Tuesday, February 21, 2006
11:30 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by former State Representative Wayne Wood.
Representative Turner 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, 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, Newcomer, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 95.
Absent with leave - Representatives Jensen, Nischke, Sinicki and Van Akkeren - 4.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Jensen and Nischke. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Sinicki and Van Akkeren. Granted.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Ballweg, Rhoades and Underheim. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Staskunas and Wasserman. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 923 offered by Representative Albers.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 980 offered by Representative Suder.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 993 offered by Representative Underheim.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1032 offered by Representative Toles.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1051 offered by Representative Albers.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 1 offered by Representative Gundrum.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 164 offered by committee on State Affairs.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 164 offered by committee on State Affairs.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 1056
Relating to: registration of professional employer organizations, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
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By
Representative
Loeffelholz
.
To committee on Financial Institutions
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Assembly Bill 1057
Relating to: the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education Program.
By
Representatives Vukmir, Fields, Gard, Sinicki, Huebsch, Honadel, Ziegelbauer, Towns, Nischke, Lothian, Pridemore, Vos, Musser, Gielow, Ott, Hundertmark, Davis, Bies, Ballweg, Stone, Newcomer, Jeskewitz, Moulton and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Kanavas, Plale, Lazich and Stepp.
To committee on Education Reform
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The committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 708
Relating to: lifetime imprisonment for certain sex offenders and providing a penalty.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Turner and Krusick.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Black, Kessler and Grigsby.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 969
Relating to: applying cash deposited for bail to restitution payments or to recompense ordered in criminal cases.
Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Suder, Friske, Owens, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Gundrum, Turner, Krusick, Black, Kessler and Grigsby.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
