Thursday, April 7, 2005
9:05 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Montgomery asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Van Roy.
Representative Albers 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, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, 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, Suder, Toles, Towns, Townsend, 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 - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Lamb and Sinicki - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Lamb. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Sinicki. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 48 offered by committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 72 offered by committee on Rural Affairs and Renewable Energy.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 103 offered by committee on Judiciary.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 103 offered by committee on Judiciary.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 103 offered by Representatives Albers, Pettis and Kessler.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 149 offered by Representative Kessler.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 183 offered by Representative Gundrum.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 183 offered by Representative Rhoades.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 265 offered by Representative Albers.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 278 offered by committee on Judiciary.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 28
Relating to: honoring the University of Wisconsin Men's Basketball Team.
By
Representatives Travis, Gard, Parisi, Freese, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Black, Pocan, Molepske, Boyle, Lehman, Gunderson, Hahn, Nischke, Ballweg, Montgomery, Kreibich, Musser, Vrakas, Vos and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Risser, Schultz, Darling and Taylor.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 29
Relating to: declaring the week of April 11 to 15 UW Spirit Week.
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By
Representatives Kreibich, Jeskewitz, Ott, Shilling, Owens, Pocan and Seidel; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Brown and Hansen.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 298
Relating to: tourism promotion and development under room tax law.
By
Representatives Pettis, Kestell, Ballweg, Boyle, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hines, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Lehman, LeMahieu, Lothian, Moulton, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Petrowski, Pridemore, Shilling, Van Roy, Vos, M. Williams, Suder and Rhoades; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Zien, Breske, Kanavas and Stepp.
To committee on Tourism.
Assembly Bill 299
Relating to: the effect of county shoreland zoning ordinances in territories annexed by cities, villages, or towns or incorporated as cities, or villages.
By
Representatives Gunderson, Albers, Bies, Fields, Gottlieb, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Jensen, Kestell, Krawczyk, Lehman, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nischke, Ott, Pettis, Suder, Vos, Vrakas, Wieckert, Ziegelbauer and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Kapanke, Lazich, Stepp, Grothman and Lassa.
To committee on Natural Resources
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Assembly Bill 300
Relating to: trailers or semitrailers used to transport livestock.
By
Representatives Hahn, Nerison, Freese, Towns, Ballweg, Owens, Ott, Kestell, Gronemus, Musser, Pridemore, Albers, Mursau, Loeffelholz, Petrowski and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Reynolds, A. Lasee and Olsen.
To committee on Highway Safety.
Assembly Bill 301
Relating to: the residence of certain child sex offenders.
By
Representatives Steinbrink, Gunderson, Turner, Albers, Berceau, Bies, Fields, Gronemus, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, Ott, Petrowski and Pridemore; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Darling and Coggs.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
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