Tuesday, November 1, 2005
11:10 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 Loeffelholz.
Representative Ott 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, 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, 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, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Albers - 1.
Vacancies - 33rd Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Albers. Granted.
Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Gard, Gunderson, Kleefisch, Montgomery and Wood. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Molepske, Staskunas, Steinbrink, A. Williams, Young and Zepnick. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 364 offered by Representative Lehman.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 616 offered by Representative Parisi.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 623 offered by Representative Wieckert.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 742 offered by committee on Small Business.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 774 offered by Representative Lothian.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 802
Relating to: supplemental Medical Assistance payments to county and municipal nursing homes and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives LeMahieu, Kestell, Gunderson, Lehman, Ott, Mursau, Gronemus, Musser, J. Fitzgerald, Huebsch, M. Williams, Lothian, Sheridan, Van Akkeren, Kaufert, Stone, Ziegelbauer, Turner, Jeskewitz, Davis, Suder, McCormick, Towns, Vos, Hahn, Owens, Nass, Kerkman, Hines, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Strachota, Schneider, Hundertmark, Underheim, Petrowski, Loeffelholz, Seidel, Townsend, Bies, Vruwink, Molepske and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Grothman, Schultz, Roessler, A. Lasee, Kedzie, Brown, Erpenbach, Robson, Darling, Wirch, Decker and Hansen.
To joint committee on Finance.
Relating to: the deadline for school districts to determine, and to notify municipalities of, their tax levies.
By
Representatives Towns, Kestell, Nischke, Hundertmark, Lehman, Ott, Lothian, Musser, Albers, Jeskewitz, Bies, McCormick, Strachota, Krawczyk, Hines, Petrowski, Nerison, Davis and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Grothman, Erpenbach and Roessler.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 804
Relating to: a school attendance officer's duties.
By
Representatives Towns, Kestell, Nischke, Hundertmark, Lehman, Ott, Lothian, Musser, Albers, Jeskewitz, Bies, McCormick, Strachota, Krawczyk, Nerison, Davis, Petrowski and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Olsen and Roessler.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 805
Relating to: fee remissions at technical colleges for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
By
Representatives Jeskewitz, Ballweg, Nischke, Grigsby, Young, Albers, Colon, Seidel, Owens, Sheridan, Turner, Hines, Toles, Lehman, Townsend, Fields and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Wirch, Roessler and Miller.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
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Assembly Bill 806
Relating to: low-income assistance grants made from the utility public benefits fund.
By
Representatives Honadel, Davis, Gottlieb, Montgomery, Nerison and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Kedzie and Kapanke.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
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The committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 591
Relating to: global positioning system tracking for certain sex offenders while on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervised release, or conditional release and providing a penalty.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Owens, F. Lasee, Gundrum, Vukmir, Turner, Krusick, Black, Kessler and Grigsby.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Owens, F. Lasee, Gundrum, Vukmir, Turner, Krusick, Black, Kessler and Grigsby.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Scott Suder
Chairperson
Committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security
From: Robert J. Marchant, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 290