Tuesday, January 20, 2004
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 Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative J. Lehman.
Representative Gundrum 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, 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, 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 - Representative Seratti - 1.
Vacancies - 17th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Seratti. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 270 offered by Representative Johnsrud.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 334 offered by committee on Corrections and the Courts.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 598 offered by Representatives Gottlieb, Nass, LeMahieu, Stone, Gielow, Lothian, Nischke, Vukmir, Honadel and Kerkman.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 610 offered by Representative Jeskewitz.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 665 offered by Representative Jeskewitz.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 674 offered by committee on Insurance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 725 offered by Representatives Nass and J. Wood.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 755
Relating to: electronic transactions and records.
By
Representatives Nischke, Ladwig, Olsen, Kerkman, McCormick, Ott, Owens, Jensen, Miller, Montgomery and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Cowles, Risser, S. Fitzgerald and Roessler.
To committee on Financial Institutions
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Gunderson, Johnsrud, F. Lasee, Ott and Wieckert. Granted.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Berceau, Colon, Gronemus, Sinicki, Steinbrink, Vruwink, A. Williams and Zepnick. Granted.
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Assembly Bill 14
Relating to: notification to law enforcement of a sexual offender's residence.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 14 be laid on the table. Granted.
Assembly Bill 326
Relating to: allowing funeral directors and operators of funeral establishments to copy vital records.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 326 be taken from the table and placed on today's calendar. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:13 A.M.
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2:30 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Berceau asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Gronemus asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Gunderson asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Johnsrud asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Ott asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Sinicki asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Steinbrink asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative Vruwink asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.