Thursday, December 8, 2005
4:15 P.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Schneider in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 221 offered by Representative Pettis.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 586 offered by Representatives Gunderson and Gard.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 588 offered by Representative Townsend.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 654 offered by committee on Children and Families.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 675 offered by Representative Albers.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 801 offered by Representative Towns.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 826 offered by committee on Children and Families.
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Relating to specific information signs.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, November 30, 2005.
To committee on Transportation.
Referred on December 8, 2005.
Relating to allowing the operation of double bottoms and certain other vehicles on certain specified highways.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, December 2, 2005.
To committee on Transportation.
Referred on December 8, 2005.
Relating to small employer uniform employee application for group health insurance.
Submitted by Insurance Commissioner.
Report received from Agency, November 30, 2005.
To committee on Insurance.
Referred on December 8, 2005.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 858
Relating to: the number of Blue Books that are distributed to members of the legislature.
By
Representatives Lothian, Davis, Berceau, Gunderson, Gundrum, Jeskewitz, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Lehman, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Strachota and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
.
To committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.
Assembly Bill 859
Relating to: prohibited meeting times of the assembly, senate, and legislative members of committees and other bodies.
By
Representative
Pocan
.
To committee on Assembly Organization
.
Assembly Bill 860
Relating to: an assessment on large employers that do not provide subsidized health care coverage, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Berceau, Nelson, Lehman, Black, Pope-Roberts, Sinicki, Zepnick and Molepske; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Robson, Taylor and Miller.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Bill 861
Relating to: creating an individual income tax deduction for health and fitness center memberships.
A657
By
Representatives Hines, F. Lasee, Kreibich, Vos, Lehman, Krawczyk, Towns, Musser, Albers, Suder, Ballweg and Molepske
; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, A. Lasee, Leibham and Breske.
To committee on Public Health.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 862
Relating to: self-funded employer groups for providing health care coverage.
By
Representatives Vos, Kerkman, Nischke, Bies, Hahn, Hines, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kreibich, F. Lasee, Ott, Owens and Wood; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Reynolds.
To committee on Insurance.
Assembly Bill 863
Relating to: the Property Tax Deferral Loan Program of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
By
Representatives Berceau, Boyle, Fields, Young, Pocan, Staskunas, Ballweg and Molepske; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Decker and Erpenbach.
To committee on Housing.
Assembly Bill 864
Relating to: authorizing a person to transport an unencased firearm in a motor vehicle under certain circumstances.
By
Representatives Gunderson, Suder, Gronemus, Hahn, Hines, Jensen, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lothian, Mursau, Musser, Boyle, Nass, Pettis, Petrowski, Van Roy and M. Williams; cosponsored by Senators Brown, A. Lasee, Breske, Decker, Grothman and Reynolds.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 865
Relating to: restoring the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction.
By
Representatives Parisi, Grigsby, Albers, Black, Boyle, Fields, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Berceau and Kessler; cosponsored by Senators Taylor and Miller.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 866
Relating to: the earned release program.
By
Representatives Parisi, Turner, Fields, Grigsby, Hines, Boyle, Pocan, Zepnick, Black, Berceau, Travis, Sheridan, Kessler, Toles, Seidel and Wood; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter and Risser.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
.
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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 426
Concurred in:
