Thursday, January 24, 2002
9:41 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 Prayer Coordinator Sherry Sachs of Evangel Life Center in Madison.
Representative Black 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, Hines, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, 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, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Ladwig, Riley and Urban - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Ladwig and Urban. Granted.
Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Riley. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 504 offered by Representatives Hundertmark and Musser.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 644 offered by committee on Rural Affairs and Forestry.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 61 offered by Representatives Hundertmark and Musser.
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Relating to consultation programs and licensure requirements.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, January 23, 2002.
To committee on Health.
Referred on January 24, 2002.
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The committee on Family Law reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 360
Relating to: immunity in cases involving wrongful birth and wrongful life.
Assembly substitute amendment 3 adoption:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Owens, Kestell, Friske, Grothman and Krusick.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Berceau.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Owens, Kestell, Friske, Grothman and Krusick.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Berceau.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 627
Relating to: interference with the custody of a child and providing a penalty.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Owens, Kestell, Friske, Grothman, Berceau and Krusick.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Owens, Kestell, Friske, Grothman and Krusick.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Berceau.
To committee on Rules.
Carol Owens
Chairperson
Committee on Family Law
The committee on Information Policy and Technology reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 416
Relating to: prohibiting certain electronic mail solicitations and providing a penalty.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Pettis, Hoven, Montgomery, Schneider and Plouff.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Mark Pettis
Chairperson
Committee on Information Policy and Technology
The committee on Labor and Workforce Development reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 742
Relating to: temporary supplemental unemployment insurance benefits and certain other changes to the unemployment insurance law.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.
Noes: 0.
To joint committee on Finance.
Jean Hundertmark
Chairperson
Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Adopted and asks concurrence in:
Senate Joint Resolution
30
Senate Joint Resolution
37
Senate Joint Resolution
52