Wednesday, March 12, 2003
1:50 P.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 Representative Gronemus.
Representative Underheim led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Special Guest
Representative Underheim introduced Beth Allred, a Junior at Madison West High School, who sang the "Star-Spangled Banner" from the rostrum.
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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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 24 offered by Representative Ziegelbauer.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 59 offered by Representative Gundrum.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 60 offered by Representative Gundrum.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 111 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 144 offered by committee on State Affairs.
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Relating to filing completed applications for examinations.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, March 5, 2003.
To committee on Health.
Referred on March 12, 2003
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Relating to notarized photographs.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, March 5, 2003.
To committee on Health.
Referred on March 12, 2003
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Relating to admission requirements for all required professional examinations.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, March 5, 2003.
To committee on Health.
Referred on March 12, 2003
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Relating to the annual adjustment of thresholds for application of prevailing wage rates.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development.
Report received from Agency, March 5, 2003.
To committee on Labor.
Referred on March 12, 2003
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 111
A106
Relating to: requiring identification in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot, the fee for an identification card issued by the Department of Transportation, and making an appropriation.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades and D. Meyer;
Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Coggs and Schooff; Senators Decker and Moore.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
