Thursday, March 2, 2006
10:08 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative J. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Nischke.
Representative Montgomery 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, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, 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 - Representatives Jensen and Lamb - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Jensen and Lamb. Granted.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Hundertmark and Nerison. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Kreuser, Sherman and Steinbrink. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 34 offered by Representatives Albers, Owens and Musser.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 705 offered by Representative Albers.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 964 offered by Representative Pridemore.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 999 offered by Representative Gunderson.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1007 offered by committee on State Affairs.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1024 offered by committee on Highway Safety.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1029 offered by committee on Children and Families.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 1051 offered by Representative LeMahieu.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1055 offered by committee on Insurance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1060 offered by Representative Davis.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1070 offered by Representative Toles.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1086 offered by Representative Kaufert.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 77 offered by Representative Albers.
A874
Assembly substitute amendment 4 to
Senate Bill 1 offered by Representative Gundrum.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 516 offered by Representative Wieckert.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 85
Relating to: proclaiming March National Athletic Training Month.
By
Representatives Davis, Jeskewitz, Ott and Sheridan; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Roessler.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 86
Relating to: declaring March 10, 2006, Tibet Day.
By
Representatives Parisi, Bies, Black, Pope-Roberts, Seidel, Pocan, Berceau, Davis, Hebl and Lehman; cosponsored by Senator Miller
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 87
Relating to: life and public service of John L. Zeller.
By
Representative
Townsend
; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 1082
Relating to: investigation of illegal campaign finance activity, creating an illegal activity investigation fund and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Pocan, Albers, Hebl, Lehman, Pope-Roberts, Seidel, Sheridan, Sinicki and Turner; cosponsored by Senators Miller and Coggs.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 1083