Thursday, June 19, 2003
3:00 P.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative W. Wood.
Representative Hundertmark 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, 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, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 97.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - 21st and 71st Assembly Districts - 2.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 97 offered by committee on Transportation.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 196 offered by committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 280 offered by committee on Transportation.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 378 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 378 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 378 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 388 offered by committee on Transportation.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 413 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 413 offered by joint committee on Finance.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 21
Relating to: supporting a Taiwan-United States free trade agreement.
By
Representatives Kaufert, Freese, Hines, Krawczyk, Musser, Owens, Petrowski, Suder and Turner.
To committee on Rules.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 378
Relating to: payments to local governments for public utilities.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff; Senators Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Decker and Moore.
Noes: 0.
A253
Passage as amended with emergency statement attached pursuant to s.
16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff; Senators Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Decker and Moore.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 413
Relating to: single sales factor apportionment of income for corporate income tax and franchise tax purposes and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff; Senators Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes: 2 - Senators
Decker and Moore.
Passage as amended with emergency statement attached pursuant to s.
16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes:
Ayes: 13 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer and Schooff; Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes: 3 - Representative
Coggs; Senators
Decker and Moore.
To committee on Rules.
Dean Kaufert
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
The committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 196
Relating to: access to public records.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Musser, Weber, Zepnick and Wasserman.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Musser, Weber, Zepnick and Wasserman.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Frank Lasee
Chairperson
Committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations
The committee on Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 275
Relating to: prohibiting methyl tertiary-butyl ether in automotive gasoline, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Johnsrud, Gunderson, Ott, Pettis, Bies, Krawczyk, M. Williams, Black, Steinbrink and Miller.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended: