Madison, WI 53703
Dear Mr. Sanders:
I was absent from the floor session on February 10, 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 Resolution 25 relating to: declaring February African-American History and Cultural Heritage Month. Aye.
On passage of Assembly Bill 41 relating to: the filing of personal property reports. Aye.
On passage of Assembly Bill 538 relating to: minimum standards for life insurance policies in which the proceeds are assigned to funeral directors or funeral establishment operators. Aye.
On passage of Assembly Bill 566 relating to: employe supervision by real estate brokers and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority. Aye.
On passage of Assembly Bill 619 relating to: the sales tax and the use tax on purchases made with a manufacturer's rebate. Aye.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you have questions please call me.
Sincerely,
Mark F. Miller
State Representative
48th Assembly District
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Special Guest
Representative Coggs introduced Dom Anique Firley, a fourth grader from the Texas Bufkin Academy in Milwaukee, who won the Millennium Tree Contest, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
Senate Joint Resolution 25
Relating to: declaring November as Diabetes Awareness Month.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 25 be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 25 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 603 be taken from the table and placed at the head of the ninth order of business on today's calendar. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 620 be taken from the table and placed at the head of the ninth order of business on today's calendar. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:14 A.M.
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1:22 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The Assembly stood informal.
The Assembly reconvened.
Representative Miller asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 731. Granted.
Representative Riley asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 850. Granted.
Representative Sherman asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 804. Granted.
Assembly Bill 620
Relating to: parental liability for acts of their minor child, recovery of damages for certain criminal actions, increasing the jurisdictional amount in small claims court, powers of court commissioners, garnishment, attorney fees, exemption from execution of accounts, assignment of debt, earnings garnishment retail theft and recovery in actions involving worthless checks.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 620 offered by Representative Staskunas.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 620 be withdrawn and returned to the author. Granted.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 620 offered by Representatives Staskunas, Hebl, Montgomery, Gundrum and Sherman.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 620 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 620 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 620 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
620 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 620 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
620 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 603
Relating to: prisoner reimbursement to county for booking costs.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 603 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 603 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
603 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 603 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
603 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Relating to: minimum standards for life insurance policies in which the proceeds are assigned to funeral directors or funeral establishment operators.
The question was: Assembly Bill 538 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
538 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 566
Relating to: employe supervision by real estate brokers and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
The question was: Assembly Bill 566 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
566 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 619
Relating to: the sales tax and the use tax on purchases made with a manufacturer's rebate.
The question was: Assembly Bill 619 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
Motion carried.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
619 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 649
Relating to: the registration of electors on election day and the determination of eligible electors in certain municipalities on election day.
Representative Travis moved that Assembly Bill 649 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill
649 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Waukau, Williams, Wood, Young and Ziegelbauer - 45.
Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Brandemuehl, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Klusman, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Leibham, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Porter, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Spillner, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert and Speaker Jensen - 54.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion failed.