Tuesday, November 9, 1999
10:06 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Gundrum in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Father Kevin Holmes from St. Michael's Catholic Church in Dane.
Representative Duff 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 Wood asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Coggs. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 8 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 474 offered by Representative Pettis.
Assembly amendment 9 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 474 offered by Representatives Miller and Sinicki.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 584
Relating to: death benefits under the Wisconsin retirement system.
By
Representative
Vrakas
; cosponsored by Senator Wirch
.
To committee on Rules.
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 97
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Senate Bill
97
Relating to: increasing the membership of the employe trust funds board.
By
Senators
Wirch and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Ryba, Meyer, Schneider, Boyle and Pocan.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:10 A.M.
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10:16 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Balow asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 448. Granted.
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:30 A.M.
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1:40 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
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Assembly Resolution 16
Relating to: the life and public service of Wilbur Renk.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 16 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Assembly Bill 390
Relating to: the definition of tangible personal property that is subject to a sales or use tax.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 390 offered by Representatives M. Lehman and Wood.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 390 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 390 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
390 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 390 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
390 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Waukau asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 448. Granted.
Representative Hahn asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Resolution
16. Granted.
Representative Duff in the chair.
Assembly Bill 560
Relating to: prohibiting nudity on certain land and providing a penalty.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 560 offered by Representative Black.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 560 be adopted?