The prayer was offered by Representative Wood.
Representative Ainsworth 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, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, 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 - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Reynolds and Seratti - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Seratti. Granted.
Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Reynolds. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 829 offered by Representatives Olsen and Lassa.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 926
Relating to: relinquishing custody of a newborn child and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Plale, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Reynolds, Ladwig, Staskunas, Musser, Gunderson, Balow, Klusman, Ott, Huebsch, Morris-Tatum, Owens, Hasenohrl, Ryba, Colon, Boyle, Sykora, Schooff, Spillner, Sinicki, Olsen, Wasserman, Kedzie, Kreibich, Berceau, Handrick and Jensen; cosponsored by Senators Clausing, Roessler, Robson, Burke and Darling.
To committee on Children and Families
.
Assembly Bill 927
Relating to: license fees based on the sale of wholesale electricity.
By
Representatives Ladwig, J. Lehman, Steinbrink and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Wirch and Plache.
To committee on Utilities.
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The committee on Criminal Justice reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 899
Relating to: unauthorized release of animals, racketeering activity and providing a penalty.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Goetsch, Walker, Stone, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Gunderson, Colon and Huber.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Berceau, Richards, Wood and Young.
To committee on Rules.
Robert Goetsch
Chairperson
Committee on Criminal Justice
Speaker's Communications
March 24, 2000
Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
1 East Main Street, Suite 402
P.O. Box 8952
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Mr. Sanders:
On March 21, 2000,
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 was referred to the Assembly Committee on Organization. Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I hereby withdraw
Assembly Bill 913 from the Assembly Committee on Organization and re-refer that bill to the Assembly Committee on Health.
On March 21, 2000,
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 was referred to the Assembly Committee on Organization. Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I hereby withdraw
Assembly Bill 915 from the Assembly Committee on Organization and re-refer that bill to the Assembly Committee on Health.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
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Assembly Bill 612
Relating to: payday loan providers and granting rule-making authority.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 612 be withdrawn from the calendar of March 27 and placed on the calendar of March 28. Granted.
Assembly Bill 849
Relating to: regulating rental-purchase companies and granting rule-making authority.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 849 be withdrawn from the calendar of March 27 and placed on the calendar of March 28. Granted.
Senate Bill 62
Relating to: sharing public library system resources, preparing a written plan for library technology and the sharing of resources and eliminating redundant provisions relating to libraries.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 62 be withdrawn from the calendar of March 23 and placed on the calendar of March 28. Granted.
Senate Bill 204
Relating to: the council on library and network development in the department of public instruction.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 204 be withdrawn from the calendar of March 23 and placed on the calendar of March 28. Granted.
Senate Bill 264
Relating to: granting high school diplomas to certain veterans.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 264 be withdrawn from the calendar of March 23 and placed on the calendar of March 28. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
9:50 A.M.
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11:00 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Representative Duff in the chair.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Ainsworth. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 892
A833
Relating to: creating a local professional football stadium district; giving a local professional football stadium district the authority to issue bonds; making a state moral obligation pledge with respect to bonds issued by a local professional football stadium district; giving a local professional football stadium district the authority to impose a sales tax and a use tax; state aid for transportation facilities associated with a professional football team's home stadium; and making appropriations.
Representative Grothman asked unanimous consent that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 892 be withdrawn and returned to the author. Granted.
Representative Travis objected.
Representative Travis withdrew his objection.
Representative Grothman asked unanimous consent that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 892 be withdrawn and returned to the author. Granted.
Representative Cullen objected.
Representative Cullen withdrew his objection.
Representative Grothman asked unanimous consent that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 892 be withdrawn and returned to the author. Granted.
Representative Hutchison moved that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 892 be laid on the table.