Tuesday, March 11, 2003
11:06 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Father Paul Arinze of St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Mt. Horeb.
Representative Pope-Roberts 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, 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 - 98.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - 18th Assembly District - 1.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 145
Relating to: requiring termination of services of, transfer or sale of tangible personal property and sale of real property at, and transfer of residents from the Central Center for the Developmentally Disabled.
By
Representatives J. Wood, Suder, Balow, Kreibich, Musser, F. Lasee, Ladwig and Hines; cosponsored by Senators Zien and Brown.
To committee on Health.
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The committee on Campaigns and Elections reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 115
Relating to: filing of declarations of candidacy and recording of votes received by write-in candidates in certain elections.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Freese, Gundrum, Grothman, J. Wood and Travis.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Pocan.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 116
Relating to: use of moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund to make certain false representations.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Freese, Gundrum, Grothman, J. Wood and Pocan.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Travis.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 117
Relating to: limits on certain contributions made and received by political parties and elimination of legislative campaign committees, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures and granting rule-making authority.
Without recommendation (Assembly Rule
19).
Ayes: 3 - Representatives Freese, Gundrum and Pocan.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Grothman, J. Wood and Travis.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 118
Relating to: the method of filling vacancies in certain county, city, village, and town elective offices.
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Freese, Gundrum, Grothman, J. Wood and Pocan.
Noes: 1 - Representative
Travis.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 119
Relating to: reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Freese, Gundrum, Grothman, J. Wood, Travis and Pocan.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 121
Relating to: recruitment, training, certification, and compensation of election officials.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Freese, Gundrum, Grothman, J. Wood, Travis and Pocan.
