Thursday, February 15, 2001
9:10 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular 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 Wood.
Representative Powers and his son, Jonathan, 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, 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 - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Ryba and Williams - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Williams. Granted.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Ryba. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 32
Relating to: urging the Wisconsin congressional delegation to work to enact legislation that would remove social security numbers from hunting and fishing license applications.
By
Representatives Balow, Albers, Berceau, Boyle, Carpenter, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hebl, Hubler, Johnsrud, Kreuser, Krug, F. Lasee, Meyerhofer, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Powers, Reynolds, Schneider, Sherman, Shilling, Skindrud, Sinicki, Staskunas, Stone, Sykora and Young; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Baumgart, Breske, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Farrow, George, Hansen, Huelsman, Schultz, Shibilski, Wirch and Zien.
To committee on Personal Privacy
.
Assembly Bill 125
Relating to: requiring school boards that provide instruction in human sexuality and related subjects to provide instruction in marriage and parental responsibility.
By
Representatives Owens, McCormick, Ainsworth, Albers, Gunderson, Hundertmark, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Lassa, Musser, Ott, Seratti, Urban and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Welch and Lazich.
To committee on Family Law.
Assembly Bill 126
Relating to: contracts with persons who take depositions.
By
Representatives Walker, Albers, Balow, Colon, Huber, Huebsch, Hundertmark, J. Lehman, Olsen, Pettis, Powers, Ryba, Staskunas, Stone, Sykora, Townsend and Wade; cosponsored by Senators George, Burke, Darling, Rosenzweig and Schultz.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 127
Relating to: adjusting a school district's revenue limit for unanticipated expenditures and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives J. Lehman, Black, Sinicki, Pocan, Staskunas, Balow, Turner, Wasserman, Ryba, Plouff, Miller, Richards, Sykora, Berceau, Boyle and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Burke, Baumgart, Risser and Robson.
To committee on Tax and Spending Limitations
.
Relating to: automatic teller machine fees and requiring the exercise of rule making-authority.
By
Representatives J. Lehman, Black, Young, Colon, Pocan, Cullen, Miller, Williams, Berceau, Morris-Tatum and Boyle; cosponsored by Senators Hansen and Robson.
To committee on Financial Institutions
.
Assembly Bill 129
Relating to: personal guarantees for sales of hearing aids.
By
Representatives J. Lehman, Young, Colon, Turner, Williams, Musser, Ott and Albers; cosponsored by Senator Schultz
.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 130
Relating to: health insurance coverage of hearing testing and hearing aids.
By
Representatives J. Lehman, Young, Sinicki, Pocan, Turner, Bock, Gronemus, Williams, Berceau and Boyle.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 131
Relating to: requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process.
By
Representatives J. Lehman, Black, Sinicki, Meyerhofer, Steinbrink, Lassa, Freese, Pocan, Schooff, Richards, Balow, Bock, Turner, Sherman, Kreuser, Plouff, Sykora, Berceau, Morris-Tatum, Boyle, Shilling and La Fave; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Burke, Decker, Hansen and Wirch.
To committee on Education.
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Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Schneider. Granted.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 30
