Wednesday, May 12, 1999
10:15 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 Wood.
Representative Seratti 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, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, 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, Waukau, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 84 offered by committee on Criminal Justice.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 172 offered by committee on State Affairs.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 172 offered by committee on State Affairs.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 185 offered by committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 39 offered by committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy.
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Communications
May 7, 1999
Charlie Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Room 402, One East Main
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Mr. Sanders:
This is to inform you that the new member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, Democrat Sarah Waukau, will be seated between Representatives Plouff and Schooff in the currently vacant seat on the Assembly Floor (seat number 59).
Sincerely,
Peter Bock
Democratic Caucus Chair
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Special Guest
Representative Powers introduced Miss Wisconsin Teen USA Deanndra Deblack from Monroe, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Oath of Office
On Thursday, April 22, 1999, Senate President Fred Risser administered the oath of office to Sarah Waukau of the Thirty-fifth Assembly District in a ceremony held in the city of Madison. The swearing in ceremony was repeated today during session in the Assembly Chamber. Representatives Pocan and Olsen escorted Sarah Waukau to the rostrum where the oath of office was administered by Speaker Pro Tempore Stephen Freese. After being sworn in, Representative Waukau addressed the members from the rostrum.
Assembly Joint Resolution 52
Relating to: commending the enlisted men and women of the Wisconsin Air National Guard as they celebrate "The Year of the Enlisted Force".
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
52 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 52 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 53 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 53
Relating to: the tragic death of Kevin L. Reichert.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
53 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 53 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:47 A.M.
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1:15 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Assembly Bill 52
