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
Relating to: renewals and extensions of business contracts.
By
Representatives Van Roy, Kerkman, Vos, Hahn, Ballweg, Gronemus, Gard, Townsend, Vrakas, Krawczyk, Jeskewitz, Hundertmark, Musser, Mursau, Kaufert, Gunderson, Wood, Pettis and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators Reynolds, Kanavas, Lassa, Cowles, Miller and Roessler.
To committee on Small Business.
Assembly Bill 182
Relating to: the duration of the effect of emergency rules.
By
Representatives M. Williams, Davis, Lamb, Towns, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Townsend, Gunderson, Hines, Albers, Petrowski, Gronemus, Kestell, Jeskewitz, Suder, Nischke, Musser, Meyer, Owens, Vos and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Kedzie and Lazich.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 183
Relating to: pseudoephedrine hydrochloride and other materials used to produce methamphetamine, the distribution of methamphetamine to minors, and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Rhoades, Lamb, Pettis, Moulton, Gronemus, Kreibich, Hubler, Krawczyk, Hahn, Hines, Van Roy, Travis, Gunderson, Townsend, Ott, Hundertmark, Musser, Albers and Freese; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Brown, Roessler, Jauch, Decker, Kapanke, Zien, Lassa, A. Lasee, Olsen and Stepp.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Assembly Bill 184
Relating to: a prohibition against using state funds or resources or federal funds to provide or to facilitate the provision of hormonal therapy or sexual reassignment surgery to alter the appearance of a prisoner or forensic patient so that the prisoner or forensic patient appears more like the opposite gender.
By
Representatives Suder, Gundrum, Gronemus, Musser, Lothian, LeMahieu, Kleefisch, Montgomery, Pettis, Nischke, Kestell, Nass, Hines, Kerkman, Bies, Vos, Petrowski, Honadel, Wood, Strachota, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Vrakas, Albers, Ballweg, Hahn, Kreibich, Moulton, Ott, Kaufert, Mursau, Van Roy, Gunderson and Nerison; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Zien, Olsen, A. Lasee, Reynolds, Cowles, Lazich, Brown, Leibham, S. Fitzgerald, Darling, Grothman, Roessler and Stepp.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Assembly Bill 185
Relating to: disciplinary procedures for certain local law enforcement officers and fire fighters.
By
Representatives Bies, Ainsworth, Albers, Gunderson, Hines, Kerkman, Lehman, Musser, Ott and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Kanavas.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
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Assembly Bill 186