Wednesday, May 19, 2004
4:10 P.M.
May 2004 Extraordinary Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the prayer, pledge and attendance from Regular Session be recorded for Extraordinary Session. Granted.
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, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, 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, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Taylor, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 94.
Absent with leave - Representatives Gronemus, Hines, Powers, Suder and Ward - 5.
Vacancies - None.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 997 offered by Representatives Ladwig, Kaufert and Weber.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 997 offered by Representatives Ladwig, Weber and Kaufert.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 997 offered by Representative Wasserman.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 996
Relating to: Medical Assistance Program and Community Aids Program funding and programs and making appropriations.
Passage:
Ayes: 15 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Schooff and Colon; Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Robson and Moore.
Noes: 0.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 997
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Stone, Rhoades and D. Meyer;
Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Schooff and Colon;
Senators Robson and Moore.
To calendar.
Assembly Bill 998
Relating to: approval of Indian gaming compacts.
Passage:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Stone, Rhoades and D. Meyer;
Senators
Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf and Kanavas.
Noes: 4 - Representatives Schooff and Colon;
Senators Robson and Moore.
To calendar.
Dean Kaufert
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Gundrum and Montgomery. Granted.
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Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
998 be withdrawn from the calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Bill 998
Relating to: approval of Indian gaming compacts.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 998 offered by Representatives Albers and Seratti.
Representative Gard moved that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 998 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 998 be laid on the table?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Berceau, Bies, Black, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, D. Meyer, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Rhoades, Stone, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Vrakas, Vukmir, Weber, Wieckert, M. Williams, J. Wood and Speaker Gard - 48.
Noes - Representatives Albers, Balow, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, J. Lehman, McCormick, Miller, Molepske, Morris, Owens, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Taylor, Toles, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vruwink, Wasserman, A. Williams, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer - 44.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Gronemus, Gundrum, Hines, Montgomery, Powers, Suder and Ward - 7.
