Thursday, February 20, 2003
10:10 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Pastor JoAnn Fabie of Peace Lutheran Church in Waunakee.
Representative Townsend 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, Ladwig, 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, 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 Richards - 1.
Vacancies - 18th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Richards. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 8 offered by Representative Gronemus.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 80
Relating to: paid leaves of absence for state employees who are veterans.
By
Representatives Musser, Petrowski, Berceau, Pettis, Hines, Boyle, Stone, Bies, Freese, Turner, Gronemus, Owens, Coggs and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Breske and Wirch.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 81
Relating to: preparation of economic impact statements for bills and proposed administrative rules that would have a direct economic impact on the private sector.
By
Representatives Wieckert, Gronemus, Musser, Hines, Krawczyk, Hahn, Albers, Huebsch, Seratti, Hundertmark, Gielow, Bies, Owens, Ladwig, McCormick, Towns, Van Roy, Townsend, Stone, J. Fitzgerald, Freese and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, A. Lasee, Welch, Stepp, Reynolds and Leibham.
To committee on Small Business.
Assembly Bill 82
Relating to: arbitration of controversies arising out of open-end consumer credit plans.
By
Representatives Schneider, Hahn and Albers; cosponsored by Senator Chvala
.
To committee on Financial Institutions
.
Assembly Bill 83
Relating to: credit card records and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Schneider, Albers, Bies, Coggs, Colon, J. Lehman, McCormick, Musser, Sinicki, Ainsworth and Boyle; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach and Risser.
To committee on Financial Institutions
.
Assembly Bill 84
Relating to: the use of a person's social security number in his or her student identification number at a private institution of higher education.
By
Representatives Schneider, M. Lehman, Hines, Balow, Sinicki, Hahn, Cullen, Plouff, Bies, Jeskewitz, Coggs, Colon, Albers, Plale, Van Roy, Grothman and Boyle; cosponsored by Senator Erpenbach
.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
.
Relating to: the incorporation of the town of Campbell in LaCrosse County as a village.
By
Representatives Huebsch, Johnsrud, Ladwig, Freese, Albers, Musser, Seratti, Krawczyk, Hines, Jeskewitz and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee and Schultz.
To committee on Rural Affairs.
Assembly Bill 86
Relating to: physical health examinations of pupils.
By
Representatives Rhoades, Loeffelholz, Ward, Ladwig, Jensen, Stone, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Freese, Hahn, Albers, Suder, Krawczyk, Grothman, Townsend, Owens, Vrakas, Hines, Hundertmark, Petrowski, Lothian, J. Wood and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Zien, Lazich, Leibham, Kedzie, A. Lasee and Stepp.
To committee on Children and Families
.
Assembly Bill 87
Relating to: prohibiting the installation of computer chips on vehicles for purposes of collecting revenues.
By
Representatives Schneider, Balow, Plouff, Albers, J. Wood, Grothman and Boyle.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 88
Relating to: prohibited alcohol concentration.
By
Representatives Ainsworth, Bies, Berceau, Gottlieb, J. Lehman, Olsen, Owens and Townsend; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 89
Relating to: installment payments of refunds of taxes on manufacturing property, the interest on refunded and additional taxes on manufacturing property, and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives M. Lehman, Jeskewitz, W. Wood, Olsen, Gielow, J. Lehman, Grothman, Seratti, Townsend, Ziegelbauer, Hahn, F. Lasee, Krawczyk, Ladwig and Colon; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas and A. Lasee.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 90
Relating to: enforcement of motor vehicle safety belt violations and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Ainsworth, Hebl, Bies, Freese, Hines, McCormick, Pope-Roberts, Stone and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Risser and George.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 91
Relating to: prohibiting the use of cyanide in metallic mining.
By
Representatives Black, Boyle, Plouff, Berceau, Sherman, Turner, Travis, Richards, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, J. Lehman, Coggs, Cullen, Shilling and Miller; cosponsored by Senators Decker, Carpenter, Robson, Hansen, Chvala and Risser.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 92
Relating to: property tax reassessments.
By
Representatives Olsen, Albers, Bies, Freese, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Gunderson, Krawczyk, Owens, Seratti and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Reynolds, Roessler and Welch.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 93
Relating to: requiring alarm systems for sellers of firearms and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Olsen, Berceau, Gielow, Hines, Ott, Staskunas and Van Roy.
To committee on Small Business.
Assembly Bill 94
Relating to: requiring a course in personal finance for high school graduation.
By
Representatives Olsen, Ainsworth, Bies, Coggs, Hines, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kreuser, Owens, Plale and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Ellis, Lazich and Roessler.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 95
