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 Richards.
Representative Albers 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 - 0.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Williams. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 356 offered by committee on Environment.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 834 offered by committee on Conservation and Land Use.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 849 offered by committee on Financial Institutions.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 892 offered by special committee on The Renovation of Lambeau Field.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 892 offered by special committee on The Renovation of Lambeau Field.
Assembly substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 892 offered by special committee on The Renovation of Lambeau Field.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 10 offered by committee on Agriculture.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 28
Relating to: proclaiming April 2000 as "Savings and Investing Month" in this state.
By
Representative
Jeskewitz
, by request of Department of Financial Institutions.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 903
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the District 1199W/United Professionals for Quality Health Care, SEIU, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employes in the professional patient care collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 904
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Professional Employes in Research, Statistics and Analysis, WFT/AFT, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employes in the professional research, statistics and analysis collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
A780
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 905
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Teaching Assistants' Association, AFT, Local 3220, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employes in the program, project and teaching assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Extension collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 906
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Public Defenders Association, WFT/AFT, Local 4822, AFL-CIO, for the 1999-2001 biennium, covering employes in the public defenders collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 907
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Science Professionals, AFT, Local 3732, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employes in the professional science collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 908
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Physicians and Dentists Association, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employes in the professional patient treatment collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 909
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Education Association Council, for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employes in the professional education collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 910
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Association of State Prosecutors for the 1999-01 biennium, covering employes in the assistant district attorneys collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 911
Relating to: the University of Wisconsin System senior executive compensation plan.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 912
Relating to: prohibiting pupils from using a calculator while taking the 4th and 8th grade knowledge and concepts examinations.
By
Representatives Grothman, Nass and Underheim.
To committee on Education Reform
.
Assembly Bill 913
Relating to: prohibiting a person who has been convicted of mayhem or certain serious crimes against property from being licensed to operate, employed or contracted by or permitted to reside at an entity that provides direct care or treatment services to clients.
By
Representatives Krusick, Albers, Hasenohrl, J. Lehman, Musser, Plale, Plouff, Spillner, Stone and Sykora; cosponsored by Senator Lazich
, by request of Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, American Association of Retired Persons and State Board of Aging and Long Term Care
.
To committee on Assembly Organization
.
Assembly Bill 914
Relating to: the sales tax exemption for electricity and natural gas that is sold for residential use.
By
Representatives Balow, Hasenohrl, Sinicki, Musser, Pocan, Plale, Young and Grothman; cosponsored by Senator Lazich
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 915
Relating to: creating a donor registry board, creating a Wisconsin donor registry, the definition of "document of gift", modifying the form for the power of attorney for health care, requiring a study, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Wasserman, Kaufert, Bock, Jeskewitz, Vrakas, Riley, Ladwig, Ryba, Albers, Steinbrink, Huebsch, Walker, Plale, Balow, Musser, La Fave, Ainsworth, Schooff, Kreuser, Plouff, Gronemus, J. Lehman, Hahn and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Rosenzweig, Robson, Roessler, Grobschmidt, Risser, Plache and Farrow.
To committee on Assembly Organization
.
Assembly Bill 916
Relating to: authorizing the joint committee on finance to supplement an appropriation for the badger care health care program and authorizing the department of health and family services to establish certain reimbursement rates for health care services provided under the badger care health care program and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Suder, Gard, Jensen, Urban, Hahn, Sykora, Hundertmark, Kelso, Freese, Ott, Musser, Huebsch, M. Lehman, Petrowski, Olsen, Stone, Seratti, Montgomery, Underheim, Hutchison, Vrakas and Rhoades; cosponsored by Senators Breske and Rosenzweig.
To calendar.
The committee on Conservation and Land Use reports and recommends: