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 Hutchison.
Representative Richards 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, 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, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Gronemus and Walker - 2.
Vacancies - 35th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Walker. Granted.
Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Gronemus. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand in recess. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:20 A.M.
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11:25 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 89 offered by Representatives Plale, La Fave and Turner.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 110 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 114 offered by Representative Freese.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 176 offered by Representative Travis.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 208 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 218 offered by joint committee on Audit.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 234 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.
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Relating to printed material exemptions and the sales and use tax treatment of advertising agencies.
Submitted by Department of Revenue.
Report received from Agency, March 18, 1999.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Referred on March 23, 1999
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A127
Relating to criminal record background checks for certified day care operators, employes and contractors of certified day care operators and nonclient residents at certified day care locations.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development.
Report received from Agency, March 17, 1999.
To committee on Health.
Referred on March 23, 1999
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 38
Relating to: the life and public service of Francis Conway.
By
Representatives Plale and Suder; cosponsored by Senator Zien
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To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: authorizing the legislature to provide for 6-member juries in misdemeanor cases (first consideration).
By
Representatives Goetsch, Ladwig, Kaufert, Albers, Porter, F. Lasee, Seratti, Klusman, Kestell, Gunderson, Skindrud, Owens, Musser, Spillner and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Huelsman, Darling, Farrow, Fitzgerald and Baumgart.
To committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy
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Assembly Bill 222
Relating to: requiring day care providers and employes and volunteers of day care providers who provide care and supervision for children to receive training in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome.
By
Representatives Kelso, Stone, Grothman, Hutchison, Olsen, Goetsch, Seratti, Cullen and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Schultz.
To committee on Children and Families
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Assembly Bill 223
Relating to: drug paraphernalia.
By
Representatives Gundrum, Ladwig, Ryba, Stone, Sykora, Klusman, Grothman, Porter, Ainsworth, Kestell, Brandemuehl, Seratti, Albers, Spillner, Kelso, Powers, Montgomery, Skindrud, Freese, Plale, Staskunas, Kreibich and Pettis; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Roessler, Darling, Fitzgerald, Schultz, Farrow, Lazich, Huelsman, Welch and Panzer.
To committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy
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Assembly Bill 224
Relating to: expanding the time period for expenditures that may be made by a tax incremental district created by the village of Ashwaubenon.
By
Representatives Montgomery and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Drzewiecki.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 225
Relating to: attracting wild animals with bait and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Johnsrud, Miller, Hutchison, Albers, Goetsch, Turner and Pettis.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 226
Relating to: the disposition of unclaimed funds in a public treasury.
By
Representatives Huber, Gunderson, Skindrud, Ziegelbauer, Petrowski, Bock, Ladwig, Brandemuehl, Cullen, Musser, La Fave, Ainsworth, Hasenohrl, F. Lasee, Plouff, Spillner, Turner, Goetsch, Kreuser, Sykora, Meyer, Kaufert, Staskunas, Kelso, Steinbrink, Seratti, Kedzie and Grothman; cosponsored by Senators Decker, Huelsman, Plache, Roessler, Wirch, Breske, Baumgart and Erpenbach.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
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Assembly Bill 227
Relating to: changing the boundaries of Jackson County and Monroe County.
By
Representatives Musser, Gronemus and Huebsch; cosponsored by Senators Moen and Rude.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
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Assembly Bill 228
Relating to: increasing a school district's revenue limit for the costs of preventing or correcting the interpretation, production or use of dates in the year 2000 and subsequent years.
By
Representatives Reynolds, Sinicki, Pocan, Hasenohrl, Black, Gronemus, Wasserman, Miller, Plouff, Turner, Ryba, Kreuser, J. Lehman, Staskunas and Lassa; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Plache and Clausing.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 229
Relating to: the Milwaukee parental choice program and making an appropriation.