Tuesday, July 5, 2005
1:03 P.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Friske asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Hahn.
Representative Townsend 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, 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, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Berceau, F. Lasee and Vrakas - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Friske asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives F. Lasee and Vrakas. Granted.
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 223 offered by Representative Underheim.
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Relating to financial reporting requirements under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and affecting small businesses.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
Report received from Agency, June 30, 2005.
To committee on Education Reform
.
Referred on July 5, 2005
.
Relating to boilers and pressure vessels and affecting small businesses.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, June 24, 2005.
To committee on Small Business.
Referred on July 5, 2005
.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 46
Relating to: the life and service of Specialist Kyle M. Hemauer of the Virginia Army National Guard, who lost his life during Operation Enduring Freedom.
By
Representative
Ott
; cosponsored by Senator A. Lasee
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 47
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Gaylord Nelson.
By
Representatives Pettis and Hubler; cosponsored by Senator Harsdorf
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 533
Relating to: creating the Wisconsin naval militia and making an appropriation.
A349
By
Representatives Townsend, Hines, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Musser, Ott, Owens and Pettis; cosponsored by Senators Zien and Breske.
To committee on Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 534
Relating to: sale, by the Department of Transportation, of surplus real property.
By
Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Bies, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gard, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Lamb, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore, Rhoades, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Underheim, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vukmir, Ward, Wieckert, M. Williams and Wood; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Brown, A. Lasee, Leibham, Olsen and Roessler.
To committee on Property Rights and Land Management.
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The committee on Labor reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 442
Relating to: the determination of prevailing wage rates and prevailing fringe benefit rates for workers employed on state or local projects of public works and granting rule-making authority.
Without recommendation pursuant to s.
227.19 (6)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
To committee on Rules.
Stephen Nass
Chairperson
Committee on Labor
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Chief Clerk Reports
The Chief Clerk records:
Assembly Bill 197
Presented to the Governor on Friday, July 1.
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
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Executive Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
Madison
July 5, 2005
To the Honorable Members of the Assembly:
The following bill, originating in the Assembly, has been approved, signed and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State:
Bill Number Act Number Date Approved
Assembly Bill 19716July 5, 2005
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Doyle
Governor
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Speaker's Communications
July 5, 2005
Mr. Patrick Fuller