, Black, Sinicki and Colon; cosponsored by Senators Burke and Clausing.
To committee on Criminal Justice
.
Assembly Bill 160
Relating to: testing of blood for alcohol content in motor vehicle accidents involving a fatality or great bodily harm and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Goetsch, Brandemuehl, Urban, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Walker, Ainsworth, Spillner, La Fave, Reynolds, Hoven, Ziegelbauer, Ryba and Bock; cosponsored by Senators Roessler and Huelsman.
To committee on Highway Safety.
Assembly Bill 161
Relating to: limiting the corporate income tax deduction for compensation paid to an employe.
By
Representatives Pocan, Bock, Sinicki, Miller, Carpenter, Berceau, Musser, Black, Plouff, Boyle, La Fave, Turner, Kreuser, Schneider, Ryba and Cullen; cosponsored by Senator Risser
.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 162
Relating to: creating an office of public intervenor in the department of justice and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Black, Bock, Young, Richards, Miller, Krug, Coggs, Carpenter, Pocan, Huber, Berceau, Cullen, Plale, Schooff, Ryba, Wood, La Fave, J. Lehman, Travis, Kreuser, Meyer, Plouff, Turner, Reynolds, Lassa, Meyerhofer, Boyle, Morris-Tatum and Hasenohrl; cosponsored by Senators George, Erpenbach, Moen, Baumgart, Grobschmidt, Moore, Plache, Shibilski, Decker, Risser, Robson, Wirch, Jauch, Burke and Clausing.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 163