Thursday, November 13, 2003
10:02 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Honadel in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Senior Chaplain Terry Larson from the 115th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard in Madison.
Representative Nass 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, 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, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, 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 - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Gronemus, Sinicki and Suder - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Suder. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Gronemus and Sinicki. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 654 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 654 offered by joint committee on Finance.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 656
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the District 1199W/United Professionals for Quality Health Care, SEIU, AFL-CIO, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the professional patient care collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 657
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Science Professionals, AFT, Local 3732, for the 2003-05 biennium, covering employees in the professional science collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
By
joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 658
Relating to: authorizing a city or a village to abolish its police department and contract for law enforcement services with a county.
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By
Representatives Musser, Ziegelbauer, Ainsworth, Olsen, LeMahieu, Kerkman, Hubler, J. Wood, M. Lehman, Jensen, Gronemus, Hines, Kestell, Seratti, Van Roy, Zepnick, Jeskewitz, Gielow, Ott, Gottlieb, Lothian, Nass, Ward, Pettis, Bies, Freese, Vrakas, Townsend, Hundertmark and Ladwig; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Jauch, Roessler, Reynolds, Leibham, Brown, Harsdorf, Cowles and M. Meyer.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 659
Relating to: liens for work relating to septic tanks, soil absorption fields, holding tanks, grease traps, and privies.
By
Representatives Seratti, Bies, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Hubler, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Townsend, Van Roy and Vrakas.
To committee on Small Business.
Assembly Bill 660
Relating to: certification of mold inspectors and mold remediators, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Berceau, Turner, Hines, Taylor, Bies, Gronemus and J. Lehman.
To committee on Public Health.
Assembly Bill 661
Relating to: allowing a circuit court to reduce the amount of an unpaid forfeiture by time served in jail for failure to pay the forfeiture.
By
Representatives Grothman, LeMahieu, Albers, Friske, Gunderson, Hahn, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Musser, Nass, Ott, Seratti, Van Roy and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 662
Relating to: requiring the use of wheelchair securement devices in motor vehicles being used in urban mass transit systems, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Kaufert, Hines and Lothian; cosponsored by Senator Ellis
.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 663
Relating to: income tax and property tax exemptions for the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
By
Representatives J. Wood, Suder, Gronemus, Nischke, Vrakas, Montgomery, Gundrum, Hines, Lothian, Ladwig, Hundertmark, Gunderson, Sinicki, Jeskewitz, Owens, Pettis, Petrowski, F. Lasee, Kreibich, Musser, Ott, Freese, McCormick and Boyle; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Hansen, Roessler, A. Lasee, Lassa, Stepp, Brown, Reynolds and Wirch.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 664
