Tuesday, October 30, 2001
10:07 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 Lieutenant Colonel John Steiner, Chaplain of the 264th Engineer Group of the Army National Guard in Chippewa Falls.
Representative Jensen led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Special Guest
Representative Underheim introduced the Wyldewood Christian School Young Men's Quartet: Phillip Hammond, Phillip Clayton, Daniel Clayton and Ethan King from Oshkosh, who sang "Stars and Stripes Forever" from the rostrum.
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, 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, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Krawczyk - 1.
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 Krawczyk. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 598 offered by Representative Gunderson.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 44
Relating to: supporting an initiative seeking a just and peaceful resolution of the situation in Cyprus.
By
Representatives Vrakas, Jeskewitz, Grothman, Krawczyk, Ryba, Richards, McCormick, Starzyk, Plale, Ladwig, Ott and Hoven, by request of American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Chapter 369 of Madison and Chapter 40 of Milwaukee.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 606
Relating to: indemnification and hold harmless provisions and additional endorsements in construction contracts.
By
Representative
Gard
.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 607
Relating to: open enrollment in public schools and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Walker, Ainsworth, Albers, Gunderson, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Musser, Ott, Staskunas and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Rosenzweig, Roessler, Lazich and Darling.
To committee on Education Reform
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Assembly Bill 608
Relating to: providing material support of international terrorism and providing a penalty.
A481
By
Representatives Walker, La Fave, Albers, Duff, Gunderson, Hahn, Ladwig, J. Lehman, Loeffelholz, Meyerhofer, Nass, Ott, Owens, Ryba, Starzyk, Suder, Turner, Vrakas and Freese; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Huelsman, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
To committee on Criminal Justice
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Assembly Bill 609
Relating to: the titling of motor vehicles that have been damaged; the sale of a motor vehicle subject to a seizure for a crime related to driving while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug; displaying the empty weight on the side of certain motor vehicles; vehicle identification numbers for motorcycles; and operating a motor vehicle that is not registered (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of transportation).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Transportation.
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The committee on Criminal Justice reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 521
Relating to: permitting employers to refuse to employ, or to bar or terminate from employment, individuals who have been convicted of certain serious felonies, as defined in the bill, and who have not been pardoned; and permitting educational agencies to refuse to employ, or to bar or terminate from employment, individuals who have been convicted of those certain serious felonies or of certain other serious violations and who have not been pardoned.
Passage:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Suder, Gundrum, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Owens, Staskunas and Wood.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Young, Colon, Sherman and Boyle.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 529
Relating to: retired peace officers carrying a weapon.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Suder, Gundrum, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Owens, Wood, Young, Sherman and Boyle.
