Thursday, March 10, 2005
9:45 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Chaplain Dale M. Nelson of the 132nd Support Battalion in Portage, Wisconsin Army National Guard.
Representative Turner 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, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Lamb, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Toles, Towns, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 95.
Absent with leave - Representatives Grigsby, Sinicki, Suder and Townsend - 4.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Suder and Townsend. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Grigsby and Sinicki. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 9 offered by Representative Ainsworth.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 60 offered by Representative Underheim.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 105 offered by committee on Budget Review.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 163 offered by Representative Musser.
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Relating to the payment of state aid under the student achievement guarantee in education (SAGE) program.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, March 3, 2005.
To committee on Education.
Referred on March 10, 2005
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Relating to manufactured home dealer and salesperson licenses and affecting small businesses.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, March 4, 2005.
To committee on Housing.
Referred on March 10, 2005
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: directing the Joint Legislative Council to study and recommend legislation providing for redistricting by an independent citizens commission.
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By
Representatives Black, Berceau, Boyle, Turner, Pope-Roberts, Ziegelbauer, Staskunas, Zepnick, Lehman, Pocan, Parisi, Sheridan and Molepske; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Miller, Carpenter, Hansen, Erpenbach and Risser.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
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Assembly Bill 178
Relating to: deferral of the use of certain hunting and trapping approvals by certain members of the armed forces.
By
Representatives Gunderson, Kestell, Ainsworth, Albers, Friske, Gronemus, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Kreibich, F. Lasee, Lehman, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Van Roy, Vruwink, Seidel and Gundrum; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Breske, Cowles, A. Lasee, Lassa, Reynolds, Brown and Hansen.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 179
Relating to: being physically in possession of a firearm, bow, or crossbow while hunting captive deer or other captive wild animals.
By
Representatives Gunderson, Gard, Albers, Bies, Hahn, Hines, Krawczyk, Lehman, LeMahieu, Molepske, Nass, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Lassa and Taylor.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 180
Relating to: pupil assessments and to private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.
By
Representatives Lehman, Black, Sinicki, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Cullen, Berceau, Richards and Parisi; cosponsored by Senators Decker, Carpenter, Wirch and Erpenbach.
To committee on Education Reform
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Assembly Bill 181
