Thursday, May 4, 2000
1:12 P.M.
May 2000 Special Session
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 Klusman.
Representative Krug 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.
Vacancies - None.
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
Executive Order Number 392
Relating to a Special Session of the Legislature
I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to Article IV, Section 11 and
Article V, section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution, do hereby require the convening of a special session of the Legislature at the Capitol in the City of Madison, beginning at 1:00 P.M. on May 4, 2000 solely to consider and act upon legislation relating to:
changing the percentages and dollar amounts in Section
71.07(9)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes that are used to calculate the property tax rent credit for taxable year 2000 and thereafter.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the City of Madison this third day of May in the year two thousand.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the Governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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The committee on Assembly Organization reports and recommends:
LRB - 4925/1
Relating to: restoring the school property tax rent credit.
Introduction:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Jensen, Foti, Freese, Vrakas, Ladwig, Krug and Schneider.
Noes: 0.
LRB - 4926/1
Relating to: the final adjournment of May 2000 special session.
Introduction:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Jensen, Foti, Freese, Vrakas and Ladwig.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Krug, Bock and Schneider.
Scott R. Jensen
Chairperson
Committee on Assembly Organization
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 1, May 2000 Special Session
Relating to: restoring the school property tax rent credit.
By
committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Tommy G. Thompson.
To calendar.
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Special Guest
Representative Gronemus introduced the Women's 2000 World Junior Curling Champion All-star Team Member Laura Delaney from Centerville, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that all Democratic members of the Assembly be recorded as voting "No" on the question of adjournment on Tuesday, May 2. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
1:27 P.M.
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4:25 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Representative Duff in the chair.
Representative Hebl introduced a privileged resolution.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 1
, May 2000 Special Session
Relating to: the life and public service of Jerome L. Blaska.
By
Representative
Hebl
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The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 1, May 2000 Special Session be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Jensen asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Resolution 1, May 2000 Special Session. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 1, May 2000 Special Session
Relating to: restoring the school property tax rent credit.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1, May 2000 Special Session offered by Representatives Freese, Ott, Musser, Pettis, Kestell, Brandemuehl, Leibham, Petrowski, Klusman, Jeskewitz, Rhoades, Urban, Underheim and Albers.
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Representative M. Lehman rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to
Assembly Bill 1, May 2000 Special Session was not in order under Assembly Rule
93(1) because it was not germane to the special session call.
The Chair (Representative Duff) ruled the point of order
well taken.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 1, May 2000 Special Session be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
1, May 2000 Special Session be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 1, May 2000 Special Session having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?