Thursday, June 23, 2005
10:10 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh 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 Lamb 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, 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, 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, Sinicki, 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 - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Berceau - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Berceau. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 461 offered by Representatives Freese, Mursau, Kerkman, Musser, Vos and Gunderson.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: prohibitions on fund-raising social events and related campaign contributions by the legislative leaders and members of the legislature before the date of enactment of the executive budget bill.
By
Representative
Schneider
.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 507
Relating to: permitting certain individuals to make written requests for medication for the purpose of ending their lives, and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Boyle and Pocan; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Jauch and Carpenter.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 508
Relating to: imposing a gross receipts tax on large retailers to pay for health care benefits provided by the state.
By
Representatives Berceau, Albers, Black, Sheridan, Grigsby, Lehman, Toles, Pocan and Kessler; cosponsored by Senators Coggs, Carpenter and Lassa.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 509
Relating to: liability of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages caused by an insufficiency or want of repair of a highway.
By
Representatives Albers, Musser, Ainsworth, Petrowski, Kreibich, Hahn, F. Lasee, Gottlieb, Vos, LeMahieu, Hundertmark, Gunderson, Wieckert, Mursau, Gronemus and Jeskewitz; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Brown, Grothman and Schultz.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 510
Relating to: special or seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural crops.
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By
Representatives Petrowski, Gronemus, Albers, Ballweg, Boyle, Davis, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Krawczyk, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Mursau, Musser, Nerison, Ott, Owens, Pettis, Strachota, Towns, Townsend and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, A. Lasee, Olsen, Roessler, Breske and Brown.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 511
Relating to: sexual abuse of children placed in substitute care and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Shilling, Huebsch, Berceau, Bies, Davis, Freese, Gard, Gronemus, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, LeMahieu, Lothian, McCormick, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore, Seidel, Sinicki, Strachota, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Wasserman and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Kapanke, Darling, A. Lasee, Lassa, Olsen, Roessler and Taylor.
To committee on Children and Families
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Assembly Bill 512
Relating to: traffic regulations and traffic control devices at railroad crossings and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Hahn, Hines, Krawczyk, LeMahieu, Lothian, McCormick, Nerison, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Townsend, Vrakas and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Breske and Lassa.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 513
Relating to: leave provided to employees for voting on election day and granting certain state employees a holiday on the day of the general election.
By
Representatives Parisi, Zepnick, Black, Sheridan, Young, Berceau, Turner and Pocan.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
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Assembly Bill 514
Relating to: the authority of the Department of Justice.
By
Representatives Young, Grigsby, Fields, Colon, Toles, Turner, A. Williams, Black and Kessler; cosponsored by Senators Coggs, Taylor, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa and Risser.
To committee on Judiciary.
