Wednesday, March 5, 2008
12:07 P.M.
Ninety‐Eighth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Huebsch in the chair.
Representative Hahn asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Gronemus.
Representative Pocan 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 Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hilgenberg, Hines, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Jeskewitz, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kramer, Kreuser, Krusick, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petersen, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zipperer and Speaker Huebsch - 95.
Absent with leave - Representatives Fields, Gundrum, Hebl and Roth - 4.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Honadel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Gundrum and Roth. Granted.
Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Hebl and Fields. Granted.
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Representative Staskunas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Grigsby and A. Williams. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 133 offered by committee on Insurance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 450 offered by Representative Molepske.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 571 offered by Representative Pridemore.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 600 offered by Representative Mursau.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 668 offered by committee on Insurance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 702 offered by Representative Kleefisch.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 702 offered by Representative Kleefisch.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 735 offered by Representative Friske.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 767 offered by committee on Children and Family Law.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 767 offered by committee on Children and Family Law.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 767 offered by committee on Children and Family Law.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 778 offered by Representative Albers.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 783 offered by Representative Vruwink.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 803 offered by Representatives Kerkman and Kreuser.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 15 offered by Representative Black.
A602
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to
Senate Bill 88 offered by committee on
Insurance.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 113
Relating to: commending Brett Favre on his spectacular career as quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.
By
Representatives Montgomery, Van Roy, Bies, Boyle, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hintz, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kramer, Kreuser, Krusick, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Molepske, Moulton, Mursau, Murtha, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Owens, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Richards, Seidel, Sheridan, Shilling, Sinicki, Soletski, Strachota, Tauchen, Travis, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vos, Wasserman, M. Williams, Young and Zipperer; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Hansen, Breske, Darling, Erpenbach, Harsdorf, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Risser, Roessler and Sullivan.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 911
Relating to: drunken driving and creating a penalty.
By
Representatives Kaufert, Hintz, Owens, Bies, Albers, Grigsby, Hahn, Jeskewitz and A. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Roessler, Carpenter, Risser, Robson, Kapanke, Darling, Erpenbach, Cowles, Lassa and Vinehout.
To committee on Judiciary and Ethics
.
Assembly Bill 912
Relating to: providing coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants under BadgerCare Plus and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Nygren, Kramer and Vukmir.
To committee on Health and Healthcare Reform
.
Assembly Bill 913
Relating to: exposure and minors and providing a penalty.
By
Representative
Kleefisch
.
To committee on Criminal Justice
.
