Tuesday, January 28, 2003
11:02 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Brian Cook from the Willerup United Methodist Church in Cambridge.
Representative Lassa 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, Boyle, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Ladwig and F. Lasee - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Ladwig and F. Lasee. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 3 offered by committee on Budget Review.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 3 offered by committee on Budget Review.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Resolution 3 offered by Representatives Musser and Pettis.
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Relating to motor carrier safety requirements.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, January 14, 2003.
To committee on Highway Safety.
Referred on January 24, 2003.
Relating to medical, dental and nursing copayment charge.
Submitted by Department of Corrections.
Report received from Agency, January 17, 2003.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
.
Referred on January 28, 2003.
Relating to the regulation of for-profit postsecondary schools; out-of-state, nonprofit colleges and universities; and in-state, nonprofit institutions incorporated after 1991.
Submitted by Educational Approval Board.
Report received from Agency, January 14, 2003.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
.
Referred on January 24, 2003.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: the right to fish, hunt, trap, and take game (2nd consideration).
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By
Representatives Black, Sherman, Lassa, Huber, Balow, Turner, Pope-Roberts, Plouff, Coggs, Shilling, J. Lehman, Ziegelbauer and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Decker, Breske, Erpenbach, Hansen and Wirch.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: 4-year terms of office for certain county officers (first consideration).
By
Representatives M. Williams, Krawczyk, Foti, Kerkman, Rhoades, Musser, Albers, Olsen, Hundertmark, Krusick, Seratti, M. Lehman, Pettis, Jeskewitz, Vrakas, Powers, Gunderson, McCormick, Towns, Ladwig, Kreibich, Bies, Wieckert, Grothman, Gielow, Underheim, Friske, Lassa, Ainsworth, Nischke, Gronemus, Ott, Van Roy, Turner, Gottlieb, Freese, Hahn, Johnsrud, Schooff, Weber, A. Williams and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Stepp, Breske, Harsdorf, Lazich, Risser, A. Lasee, Roessler, Welch, Kedzie, Schultz and Hansen.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: recognizing February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day in the state of Wisconsin.
By
Representative
Gard
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 5