Mr. Charles R. Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Charles:
I am pleased to transmit to you the following report to the 1999 Legislature on legislation introduced by the Joint Legislative Council:
RL 99-16 Legislation on Incentives for Private Resource Stewardship
(1999 Assembly Bills 680 and 681)
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I would appreciate your including this letter in the Journal for the information of the membership. Additional copies of this report are available in the Legislative Council Staff offices, One East Main, Suite 401, or from our web page at
www.legis.state.wi.us/lc/jlcrecs.html.
Sincerely,
Laura D. Rose
Interim Director
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February 10, 2000
Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main St., Suite 402
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Mr. Sanders:
I was absent from latter portion of the floor session on February 9, 2000 and unable to vote that day. I am writing to inform you on how I would have cast my vote had I been in attendance that day.
On passage of Assembly Bill 700 relating to: various changes in the election laws; requiring a referendum; and providing penalties. Yes
On passage of Assembly Bill 701 relating to: various changes in the election laws; granting rule-making authority; and providing penalties. No
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have questions please call me.
Sincerely,
Pedro A. Colon
State Representative
8th Assembly District
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:20 A.M.
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12:30 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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Assembly Bill 315
Relating to: prohibiting the department of transportation from providing information compiled and maintained by the department that contains the personal identifiers of 10 or more people.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 315 be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that the Assembly's action on Assembly Bill 315 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Resolution 25 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Resolution 25
Relating to: declaring February African-American History and Cultural Heritage Month.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 25 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Coggs asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Resolution 25. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Olsen. Granted.
Assembly Bill 246
Relating to: actions against manufacturers, importers, trade associations or dealers of firearms or firearm ammunition.
The question was: Shall the vote by which Assembly Bill 246 was passed be reconsidered?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, J. Lehman, Morris-Tatum, Pocan, Richards, Riley, Sherman, Sinicki, Staskunas, Travis, Turner, Wasserman and Young - 24.
Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Brandemuehl, 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, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Skindrud, Spillner, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Waukau, Wieckert, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 72.
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Absent or not voting - Representatives Miller, Olsen and Williams - 3.
Motion failed.
Assembly Bill 41
Relating to: the filing of personal property reports.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 41 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
41 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 41 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
41 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 538
Relating to: minimum standards for life insurance policies in which the proceeds are assigned to funeral directors or funeral establishment operators.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 538 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 538 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 538 be given a third reading.
Representative Krug objected.
Assembly Bill 566
Relating to: employe supervision by real estate brokers and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 566 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Assembly Bill 619
Relating to: the sales tax and the use tax on purchases made with a manufacturer's rebate.
Representative Wasserman asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 619. Granted.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 619 offered by Representatives M. Lehman, Sykora, Ziegelbauer and Wood.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill
619 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 619 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative M. Lehman asked unanimous consent that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill
619 be withdrawn and returned to the author. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 619 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
