Wednesday, February 11, 1998
9:45 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Morris-Tatum.
Representative Harsdorf 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, Baldwin, 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, Lazich, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Musser, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Ryba, Schafer, Schneider, Seratti, Skindrud, Spillner, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Jensen - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Nass - 1.
Vacancies - 82nd Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Freese asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for balance of today's session for Representative Nass. Granted.
Representative Green asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Ward. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 89 offered by Representative Handrick.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 322 offered by Representative Baumgart.
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Relating to HIV testing procedures.
Submitted by Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
Report received from Agency, February 6, 1998.
To committee on Health.
Referred on February 11, 1998.
Relating to the transportation infrastructure loan program.
Submitted by Department of Transportation.
Report received from Agency, February 9, 1998.
To committee on Highways and Transportation
.
Referred on February 11, 1998.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 780
Relating to: minimum daily hours of service in nursing homes for certain nursing home residents, requirements for nursing home reports, increasing positions for the board on aging and long-term care, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
A570
By
Representatives Krusick, Underheim, Baldwin, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Hanson, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Kunicki, La Fave, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Notestein, Olsen, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Riley, Robson, Ryba, Skindrud, Springer, Staskunas, Turner, Urban, Walker, Wasserman, L. Young and R. Young; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Grobschmidt and Rosenzweig, by request of American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Alzheimer's Association, Board on Aging and Long Term Care, Citizen Advocates for Nursing Home Residents, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Service Employees Local 150, Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, Wisconsin Coalition of Visiting Nurse Assocations, Wisconsin Council of Senior Citizens, Service Employees International and Union Wisconsin State Council.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 781
Relating to: bank charges for transactions at automatic teller machines.
By
Representatives J. Lehman, Notestein, Bock, Vander Loop and Kreuser; cosponsored by Senator Clausing
.
To committee on Financial Institutions
.
Assembly Bill 782
Relating to: training certificates for barbers, cosmetologists, barbering or cosmetology instructors, aestheticians, electrologists and manicurists and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives L. Young, Bock, R. Young and Riley; cosponsored by Senator Moore
.
To committee on Consumer Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 783
Relating to: allowing pupils to possess and use metered dose and dry powder inhalers while in school.
By
Representatives Jensen, Harsdorf, Kunicki, Duff and Ward; cosponsored by Senators C. Potter, Burke, Rude, Chvala and Grobschmidt.
To committee on Education.
Assembly Bill 784
Relating to: specifying that Huntington's disease is a developmental disability.
By
Representatives Albers, Ladwig, Boyle, Plale, Musser, Bock and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Rude, Roessler and Darling.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 785
Relating to: the location of refusal hearings, the citation procedure used for certain violations, judgments regarding minors and interference with custody of a nonmarital child (suggested as remedial legislation by the director of state courts).
By
Law Revision Committee.
