Wednesday, October 6, 1999
12:25 P.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 Hutchison.
Representative Sherman 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, 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 - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Executive Communications
October 5, 1999
The Honorable Scott Jensen
Speaker of the Assembly
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53702
Re: 1999 Assembly Bill 495
Dear Speaker Jensen:
1999 Assembly Bill 495, introduced by Representative Skindrud, and co-sponsored by Senator Wirch, relates to benefit improvements, interest crediting, variable annuity option, contribution credits for employers, death benefits, credit for legislative service, recognition of income and capital gains and losses in the fixed retirement investment trust and affecting certain actuarial assumptions and liabilities under the Wisconsin retirement system.
1999 Assembly Bill 495 contains a fiscal note in excess of $10,000. Pursuant to sec. 16.47(2), Stats., I consider this bill an emergency bill, I recommend the bill and I ask that passage of 1999 Assembly Bill 495 be permitted prior to passage of the budget bill.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Veterans Affairs
Madison
October 4, 1999
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
In compliance with section 45.35(3d)(b), Wis. Stats., as created by
1989 Wisconsin Act 36, the Council on Veterans Programs and the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) submitted general summary reports of the activities and membership of the Council and the organizations represented on the Council. Five organizations had not reported by the September 30 deadline.
Attached are reports from two of the five outstanding organizations - the Federation for Culturally Diverse Veterans and the National Association For Black Veterans. Thank you for including these organizations in the report period.
Sincerely,
John A. Scocos
Executive Director
Referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
12:27 P.M.
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1:13 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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Assembly Bill 234
Relating to: qualification of candidates for justice of the supreme court for grants from the Wisconsin election campaign fund, court fees and making an appropriation.
Representative Duff in the chair.
Representative Bock asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
377 be withdrawn from the committee on Campaigns and Elections and taken up at this time.
Representative Freese objected.
Representative Bock moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 377 be withdrawn from the committee on Campaigns and Elections and taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 377 be withdrawn from the committee on Campaigns and Elections and taken up at this time?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
