Tuesday, September 27, 2005
12:35 P.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative McCormick.
Representative Krusick 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, 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, 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 - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Kerkman and Shilling - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Kerkman. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Shilling. Granted.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Black, Boyle, Hebl, Pocan and Schneider. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 335 offered by Representative Wieckert.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 398 offered by Representative Wood.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 587 offered by Representative Stone.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 668 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 20 to Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 21 to Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 22 to Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 23 to Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 24 to Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 25 to Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 26 to Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 27 to Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 28 to Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
A488
Assembly amendment 29 to
Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
Assembly amendment 30 to Assembly Resolution 6 offered by Representative Schneider.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 703
Relating to: making companies that hire illegal aliens ineligible for certain tax exemptions, governmental contracts, grants, and loans, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Schneider and F. Lasee.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Bill 704
Relating to: requiring companies to report net losses of jobs to the Department of Commerce, making such companies ineligible for certain tax exemptions, governmental contracts, grants, and loans, and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Schneider, Pocan and Sheridan.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Bill 705
Relating to: adding a circuit court branch in Juneau County.
By
Representative
Albers
; cosponsored by Senator Schultz
.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
.
Assembly Bill 706
Relating to: the issuance of a retail alcohol beverage license for a premises on which another business is conducted.
By
Representatives Fields, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Pocan, Berceau, Townsend, Ballweg and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Darling and Grothman.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 707
Relating to: voter registration for certain victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking.
By
Representatives Kreibich, Kaufert, Berceau, Hundertmark, Freese, Owens, Shilling, Albers, Parisi, Hines, Van Roy, Musser, Turner, Molepske, Lehman and Cullen; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Brown, Darling, Olsen, A. Lasee, Kanavas, Erpenbach and Taylor.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 708
Relating to: lifetime imprisonment for certain sex offenders and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Wieckert, Suder, Musser, Kleefisch, Townsend, Gunderson, Albers, Gronemus, Kaufert, Bies, Owens, Wasserman, Gard, Vos, Kreibich and Sheridan; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Kanavas, Ellis, Grothman, A. Lasee and Roessler.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 668
Relating to: expanding eligibility for the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon; Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen and Decker.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 14 - Representatives Kaufert, Ward, Jensen, Stone, Rhoades, Meyer, Pocan and Colon; Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Cowles, Leibham, Olsen and Decker.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.