Wednesday, October 17, 2001
9:10 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Pro Tempore Speaker Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Owens.
Representative Gronemus 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, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Sykora and Underheim - 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 Representatives Sykora and Underheim. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 464 offered by Representative Staskunas.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 522 offered by Representative Staskunas.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 522 offered by Representative Staskunas.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 576 offered by Representative Stone, by request of Governor Scott McCallum.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 576 offered by Representative Staskunas.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 576 offered by Representative Staskunas.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 576 offered by Representative Staskunas.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: the 1,700th anniversary of Armenian Christianity.
By
Representatives Plale, Ladwig, Turner, J. Lehman, Kreuser, Steinbrink, Stone, Richards, Starzyk, Owens, Staskunas, Jeskewitz, McCormick, Sykora, Freese and Gundrum; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Burke, Wirch, Grobschmidt and Rosenzweig.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 577
Relating to: authorizing claims under the school property tax rent credit for property taxes paid in the year before the year in which they are due and authorizing such claims, for property taxes paid, for the year to which the taxes relate.
By
Representatives Stone, Ziegelbauer, J. Fitzgerald, Kestell, Meyerhofer, Black, Musser, Sykora, Carpenter, Ainsworth, Ryba, Ladwig, Gundrum, Pettis, Duff, Seratti, Gunderson, Grothman, Krawczyk, D. Meyer, Staskunas, Gard, Loeffelholz, Lippert, Plale, Ott, Nass, Jeskewitz, Vrakas, Petrowski, McCormick, Kedzie and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Schultz, Huelsman, Roessler and Darling.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Relating to: access for sheriffs and jailers to reports regarding the competency of criminal defendants.
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Representatives Leibham, Kestell, Musser, Starzyk, Ladwig, Seratti, Gunderson, Townsend, Hahn, Sykora, Owens, D. Meyer, Lippert, Ott, Petrowski and Krawczyk; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Roessler, Huelsman, Moen, Darling, Rosenzweig and Baumgart.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 579
Relating to: certified capital investment limitations, qualified business requirements, and reviews of certified capital company financial statements.
By
Representatives Ward, Lippert, Vrakas, Townsend, Hundertmark, Gronemus, Hahn, Sykora, Walker, Duff, Ladwig, Owens, D. Meyer, Krawczyk, Boyle, Olsen, M. Lehman, Miller, Staskunas, Plale, Gunderson, Ott, Balow, Colon, Starzyk, Seratti, Berceau, La Fave, Jensen, Turner, Young, Krug, Shilling, Wasserman, Williams, Freese, Suder, Kedzie, Kestell, Pettis, Richards, Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Musser and Riley; cosponsored by Senators Moore, Plache, Burke, M. Meyer, Kanavas, Erpenbach, Hansen, Wirch, Darling, George, Shibilski, Breske, Roessler, Welch, Huelsman, Schultz and S. Fitzgerald.
To committee on Economic Development
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Assembly Bill 580
Relating to: water quality standards for wetlands for an activity at a site in Trempealeau County and review of certain changes to shoreland, wetland, and floodplain zoning ordinances as they relate to an activity at a site in Trempealeau County.
By
Representatives Gronemus, Jensen, Freese, Kreibich, Huebsch, Musser, Suder, Ziegelbauer, Plale, Steinbrink, Coggs, Kreuser and Balow; cosponsored by Senator Moen
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To committee on Environment.
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The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 206
Relating to: regulation of social workers, advanced practice social workers, independent social workers, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and art, music, and dance therapists, insurance coverage for services provided by clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, Lippert, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling.
