The question was: Assembly Bill 329 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Baumgart, Black, Brandemuehl, Dobyns, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Meyer, Murat, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schafer, Seratti, Skindrud, Steinbrink, Sykora, Travis, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Jensen - 75.
Noes - Representatives Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Dueholm, Hubler, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, Morris-Tatum, Notestein, Plouff, R. Potter, Robson, Schneider, Springer, Staskunas, Turner, Wasserman, L. Young and R. Young - 22.
Absent or not voting - Representative Baldwin - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
329 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Ourada asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting for the following questions on Thursday, November 6, 1997 during his leave of absence. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 343 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in? Aye.
The question was: Senate Bill 344 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in? Aye.
The question was: Assembly Bill 118 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Aye.
The question was: Assembly Bill 392 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Aye.
The question was: Assembly Bill 273 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Aye.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 342 be laid on the table? Aye.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 342 be laid on the table? Aye.
The question was: Assembly Bill 342 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Aye.
The question was: Assembly Bill 455 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Aye.
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Representative Green asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
2:15 P.M.
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4:08 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Assembly Bill 606
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Relating to: the application of the business combination and the control share voting restriction provisions of the business corporation law; dry cleaning fees; the regulation of providers of domestic public commercial mobile radio service; nontarget population members; pregnancy as a preexisting condition; the date by which certain school board resolutions pertaining to the open enrollment programs must be adopted; loans made to school districts by the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board; the method for calculating contributions to the universal service fund; use of the universal service fund to make grants to certain school districts for telecommunications access; financial assistance for local recycling programs; funding for a boat landing located on the Wisconsin River in the town of Buena Vista; grants awarded by the environmental education board that are related to forestry; the transportation and sale of fish; reports concerning the environmental cooperation pilot program; funding for air and solid and hazardous waste programs; studies of fish in the Great Lakes; restrictions on the placement of sexually violent persons who are granted supervised release; provision of information necessary for the administration of child support and economic support programs; copayments under the medical assistance program for specialized medical vehicle services; eligibility for child care subsidies under the Wisconsin works program; increased funding for the benefit specialist program for older individuals; the amount that a county having a population of 500,000 or more must contribute for the provision of child welfare services in that county by the department of health and family services; the photographing of a person applying for or receiving kinship care payments, of employes and prospective employes of a person applying for or receiving kinship care payments and of adult residents and prospective adult residents of the home of a person applying for or receiving kinship care payments; criminal history and abuse record searches of persons applying to the department of health and family services for a license, certification or registration to operate certain entities that care for children or adults and of employes, prospective employes, adult residents and prospective adult residents of those entities; eliminating cross-references to the Wisconsin works health plan; the indexing of the mining tax; computing the aviation fuel tax; a sales tax and use tax exemption for samples of medicine and registration for use tax purposes; tax increment sharing for tax incremental financing districts in Oshkosh that contain polluted soil; changing conflict of interest provisions and lottery participation restrictions that affect certain employes of the department of revenue; the department of revenue's expenses to administer the fee on vehicle rentals; the international fuel tax agreement; directing the department of revenue to not adjust individual income tax withholding tables and making a technical adjustment in the calculation of income tax liability by individual nonresidents and part-year residents of this state; weight limitations for vehicles and combinations of vehicles transporting bulk potatoes; specific information signs along STH 172; salary-setting authority of certain state bodies; reserve "Class B" intoxicating liquor licenses; the abolishment of the emergency response board; revocation of probation for failure to pay supervision fees owed to the department of corrections; and making an appropriation.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 606 offered by Representatives Gard, Jensen and Kunicki.
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Representative Potter asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for the balance of today's session for Representatives Williams. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 606 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 606 offered by Representatives Gard, Jensen and Kunicki.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 606 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 606 offered by Representatives Gard, Jensen and Kunicki.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 606 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill
606 offered by Representatives Gard, Jensen and Kunicki.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 606 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 606 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
606 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 606 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Baumgart, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Musser, Nass, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schafer, Schneider, Seratti, Skindrud, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Jensen - 95.
Noes - Representative Lazich - 1.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Baldwin and Williams - 2.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
606 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
Representative Lazich objected.
The Assembly stood informal.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
606 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Schneider moved that Assembly Bill 230 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 230 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Baumgart, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Dueholm, Gronemus, Hanson, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, J. Lehman, Linton, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Notestein, Ott, Plale, Plouff, R. Potter, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Rutkowski, Ryba, Schneider, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Vander Loop, Wasserman, Wood, L. Young, R. Young and Ziegelbauer - 46.
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Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Brandemuehl, Dobyns, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Harsdorf, Hoven, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, M. Lehman, Lorge, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Porter, Powers, Schafer, Seratti, Skindrud, Sykora, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert, Zukowski and Speaker Jensen - 50.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Baldwin and Williams - 2.
Motion failed.
Representative Ott asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
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Announcements
Representative Klusman asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her son Charles Klusman, who was unanimously named All-Conference Defensive Lineman; was named Defensive Lineman by Northeastern Wisconsin Coaches Association; and was named to the All-Wisconsin Ambassador Choir, which will be touring Europe this summer. Granted.
Representative Urban asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the Brookfield East High School Boys Soccer Team on winning the State Championship; and the Brookfield East High School Girl's Swimming Team on finishing second in the state. Granted.
Representative Harsdorf asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of her husband Vern Bailey, on the occasion of their 8th wedding anniversary today. Granted.
Representative Hebl asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Carol Banaszynski, who was named Wisconsin's Teacher of the Year. Granted.
Representative Dobyns asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of St. Mary's Springs High School Boys Football Team of Fond du Lac on winning the WISAA Division III State Championship by beating Onalaska Luther 47-7 for their sixth State Championship. Granted.
Representative Dobyns asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of St. Mary's Springs High School Girls Cross Country Team of Fond du Lac on winning their third straight WISAA Division II State Championship. Granted.
Representative La Fave asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of his daughter Hannh Jo La Fave, who is celebrating her 22nd birthday today. Granted.
Representative Reynolds asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of Coach Gago and the Flambeau Falcon Football Team on winning the 1997 WIAA Division 6 State Championship - the first time in school history. Granted.
Representative Baumgart asked unanimous consent that the Assembly adjourn in honor of the father of modern wildlife management, Aldo Leopold. Granted.
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VISITORS
During today's session, the following visitors honored the Assembly by their presence and were welcomed by the presiding officer and the members:
Eldred Danes, Blanche Clark, Delores Oligney, Marge Danes, Laura Thompson, Eileen Olson ad George Brudos of the Black River Falls American Association of Retired Persons (AARP); and Marian Schwarz, Emily Livangood, Jeanette Liersch, Helen Richards, Nellie Jordan and Carolyn Sachse of the Sparta American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), guests of Representative Musser.
Students from Webb High School in Reedsburg, guests of Representative Albers.
Lou Chalk, Barbara Sequin and Mary Mills of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), guests of Representative Robson.
Classes in Agricultural Promotions & Merchandizing, and Agricultural Policy from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, accompanied by their instructors Dr. Kevin Barnhardt and Dr. John Cottingham, guests of Representatives Brandemuehl, Ward and Powers.
Anna Lorge-Morgan from Wisconsin Dells, sister and guest of Representative Lorge.
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Representative Foti moved that the Assembly stand adjourned until 9:30 A.M. tomorrow.
