Tuesday, December 6, 2005
11:06 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Underheim.
Representative Toles 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, 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, 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, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Sheridan and M. Williams - 2.
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 M. Williams. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Sheridan. Granted.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Kreibich and Lamb. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Boyle, Fields, Grigsby, Molepske, Steinbrink, A.Williams and Zepnick. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 521 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 521 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 521 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 521 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 770 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 770 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 770 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 770 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 770 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 770 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 770 offered by joint committee on Finance.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: the life and public service of Dr. H. Rupert Theobald.
By
Representatives Gard, Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Cullen, Freese, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Kessler, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Lehman, LeMahieu, McCormick, Molepske, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Ott, Owens, Pocan, Schneider, Sheridan, Stone, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Vos, M. Williams and Young; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Breske, Coggs, Darling, Ellis, Grothman, Hansen, Lazich, Miller and Roessler.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 855
Relating to: damages for frivolous claims.
By
Representatives Gundrum, Travis, Gard, Kestell, Hahn, LeMahieu, Van Roy, Hundertmark, Musser, Jensen, Pettis, Nischke, Gottlieb, Vos, Gunderson, Ballweg, Krawczyk, Owens, Bies and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Stepp, Roessler, Darling, Reynolds and Lazich.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 856
Relating to: authorizing the villages of Sister Bay and Ephraim to become premier resort areas.
By
Representatives Bies, Krawczyk, Gunderson, McCormick, Ott, Owens, Townsend and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senator A. Lasee
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To committee on Tourism.
Assembly Bill 857
Relating to: final offer limits under the Municipal Employment Relations Act.
By
Representatives Gottlieb, Nischke, Albers, Gielow, Hines, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Musser, Nass, Towns, Underheim, Vos, Wood and Nerison; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Reynolds.
To committee on Labor.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 418
Relating to: providing state aid to certain large-area, declining enrollment school districts and granting rule-making authority.
