The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Reverend Stephan Umhoefer from Saint Victor Catholic Church in Monroe.
Representative Friske 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, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 239 offered by Representative Wade.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 110 offered by Representative Powers.
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Relating to criteria for county agency determination under the long-term support community options (COP) and community integration (CIP) programs that in-home services are infeasible, as a condition for use of program funds to pay for services to persons who reside in community-based residential facilities (CBRFs).
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, June 4, 2001.
To committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
.
Referred on June 12, 2001
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Relating to implementation of a geographic information system registry of closed remediation sites for properties with groundwater contamination exceeding NR 140 enforcement standards at the time of case closure.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, June 5, 2001.
To committee on Environment.
Referred on June 12, 2001
.
Relating to establishing municipal flood control and riparian restoration grants.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, June 5, 2001.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Referred on June 12, 2001
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Relating to the revocation of extended supervision of persons serving a bifurcated sentence under the truth-in-sentencing provisions of
1997 Wisconsin Act 283.
Submitted by Division of Hearings and Appeals.
Report received from Agency, June 5, 2001.
To committee on Criminal Justice
.
Referred on June 12, 2001
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Relating to prescribing or dispensing schedule II amphetamines or schedule II anorectics.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, June 8, 2001.
To committee on Health.
Referred on June 12, 2001
.
Relating to the USMLE examination.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, June 8, 2001.
To committee on Health.
Referred on June 12, 2001
.
Relating to annual patients compensation fund and mediation fund fees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001.
Submitted by Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
Report received from Agency, June 6, 2001.
To committee on Health.
Referred on June 12, 2001
.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 441
Relating to: use of moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund to make certain false representations.
By
Representatives Ward, Suder, Kestell, Hahn, Nass, Ladwig, J. Lehman, Ainsworth, McCormick, Ryba, Skindrud, Lippert, Pettis and Freese; cosponsored by Senators Roessler and Darling.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 442
Relating to: battery and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives La Fave, Krawczyk, Musser, Nass, Stone, Sykora, Grothman, Ryba, Turner, Wasserman, Boyle and Plale; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Huelsman, Darling and Roessler.
To committee on Criminal Justice
.
Assembly Bill 443
Relating to: authorizing the appointment of assistant district attorneys to provide restorative justice services; authorizing counties and the department of corrections to contract with religious organizations for the provision of services relating to delinquency and crime prevention and the rehabilitation of offenders; inmate rehabilitation; creating the office of charitable choice implementation; establishing a grant program for a neighborhood organization incubator; distributing funding for alcohol and other drug abuse services; and making appropriations.
By
Representatives Jensen, Riley, Kestell, Walker, Suder, Freese, Musser, Vrakas, Lippert, Townsend, Krawczyk, Ott, Hahn, Ladwig, Albers, McCormick, Ainsworth, Pettis, Gunderson, Leibham, Owens, Huebsch, Nass and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Welch and Roessler.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
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Assembly Bill 444
Relating to: fees paid to court interpreters.
By
Representatives McCormick, Krawczyk, Walker, Albers, Musser, Riley, Sykora, Shilling, Pettis, Staskunas, Underheim, Turner, Balow, Young and Cullen; cosponsored by Senators George, Roessler, Hansen, Rosenzweig, Burke and Plache.
To committee on Judiciary.
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Executive Communications
June 11, 2001
The Honorable Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
State Capitol
Room 211 West
Madison, WI 53702
Dear Speaker Jensen:
2001 Senate Bill 110, introduced by Senator Moore, relates to polling hours, time off from work for service as an election official, training of election officials, voting by felons and immigrants, requiring studies and recommendations with regard to voter registration and multilingual voting needs, establishing satellite stations for purposes of conducting voter registration and absentee voting, and granting rule-making authority.
This bill contains a fiscal note in excess of $10,000. Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §
16.47 (2), I consider Senate Bill 110 to be an emergency bill and authorize its passage prior to passage of the Biennial Budget Bill.