Wednesday, February 9, 2000
10:20 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Duff in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Ainsworth.
Representative Wood 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, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Williams - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Williams. Granted.
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By Donald J. Schneider, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
95
Assembly Joint Resolution
100
Assembly Bill 44
Assembly Bill 55
Assembly Bill 92
Assembly Bill 211
Assembly Bill 551
Assembly Bill 561
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Speaker's Communications
February 8, 2000
Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Room 402, One East Main Street
Madison, WI
Dear Mr. Sanders:
I hereby appoint the following to serve on the Special Assembly Committee on the Renovation of Lambeau Field.
Representative John Gard
Representative Stephan Freese
Representative Michael Huebsch
Representative David Hutchison
Representative Suzanne Jeskewitz
Representative Joan Spillner
Representative Robert Ziegelbauer
Representative John Ryba
Representative Mark Meyer
Representative David Cullen
Representative John Lehman
Representative Christine Sinicki
I hereby appoint Representative John Gard to serve as chairperson of the Special Assembly Committee on the Renovation of Lambeau Field.
I await receipt of the minority leader's designation of a vice-chairperson.
Sincerely,
Scott R. Jensen
Assembly Speaker
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February 9, 2000
Charles Sanders
Assembly Chief Clerk
Room 402, One East Main Street
Madison, WI
Dear Mr. Sanders:
I was absent on February 8, 2000 and unable to vote that day. I am writing to inform you of how I would have cast my vote had I been in attendance on that day.
On Adoption of Assembly Resolution 24 re: the life and public service of William N. Belter: Yes
On Adoption of Assembly Joint Resolution 72 re: urging Congress to raise the amount of a veteran's pension paid to a surviving spouse: Yes
On Passage of Assembly Bill 246 re: actions against manufacturers, importers, trade associations or dealers of firearms or firearm ammunition: No
On Passage of Assembly Bill 582 re: military honors funerals for veterans and making an appropriation: Yes
On Passage of Assembly Bill 351 re: dogs running at large: Yes
On Passage of Assembly Bill 504 re: cutting, removal and transportation of raw forest projects, seizures of forest products, granting rule-making authority and providing penalties: Yes
On Passage of Assembly Bill 529 re: property appraisals for homeownership mortgage loans: Yes
