Tuesday, April 29, 2003
11:10 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.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Craig Jarvis from Memorial Baptist Church in Verona.
Representative Shilling 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 Gundrum introduced Miss Wisconsin Jayme Dawicki of New Berlin, who addressed the members from the rostrum and sang the "Star Spangled Banner".
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, 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 - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Gronemus - 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 Gronemus. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 21 offered by committee on Transportation.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 86 offered by Representative Rhoades.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 89 offered by Representative M. Lehman.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 90 offered by committee on Transportation.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 180 offered by Representative Musser.
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Relating to small cities community development block grants for housing
Submitted by Department of Administration.
Report received from Agency, April 21, 2003.
To committee on Housing.
Referred on April 29, 2003
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 15
Relating to: gratefully acknowledging the kind gift to the people of the state of Wisconsin, by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Theodore (Terry) Andrae, of their property along the beautiful Lake Michigan shore, which became Terry Andrae State Park.
By
Representatives LeMahieu, Van Akkeren and Kestell.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 303
A169
Relating to: requirements, prohibitions, and procedures relating to land acquisition under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 program; acquisitions of land and interests of land by the Department of Natural Resources; and aid in lieu of property taxes related to acquired land.
By
Representatives Albers, Hundertmark, Hines, LeMahieu, Owens, Townsend and Van Roy.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 304
Relating to: collective bargaining over health care coverage for municipal employees; allowing municipal employers to change health care coverage plan providers; factors considered in rendering a collective bargaining arbitration decision; requiring the Group Insurance Board to prepare a report on offering group health insurance plans at different cost levels to local government employers and employees; requiring the Group Insurance Board to offer for purchase long-term care insurance policies to employees of local governments; convening a task force to conduct a feasibility study on forming a state pool for the bulk purchasing of prescription drugs; disclosure of health insurance claims experience of local governmental units; bids submitted to local governmental units for health insurance; requiring the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate rules establishing uniform forms for local government health care coverage requests for proposals and health claims experience and summarizing benefits provided under health care benefit plans; and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives McCormick, Albers, Gielow, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jensen, Kestell, Krawczyk, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lothian, Musser, Pettis, Seratti, Stone, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vukmir, Weber, Wieckert and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Stepp and Welch.
To committee on Insurance.
Assembly Bill 305
Relating to: a grant of temporary assistance for needy families moneys to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wisconsin, Inc., to provide mentors for children and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Underheim, Lassa, Kreibich, Musser, Black, Berceau, Pocan and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senator Wirch
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To committee on Health.
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The committee on Corrections and the Courts reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 62
Relating to: dispositional orders for truancy or habitual truancy and the disclosure of juvenile records by a juvenile court or a municipal court.
