Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Wood.
Representative Hundertmark 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, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Schneider and Travis - 2.
Vacancies - 35th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Schneider and Travis. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 89 offered by Representative Ziegelbauer.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 182 offered by Representative Staskunas.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 182 offered by Representative Staskunas.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 207 offered by committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 207 offered by committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy.
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Relating to technical and remedial rule changes pertaining to farm mediation and arbitration, sustainable agriculture, agricultural development and diversification, commercial feed, soil and water resource management, LP gas meters, freezer meat and food service plans, referral selling plans and car rental notices.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, March 11, 1999.
To committee on Agriculture.
Referred on March 18, 1999
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Relating to standards for water or sewer service in mobile home parks.
Submitted by Public Service Commission.
Report received from Agency, March 11, 1999.
To committee on Utilities.
Referred on March 18, 1999
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Relating to requirements for examination and licensure of psychologists, renewal and conduct.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, March 11, 1999.
To committee on Health.
Referred on March 18, 1999
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Relating to the search and seizure of probation or parole offenders.
Submitted by Department of Corrections.
Report received from Agency, March 11, 1999.
A120
To committee on
Corrections and the Courts
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Referred on March 18, 1999
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 35
Relating to: establishing a sister-state relationship with the Dakar Region of Senegal.
By
Representatives Morris-Tatum, Young, Williams, Turner, Coggs, Freese, Plouff, Reynolds, Pocan, Black and J. Lehman; cosponsored by Senators George, Burke and Darling.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 36
Relating to: urging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Daniel Glickman to act quickly in distributing to farmers $200 million in aid.
By
Representatives Lassa, Ott, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Sykora, Musser, Turner, Young, Ainsworth, Bock, Krug, Reynolds, Kedzie, Brandemuehl, Porter, Sherman, Balow, Albers, Suder and Klusman; cosponsored by Senators Baumgart, Breske, Panzer, Wirch and A. Lasee.
To committee on Rules.
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The committee on Campaigns and Elections reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 156
Relating to: candidacy of independent candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Freese, Suder, Walker, Montgomery, Ladwig, Travis, Cullen, Miller and Sherman.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 215
Relating to: prohibition of political contributions by foreign nationals and providing a penalty.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Freese, Suder, Walker, Montgomery, Ladwig, Travis, Cullen, Miller and Sherman.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 216
Relating to: qualification for a grant from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
Passage:
Ayes: 9 - Representatives Freese, Suder, Walker, Montgomery, Ladwig, Travis, Cullen, Miller and Sherman.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 217
Relating to: independent disbursements by former personal campaign committees.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Freese, Ladwig, Travis, Miller and Sherman.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Suder, Walker, Montgomery and Cullen.
To committee on Rules.
Stephen Freese
Chairperson