Tuesday, March 13, 2001
10:17 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Reverend Marion Hendrickson of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Arlington.
Representative Lassa led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Representative Underheim introduced the Sun Prairie High School Madrigal Singers: Trevor Klock, Brandon Dorr, Chris Ganser, Adam Wolter, Laura Wichern, Kristi Laskowski, Danielle Guild, Kristin Henkel, Ryan Wherley and Clint Sprain under the direction of Mary Schmitz. The group sang the Star-Spangled Banner.
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, 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, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Owens - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Owens. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 4 offered by Representative Staskunas.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 65 offered by Representative Richards.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 47
Relating to: establishing a sister-state relationship with the Cap Vert Region of Senegal.
By
Representatives Morris-Tatum, Young, Bock, Pocan, Ryba, Turner, Black, Wasserman, Kreibich, Freese, Sykora, Berceau and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators George, Burke and Schultz.
To committee on Government Operations
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Assembly Bill 195
Relating to: limiting disclosure of information regarding children and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Huebsch, Starzyk, Boyle, Freese, Ladwig, Musser, Suder, Sykora, Wade, Stone, M. Lehman and Leibham; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
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To committee on Personal Privacy
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Assembly Bill 196
Relating to: the disclosure of public library records.
By
Representatives Albers, Miller, Kestell, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Ott, Leibham, Powers, Hahn, Vrakas, Gronemus, Petrowski, Nass, Pettis, Krawczyk, Stone, Gundrum and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Farrow, A. Lasee and Schultz.
To committee on Personal Privacy
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Assembly Bill 197
Relating to: the payment of costs of persons in jails.
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By
Representatives Albers, Krawczyk, La Fave, Ladwig, Bies, Musser, J. Lehman, Wade, Turner, Kreuser, Miller, Johnsrud, J. Fitzgerald, Pettis, Pocan, D. Meyer, Plouff, Townsend, Friske, Gunderson, Hundertmark, Freese, Nass, Berceau and Schooff; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Harsdorf, Burke, Huelsman, Decker, Roessler, Schultz, Erpenbach, Farrow, A. Lasee and S. Fitzgerald.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
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Assembly Bill 198
Relating to: permissive and compulsory counterclaims in civil actions.
By
Representatives Albers, Huber, Vrakas and Krawczyk; cosponsored by Senators Burke and Schultz.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 199
Relating to: vehicle owner liability for violations of certain traffic laws relating to railroad crossings and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Hahn, Wade, Skindrud, Gronemus, Powers, Nass, Urban, Stone, Owens, Musser, Vrakas, Townsend, Berceau and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Huelsman, Cowles and Schultz.
To committee on Highway Safety.
Assembly Bill 200
Relating to: appointment of students to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
By
Representatives Lassa, Young, La Fave, Black, Bock, Shilling, Richards, Pocan, Ryba, Cullen, Plouff, Jeskewitz, Plale, Boyle, D. Meyer, Berceau, Schneider, Turner, Miller, Kreuser and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Decker, Moore, Burke, Risser, Darling, Baumgart, Hansen and Roessler.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
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Communications
March 7, 2001
John Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
402 East Main Street
