Tuesday, November 4, 2003
11:00 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Hundertmark asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Samuel L. Brown from the Great Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Milwaukee.
Representative Morris 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, 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 - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 211 offered by committee on Children and Families.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 211 offered by committee on Children and Families.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 474 offered by committee on Children and Families.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 499 offered by Representatives Schooff and Shilling.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 514 offered by committee on Natural Resources.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 603 offered by Representatives Musser, Hubler, Pettis and Owens.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 609 offered by Representative Musser.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 632 offered by Representatives Jensen, Steinbrink, Ziegelbauer and Powers.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 632 offered by Representatives Jensen, Steinbrink and Powers.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 214 offered by Representative Boyle.
Assembly amendment 2 to Senate Bill 214 offered by Representative Boyle.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 54
Relating to: urging that protections of women's equality be maintained and encouraging all Americans to participate in the celebration of Women's Equality Day on August 26, 2003, the 83rd anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.
By
Representative
Morris
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 635
Relating to: the requirement that an unemancipated minor obtain parental or other consent or a judicial waiver of that consent requirement before she may have an abortion.
A476
By
Representatives Vukmir, Nass, D. Meyer, Suder, Ladwig, Hahn, Gundrum, Hines, Owens, Albers, Stone, Freese, Bies, Ott, LeMahieu, Kreibich and Weber; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Reynolds, Kedzie, Lazich, Stepp, Roessler and Schultz.
To committee on Judiciary.
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The committee on Agriculture reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 400
Relating to: representations made regarding wild rice sold or offered for sale in this state, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Passage:
Ayes: 12 - Representatives Ott, M. Williams, Petrowski, Kestell, Suder, Hines, Loeffelholz, Towns, Gronemus, Plouff, Balow, Vruwink, Hebl and Steinbrink.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Kestell and Suder.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 52
Relating to: calling for concerted action to support, renew, and expand the agricultural economy in Wisconsin.
Adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Ott, M. Williams, Petrowski, Kestell, Suder, Hines, Loeffelholz, Towns, Gronemus, Plouff, Balow, Vruwink, Hebl and Molepske.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Alvin Ott
Chairperson
Committee on Agriculture
The committee on Children and Families reports and recommends:
