Wednesday, October 1, 2003
11:08 A.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 Pastor Randal Schoemann of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kewaunee.
Miss Wisconsin Sweetheart Lexie Deignan, who is a third grader at Immaculate Conception School in Eau Claire, 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, Honadel, 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, Molepske, 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, 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 - Representative Townsend - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Townsend. Granted.
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Relating to dealer facilities, records and licenses; and motor vehicle trade practices.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, September 23, 2003.
To committee on Transportation.
Referred on October 1, 2003
.
Relating to the control of emissions of nitrogen oxides.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, September 25, 2003.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Referred on October 1, 2003
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Relating to motor carrier safety requirements.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, September 25, 2003.
To committee on Transportation.
Referred on October 1, 2003
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Relating to motor carrier safety regulations.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, September 23, 2003.
To committee on Transportation.
Referred on October 1, 2003
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Relating to audits of the school district standards.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, September 23, 2003.
To committee on Education.
Referred on October 1, 2003
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 547
Relating to: the Uniform Sales and Use Tax Administration Act, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives M. Lehman, W. Wood, Musser, J. Lehman, Ainsworth, Gielow, Jeskewitz, Van Roy, Kaufert, Olsen, Bies, Miller, Richards, Pettis, Hahn, Krawczyk, Montgomery, Ziegelbauer, McCormick and Schooff; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Jauch, Roessler, Erpenbach and Chvala.
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To committee on
Ways and Means
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Assembly Bill 548
Relating to: limiting the amount of bond set by a court in a civil action.
By
Representatives Suder, Kreuser, Pettis, J. Wood, Friske, Shilling, Musser, Ladwig, McCormick, Jeskewitz, Montgomery, Kaufert, Travis, Hundertmark, Balow, Huber, Hubler, Petrowski, Hines, Plouff, J. Fitzgerald, Gunderson, Grothman, Richards, Schneider, F. Lasee, Sherman, Colon, Sinicki and Huebsch; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Schultz, M. Meyer, Plale, Breske, Welch, Decker, Hansen, Reynolds, Leibham, Darling, Wirch, Lassa and Stepp.
