Thursday, January 30, 2003
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative W. Wood.
Representative Van Roy 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, F. Lasee, 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, 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 - Representative Ladwig - 1.
Vacancies - 18th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Ladwig. Granted.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: declaring February African-American History and Cultural Heritage Month.
By
Representatives Morris, Young, A. Williams, Coggs and Turner; cosponsored by Senators George and Moore.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: declaring February 2003 American Heart Month in Wisconsin.
By
Representative
Cullen
, by request of American Heart Association.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 12
Relating to: educational requirements for foresters employed by the Department of Natural Resources and persons authorized to designate trees for cutting in state forests.
By
Representatives Friske, Ainsworth, Seratti, M. Williams, Vrakas, Freese, Ott, Loeffelholz, Hahn, Bies, Krawczyk, Owens, Jeskewitz, Powers, M. Lehman, J. Wood, Albers, Petrowski, Jensen and Black; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Breske, Welch, Schultz and Hansen.
To committee on Forestry.
Assembly Bill 13
Relating to: sales of damaged timber by the department of natural resources and by counties from county forest lands.
By
Representatives Friske, Ainsworth, Seratti, M. Williams, Gard, Owens, Vrakas, D. Meyer, Gunderson, Pettis, Loeffelholz, Bies, Musser, Jeskewitz, Hahn, Kestell, Ladwig, Krawczyk, Hines, Van Roy, McCormick, LeMahieu, Olsen, Petrowski and Gronemus; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Breske, Welch and Risser.
To committee on Forestry.
Assembly Bill 14
Relating to: notification to law enforcement of a sexual offender's residence.
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By
Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Gundrum, Powers, Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Coggs, Freese, Gielow, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hines, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Krawczyk, Kreibich, LeMahieu, M. Lehman, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Shilling, Staskunas, Stone, Turner, Underheim, Vukmir, Ward, Vrakas and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Leibham, Breske, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Reynolds, Stepp, Roessler and Lazich.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
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Assembly Bill 15
Relating to: vehicle owner liability for violations of certain traffic laws relating to railroad crossings and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Hahn, Ainsworth, Gronemus, M. Lehman, Kreibich, Freese, Lassa, Owens, Musser, Albers, Bies, Seratti, Hines, Ott, LeMahieu, Townsend and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Cowles, Roessler, Lazich, Breske and Leibham.
To committee on Highway Safety.
Assembly Bill 16
Relating to: the requirements for examinations for nursing home administrator licenses and for reciprocal nursing home administrator licenses, creating an exemption from such requirements, and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Wasserman, Pettis, Hahn, Hines, Berceau, Colon, Huber, J. Lehman, Plouff, Sinicki and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Roessler and Hansen.
To committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
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Assembly Bill 17
Relating to: prohibiting the dismissal, in a childs best interest, of an action to rebut a presumption of paternity.
By
Representatives Wasserman, Gundrum, Ainsworth, Albers, Colon, Gronemus, Grothman, Kestell, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Musser, Plouff, Seratti and Stone.
To committee on Family Law.
Assembly Bill 18
Relating to: the size of the county board of supervisors in populous counties.
By
Representatives Krug, Freese, Sinicki, Ott, J. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Staskunas, Gundrum, Bies, Ladwig, Gielow, Gunderson, Underheim and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Reynolds and Schultz.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
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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
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Senate Joint Resolution
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Senate Joint Resolution
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Senate Joint Resolution
13
Concurred in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
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Assembly Joint Resolution
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Assembly Joint Resolution
3
Assembly Joint Resolution
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