Thursday, May 29, 2003
9:03 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 Representative Ott.
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Megellas 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, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Taylor, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, J. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 95.
Absent with leave - Representatives F. Lasee and W. Wood - 2.
Vacancies - 21st and 71st Assembly Districts - 2.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative W. Wood. Granted.
Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative F. Lasee. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Townsend introduced retired Lieutenant Colonel Jim Megellas from Fond du Lac, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
Speaker Gard introduced Doctor Hans Schiffmann, Deputy Secretary of the Finance Committees and the Finance Delegation of Swiss Parliament, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 36
Relating to: the life and military service of Major Mathew E. Schram.
By
Representatives Jensen and Vukmir; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas and Reynolds.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 367
Relating to: escapes from community-based residential facilities by persons on conditional release and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Staskunas, Petrowski, Taylor, Ladwig, Musser, Nass, Albers, M. Lehman, Seratti, Hahn and Huber; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Lassa and Plale.
To committee on Criminal Justice
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Assembly Bill 368
Relating to: requiring parties to an action affecting the family to attend an educational parenting program.
By
Representatives Staskunas, Townsend, Nass, Berceau, Loeffelholz, Hahn, Ott, Plouff, Gielow and Gottlieb; cosponsored by Senator Plale
.
To committee on Family Law.
Assembly Bill 369
Relating to: requiring the Department of Transportation to provide transportation planning and assistance in reviewing the site plan of proposed school construction or enlargement and granting rule-making authority.
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By
Representatives Wieckert, Jeskewitz, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Friske, J. Lehman, Freese, Weber, Seratti, Vrakas, Gunderson, Hundertmark, Van Roy, Hahn, Petrowski, Huber, Bies, Pettis and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Breske, Stepp and Lassa.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 370
Relating to: termination of a tenancy if notice given regarding drug or criminal gang activity.
By
Representatives Wieckert, Grothman, Pettis, Hines, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Olsen, McCormick, Nass, Townsend, Musser, Weber, Ott, Seratti, Gunderson, Hundertmark, Vrakas, Loeffelholz, Van Roy, Hahn, Bies, Jeskewitz, Stone, Turner, Morris and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Zien, Schultz, Lassa, Roessler, Hansen and Darling.
To committee on Housing.
Assembly Bill 371
Relating to: temporary alcohol beverage licenses for caterers.
By
Representatives Underheim, Suder, Hines, Hahn, Van Roy, Miller, Townsend, Albers, Gielow, Hundertmark, Bies, Owens and Grothman; cosponsored by Senators Roessler and Kanavas.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 372
Relating to: live birth or the circumstance of being born alive.
By
Representatives Gundrum, Vukmir, Weber, Krawczyk, A. Williams, Towns, McCormick, Albers, Ladwig, Nischke, Jeskewitz, Hundertmark, Staskunas, Grothman, Van Roy, J. Fitzgerald, Ainsworth, Hines, Petrowski, Nass, Freese, LeMahieu, Gottlieb, Kreibich, Huebsch, Vrakas, Ott, J. Wood, Pettis, Kestell, Suder, Hahn, M. Lehman, Gunderson, Friske, Loeffelholz, Lothian, Bies and Jensen; cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Stepp, Roessler, Harsdorf, Breske, Zien, Schultz, Kedzie, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Leibham, A. Lasee, Reynolds, Welch and Brown.
To committee on Judiciary.
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Speaker's Communications
May 29, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I am withdrawing
Senate Bill 15 from the Assembly Committee on Rules and re-referring it to the Assembly Committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations. I have the consent of Representative Steven Foti, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Rules, to take this action
Please call Ellen Nowak of my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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Communications
May 29, 2003
Mr. Patrick Fuller
Chief Clerk - Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
Madison, WI 53708