Wednesday, February 25, 2004
10:30 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Gronemus.
Representative Foti 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, Honadel, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, 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, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Hines, Krawczyk and A. Williams - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Hines and Krawczyk. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative A. Williams. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 95 offered by Representative Musser.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 137 offered by committee on Corrections and the Courts.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 254 offered by Representative Wieckert.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 712 offered by Representative Shilling.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 731 offered by committee on Financial Institutions.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 792 offered by Representative Montgomery.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 793 offered by committee on Financial Institutions.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 869 offered by Representatives Turner, Musser and Pettis.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 878 offered by Representative M. Williams.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 881 offered by Representative Underheim.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 890 offered by Representative Montgomery.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army Staff Sergeant Warren Scott Hansen.
By
Representative
Hundertmark
; cosponsored by Senator Welch
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 902
Relating to: various modifications to housing loan programs and increasing the bonding authority of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
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By
Representatives Wieckert, Morris, Hines, Musser and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Moore.
To committee on Housing.
Assembly Bill 903
Relating to: minimum wage and overtime pay exemptions for providers of companionship services.
By
Representatives Van Roy, Krawczyk, Grothman, Gunderson, Hines, Gronemus, Montgomery, McCormick, Weber, Gielow, Hahn, Wieckert, Vukmir, Seratti, M. Williams, Ladwig, Jeskewitz, Ott, Suder and Nischke; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Ellis, A. Lasee, Roessler, Darling and Lazich.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Bill 904
Relating to: compensation of fermented malt beverages wholesalers for termination of distribution rights.
By
Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Musser, Gronemus, Gunderson, Johnsrud, Kreuser, Montgomery, Nischke, Petrowski, Suder, Towns, Van Roy, Weber, Townsend, J. Lehman, Hebl, Steinbrink, Hines, Schooff, Nass, Stone, Hundertmark, D. Meyer, Friske, Kreibich, Black, Gard and Turner; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Darling, Kanavas, Zien, Brown, Welch, Leibham, Robson, Wirch and Plale.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 905
Relating to: gaming establishments on certain lands taken into trust for the benefit of Indian tribes and creating an advisory siting commission.
By
Representatives M. Lehman, Stone, Hahn, Hines, Bies, J. Lehman, J. Wood and Townsend.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 906
Relating to: exempting from income taxation the pension benefits of certain national guard technicians and interest and penalty waivers for certain payments made to national guard technicians.
By
Representative
Sinicki
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 907
