Thursday, January 17, 2008
3:30 P.M.
Ninety‐Eighth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative J. Fitzgerald in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 223 offered by Representative Zipperer.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 701
Relating to: a report on food safety programs.
By
Representatives A. Ott, Gronemus, Nerison, Vruwink, M. Williams, Molepske, Mursau, Garthwaite, Murtha, Jorgensen, Tauchen, Musser, Davis, Townsend, Hahn and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Roessler, Schultz and Cowles.
To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 702
Relating to: prohibiting political subdivisions from regulating the placement of sex offenders.
By
Representatives Friske, Kessler, Ballweg, Musser, Pocan, Hahn, Nygren and Seidel.
To committee on Judiciary and Ethics
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The committee on Corrections and Courts reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 92
Relating to: battery occurring during a riot and providing a penalty.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Bies, Montgomery, Kaufert, Owens, Kestell, LeMahieu, Parisi, Pocan, Wasserman, Pope-Roberts and Seidel.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 11 - Representatives Bies, Montgomery, Kaufert, Owens, Kestell, LeMahieu, Parisi, Pocan, Wasserman, Pope-Roberts and Seidel.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 121
Relating to: evidence of lay and expert witnesses.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Bies, Montgomery, Kaufert, Owens, Kestell and LeMahieu.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Parisi, Pocan, Wasserman, Pope-Roberts and Seidel.
To committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 176
Relating to: payment of a 1st class city police officer's salary after discharge and the adjournment of a trial or investigation relating to charges brought against such an officer.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Bies, Montgomery, Kaufert, Owens, Kestell and LeMahieu.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Parisi, Pocan, Wasserman, Pope-Roberts and Seidel.
Concurrence as amended:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Bies, Montgomery, Kaufert, Owens, Kestell and LeMahieu.
Noes: 5 - Representatives Parisi, Pocan, Wasserman, Pope-Roberts and Seidel.
To committee on Rules.
Garey Bies
Chairperson
Committee on Corrections and Courts
The committee on Jobs and The Economy reports and recommends:
Relating to: increasing the amount of the early stage seed and angel investment credits.
Passage:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Strachota, Honadel, Friske, Kerkman, Nygren, Toles and Mason.
Noes: 0.
