Tuesday, October 16, 2001
10:05 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 Reverend Bruce Engebretson of Peace Lutheran Church in Waunakee.
Representative Gard 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, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Sykora and Williams - 2.
Vacancies - 42nd Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Sykora. Granted.
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 Bill 57 offered by Representative Black.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 268 offered by Representative Black.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 380 offered by committee on Economic Development.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 507 offered by committee on Agriculture.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 279 offered by Representative Boyle.
Assembly amendment 2 to Senate Bill 279 offered by Representative Boyle.
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Relating to public use of department lands.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, October 9, 2001.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Referred on October 16, 2001.
Relating to asbestos inspection fees.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, October 9, 2001.
To committee on Environment.
Referred on October 16, 2001.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 39
Relating to: proclaiming November 12 of each year as Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Day in Wisconsin.
A435
By
Representatives Urban, Freese, Vrakas, Duff, Bock, Walker, Loeffelholz, Montgomery, Hahn, Musser, Lippert, Krawczyk, Pocan, Ladwig, Ryba, Gunderson, McCormick, J. Fitzgerald, Owens, Miller, Ott, Olsen, Carpenter, J. Lehman, Petrowski, Plouff, Krusick and Sykora.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 571
Relating to: the rights of persons who are called into active state service.
By
committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 572
Relating to: reemployment rights after national guard or state defense force service, providing an exemption from emergency rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By
committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 573
Relating to: requiring heat detectors in certain buildings and dwellings.
By
Representatives Steinbrink, Starzyk, Gunderson, Ainsworth, Sinicki and Ryba; cosponsored by Senator Burke
.
To committee on Housing.
Assembly Bill 574
Relating to: termination of the parental rights of the mother of a child conceived as a result of a sexual assault committed by the mother.
By
Representatives Kestell, Suder, Ladwig, Jeskewitz, Wasserman, Ainsworth, J. Fitzgerald, Kreibich, Seratti, Townsend, Leibham, Nass and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Roessler.
To committee on Children and Families
.
Assembly Bill 575
Relating to: contributions required for the universal service fund.
By
Representatives Hoven, Jensen, Ainsworth, Albers, Grothman, Gunderson, Ladwig, Leibham, Owens, Petrowski, Stone, Sykora and Riley; cosponsored by Senator Welch
.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
.
Assembly Bill 576
Relating to: an airline loan guarantee program and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Stone, Plale, Vrakas, Kaufert, Jensen, Sykora, Meyerhofer, Starzyk, Ladwig, Duff, Turner, Krawczyk, Owens, Walker, Urban, McCormick, Musser, Ott, Jeskewitz, Petrowski, Ryba and Bies; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Rosenzweig, Panzer, Darling, Roessler and Welch, by request of Governor Scott McCallum.
To committee on Transportation.
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The committee on Agriculture reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 507
Relating to: creating an exemption from the regulation of anhydrous ammonia.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Ott, Hahn, Ainsworth, Petrowski, Suder, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Bies, Gronemus, Plouff, Reynolds, Steinbrink, Lassa, Schneider and Hubler.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Ott, Hahn, Ainsworth, Petrowski, Suder, Kestell, Loeffelholz, Bies, Gronemus, Plouff, Reynolds, Steinbrink, Lassa, Schneider and Hubler.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Alvin Ott
Chairperson
Committee on Agriculture
The committee on Children and Families reports and recommends: