The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Associate Chaplain Jim Leggett of the Greenfield Police Department.
Representative Nass 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, Bies, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Williams - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Williams. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 27 offered by Representative Young.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 33 offered by joint committee on Information Policy and Technology.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 33 offered by joint committee on Information Policy and Technology.
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Relating to the regulation of effluent limitations and pretreatment standards for the pesticide chemicals industry.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, February 6, 2001.
To committee on Environment.
Referred on February 12, 2001.
Relating to the regulation of effluent limitations and pretreatment standards for the leather tanning and finishing industry.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, February 6, 2001.
To committee on Environment.
Referred on February 12, 2001.
Relating to implementing the department's authority to void local hunting, fishing and trapping ordinances.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, February 6, 2001.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Referred on February 12, 2001.
Relating to ATV, snowmobile, bowhunter and hunter education fees.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, February 6, 2001.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Referred on February 12, 2001.
Relating to extended area telephone service.
Submitted by Public Service Commission.
Report received from Agency, February 7, 2001.
To committee on Information Policy and Technology
.
Referred on February 12, 2001.
Relating to importing bovine animals, goats or cervids from a state designated by USDA as a tuberculosis "non-modified accredited" state.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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Report received from Agency, February 7, 2001.
To committee on Agriculture.
Referred on February 12, 2001.
Relating to reimbursement of Johne's disease testing costs.
Submitted by Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Report received from Agency, February 7, 2001.
To committee on Agriculture.
Referred on February 12, 2001.
Relating to home health licensure.
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, February 5, 2001.
To committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
.
Referred on February 12, 2001.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: memorializing Congress to close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, formerly known as the United States Army School of the Americas.
By
Representatives Pocan, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Colon, Krug, La Fave, J. Lehman, Miller, Plouff, Ryba, Sinicki and Young; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Plache and Risser.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: commending Joe Leean for his years of public service in the Wisconsin state senate and the department of health and family services.
By
Representatives Hundertmark, Huebsch, Olsen, Wade, Gundrum, Meyerhofer, Suder, Ott, Walker, Gard, Montgomery, Powers, McCormick, Starzyk, Plouff, Lippert, J. Lehman, Gronemus, Urban, Vrakas, Krawczyk, Stone, Ladwig, Wasserman, Owens, Kedzie, Krug, Jeskewitz, Albers, Balow, Freese, Gunderson, Jensen, Nass, Coggs, Ryba, Kaufert, Townsend, Plale, Petrowski, Miller and Skindrud; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Panzer, Farrow, Rosenzweig, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Breske, Zien, A. Lasee, Lazich, Risser, Harsdorf, Darling and Huelsman.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: commemorating the distinguished record and public service of Cate Zeuske.
By
Representatives Montgomery, Ainsworth, Gard, Albers, Balow, Bies, Duff, Freese, Gundrum, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Leibham, Lippert, McCormick, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Plale, Plouff, Powers, Rhoades, Ryba, Skindrud, Starzyk, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Walker, Ward and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Baumgart, Breske, Erpenbach, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grobschmidt, Harsdorf, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Risser, Roessler, Schultz and Zien.
To calendar.
Assembly Joint Resolution 31
Relating to: honoring the life of Ben Barkin.
By
Representatives Richards, Colon, Ziegelbauer, Sinicki, Johnsrud, Ladwig, Kreibich, Riley, Turner, Stone, Krug, J. Lehman, Vrakas, Bock, Walker, Wasserman, Plouff, Ryba and M. Lehman; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Plache, Burke, Lazich, Huelsman and George.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 112
Relating to: creating an optional holiday for state employees to observe the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez.
By
Representatives Colon, Young, Sinicki, Pocan, Cullen, Schooff, Morris-Tatum, Williams, Berceau, Boyle, Riley, Richards, Sherman, Carpenter, Krug, Turner, J. Lehman, Bock, Plouff, Black, Gronemus, Kreuser, Miller and Coggs; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Moore, George, Schultz and Erpenbach.