Wednesday, November 3, 1999
10:08 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 Kestell.
Representative Krusick 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, 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 - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Coggs - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Schneider asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Coggs. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 308 offered by Representative Owens.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 431 offered by Representative Staskunas.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 502 offered by Representative Staskunas.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 20
Relating to: memorializing Congress to enact the Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act of 1999.
By
Representatives Pettis, Jensen, Hahn, Spillner, Suder, Ryba, Hutchison, Sykora, Kelso, Kedzie and Goetsch.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 569
Relating to: membership of the dentistry examining board.
By
Representatives Powers, Kreibich, Lassa, Musser, Hasenohrl, Owens, Riley, Gunderson and J. Lehman; cosponsored by Senators Robson and Huelsman.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 570
Relating to: creating an individual income tax exemption for pay received by members of the national guard.
By
Representatives Musser, Schneider, Freese, Plale, Gunderson, Hasenohrl, Owens, Plouff, Suder, Steinbrink, Rhoades, Turner, Nass, Pettis, Sykora, Kreuser, Spillner, Riley, Leibham, Gronemus, Waukau and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Wirch, Roessler, Baumgart, Zien, Grobschmidt and Welch.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Assembly Bill 571
Relating to: repealing the transition provision regarding the name of the head of the legislative council staff (suggested as remedial legislation by the legislative council staff).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Government Operations
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Assembly Bill 572
Relating to: the sales tax and the use tax on tips and gratuities.
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By
Representatives Sinicki, F. Lasee, Plale, Krug, Hasenohrl, Musser, Staskunas, Gunderson, J. Lehman, Underheim, Seratti and M. Lehman; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Burke, Farrow and A. Lasee.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 573
Relating to: credit union membership, powers and operation; the application of agriculture, trade and consumer protection statutes to credit unions and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives F. Lasee, J. Lehman, Sykora, Musser, Balow, Kreibich, Hebl, Hasenohrl, Goetsch, Ainsworth, Staskunas, Owens, Waukau, Travis, Pettis, Townsend, Young, Carpenter, Ryba, Colon, Huber, Pocan, Boyle, Plale, Reynolds, Sinicki, Black, Gronemus, Plouff, Meyerhofer, Ziegelbauer, Albers and Schneider; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, A. Lasee, Risser, Zien, Moen, Grobschmidt, Plache, Baumgart, George, Decker and Robson.
To committee on Financial Institutions.
Assembly Bill 574
Relating to: requiring premarital counseling to obtain a marriage license.
By
Representatives Staskunas, Ladwig, Coggs, Sykora, Ainsworth, Plouff and Albers.
To committee on Family Law.
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The committee on Education Reform reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 474
Relating to: surveys, analyses and evaluations of pupils and providing a penalty.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
