10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 346 offered by Representatives Goetsch and Pettis.
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Relating to annual patients compensation fund and mediation fund fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, to affirm open records law and exceptions apply to fund records and to impose a late fee on insurers and self-insurers who are late in filing certificates of insurance.
Submitted by Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
Report received from Agency, May 24, 1999.
To committee on Insurance.
Referred on June 8, 1999
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Relating to filing campaign finance reports in electronic format.
Submitted by Elections Board
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Report received from Agency, May 26, 1999.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
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Referred on June 8, 1999
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 368
Relating to: creating a sales tax and use tax exemption for clothing and shoes.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Kelso, Petrowski, Pettis, Suder, Gundrum, Black, Boyle, Carpenter, Freese, Gronemus, Grothman, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Huebsch, Kreibich, F. Lasee, Lassa, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Plale, Plouff, Powers, Ryba, Seratti, Spillner, Turner and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki and Zien.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Assembly Bill 369
Relating to: public access to records of the identities of final candidates for certain local governmental positions.
By
Representatives Travis, Albers, Miller and Boyle; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach and Schultz.
To committee on Government Operations
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Assembly Bill 370
Relating to: distribution of certain state documents; school district reports on programs for school age parents and on special transfer programs; the supervision of nurses and dentists employed by a school board; and the term "limited-English speaking" (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of public instruction).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Education.
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The committee on Criminal Justice reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 154
Relating to: restrictions on the use of laser pointers and providing a penalty.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Goetsch, Walker, Stone, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Gunderson, Colon, Berceau, Huber, Richards, Wood and Young.
Noes: 0.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Goetsch, Walker, Stone, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Gunderson, Colon, Berceau, Huber, Richards, Wood and Young.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Goetsch, Walker, Stone, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Gunderson, Colon, Berceau, Huber, Richards, Wood and Young.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Robert Goetsch
Chairperson
Committee on Criminal Justice
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 218
Relating to: the petroleum storage remedial action program; authorizing revenue obligations to fund payment of claims under the petroleum storage remedial action program; authorizing a new type of revenue obligation; granting revenue bonding authority; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley; Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Panzer.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended with emergency statement (s.
16.47(2) Wisconsin Statutes):
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley; Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Panzer.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
John Gard
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 91
Relating to: participation of dietitians in the volunteer health care provider program.
Passage:
Ayes: 18 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Handrick, Walker, F. Lasee, Johnsrud, Olsen, Wieckert, Hundertmark, Owens, Wasserman, Carpenter, Krusick, La Fave, Meyer, Miller, Schooff and Waukau.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Gregg Underheim
Chairperson
Committee on Health
The committee on Small Business and Economic Development reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 63
Relating to: requiring the department of employe trust funds to establish a health care coverage plan for employers in the private sector, creating a private employer health care coverage board and making an appropriation.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Seratti, Pettis, Hundertmark, Petrowski, Stone, Leibham, Townsend and Staskunas.