Thursday, March 25, 1999
9:53 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Klusman.
Representative Vrakas led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Special Guest
Representative Vrakas introduced Jamie Lynn Bence, of Hartland, who sang the Star Spangled Banner. Jamie holds the record in the Guiness Book of World Records for singing the National Anthem at all thirty major league baseball parks.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Gronemus - 1.
Vacancies - 35th Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Gronemus. Granted.
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Representative Foti introduced a privileged joint resolution.
Assembly Joint Resolution 41
Relating to: the life and public service of Dr. Donald L. Iverson.
By
Representative
Rhoades
; cosponsored by Senator Clausing
.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
41 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 41 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand in recess. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:02 A.M.
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11:15 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 64 offered by Representative Musser.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 81 offered by Representative Musser.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 113 offered by committee on Education Reform.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 246
Relating to: actions against manufacturers, importers, trade associations or dealers of firearms or firearm ammunition.
By
Representatives Pettis, Suder, Gundrum, Gunderson, Huebsch, Spillner, Ladwig, Musser, Ainsworth, Hundertmark, Sykora, Grothman, Handrick, Albers, Porter, Kreibich, Kedzie, Seratti, F. Lasee, Leibham, Hutchison, Gronemus, Hahn, Owens, Vrakas, Johnsrud and Nass; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Zien, Welch, Baumgart, Schultz and Fitzgerald.
To committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy
.
Assembly Bill 247
Relating to: the making of restitution by a juvenile or by a parent who has custody of a juvenile.
By
Representatives Goetsch, Ladwig, Gundrum, Vrakas, Powers, Klusman, Owens, Musser, Porter, Hahn, Olsen, Ziegelbauer, Sykora, Grothman, Brandemuehl, Albers, Kelso, Johnsrud, Seratti, Spillner, F. Lasee, Suder, Gunderson, M. Lehman and Staskunas; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Huelsman, Drzewiecki, Schultz, Cowles and Darling.
To committee on Criminal Justice
.
Assembly Bill 248
Relating to: excluding churches and religious associations from the property tax exemption report filing fee.
By
Representatives Goetsch, Owens, Porter, Musser, Wood, Ward, Grothman, Riley, Albers, Klusman, Gundrum and Pettis; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Huelsman and Schultz, by request of Pastor Steve Rovics.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Bill 249
Relating to: proceeds from the sale of forest products at Fort McCoy and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Musser and Huebsch; cosponsored by Senators Moen and Rude.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 250
