Thursday, July 1, 1999
10:33 A.M.
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, 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, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Waukau, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Jeskewitz - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Jeskewitz. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: appointment of justices of the supreme court (first consideration).
By
Representatives Hubler, Ziegelbauer, Sykora, Boyle, Ryba and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Huelsman, Baumgart and Schultz.
To committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy
.
Assembly Joint Resolution 64
Relating to: 4-year terms of office for clerks of the circuit courts (first consideration).
By
Representatives Ryba, Bock, Goetsch, Grothman, Handrick, F. Lasee, Montgomery, Musser, Olsen, Plale, Porter, Spillner, Sykora and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Drzewiecki, Farrow, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Risser, Roessler and Wirch.
To committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy
.
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
54
Assembly Joint Resolution
62
Amended and concurred in as amended:
Assembly Bill 133
(Senate amendment 40 to Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1, Senate amendment 41 to Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1, Senate amendment 1 to Senate Substitute amendment 1 and Senate Substitute amendment 1 adopted)
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:46 A.M.
12:20 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the Chair.
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Assembly Bill 133
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 1999 legislature.
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Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Staskunas. Granted.
Representative Jensen moved nonconcurrence in Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill
133.
Representative Meyer moved that debate on nonconcurrence in Senate Substitute amendment 1 to
Assembly Bill 133 be ended pursuant to Assembly Rule
71.
There were insufficient seconds.
Representative Travis asked unanimous consent that the question be changed to concurrence.
Representative Jensen objected.
Representative Kreuser asked unanimous consent that the question be changed to concurrence.
Representative Vrakas objected.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
The question was: Shall Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 133 be nonconcurred in?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hoven, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Klusman, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyerhofer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Porter, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Waukau, Wieckert, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 63.
Noes - Representatives Berceau, Black, Bock, Coggs, Colon, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Huber, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Sinicki, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Williams and Young - 34.
Paired for - Representative Jeskewitz - 1.
Paired against - Representative Boyle - 1.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
133 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Jensen introduced a privileged joint resolution.
Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: creating a committee of conference on 1999 Assembly Bill 133, the executive budget bill of the 1999 legislature.