Wednesday, March 8, 2000
2:00 P.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 Gard 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, 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 - 98.
Absent with leave- Representative Gunderson - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Gunderson. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 488 offered by Representatives Wood, Johnsrud and Gunderson.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 660 offered by Representatives Sherman and Underheim.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 660 offered by Representatives Underheim and Sherman.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 668 offered by committee on Transportation.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 726 offered by Representative Townsend.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 747 offered by committee on Information Policy.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 757 offered by committee on Transportation.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 806 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 195 offered by committee on Insurance.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 852
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for digital broadcasting equipment.
By
Representatives Kaufert, Pettis, Petrowski, Stone, Albers, Plale, Jensen, Meyer, Klusman, Kreibich, Ladwig, Owens, Ott, Suder, Skindrud, Sykora and Kreuser; cosponsored by Senators George, Shibilski, Rude and Baumgart.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 853
Relating to: authorizing the creation of a local cultural arts district; granting a property tax exemption for the district's property; granting a sales tax and use tax exemption for tangible personal property and services purchased by the district; giving a local cultural arts district the authority to issue bonds and granting income tax exemptions for interest income on bonds issued by the district; authorizing certain local cultural arts districts to acquire property by condemnation; and authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance certain cultural arts facilities.
By
Representatives Underheim and Miller; cosponsored by Senator Risser
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Relating to: the date of the presidential preference primary.
By
Representatives Bock, Freese, Klusman, Musser, Black, Ziegelbauer, Cullen, Kreuser, Krug, Boyle, Gunderson, Ladwig, Plale, Ryba, Staskunas and Plouff; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Farrow and Rosenzweig.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 855
Relating to: inverse condemnation proceedings.
By
Representatives Albers, Petrowski, Gunderson, Stone, Goetsch, Reynolds, Ainsworth, Skindrud and Seratti; cosponsored by Senator Huelsman
.
To committee on Conservation and Land Use
.
Assembly Bill 856
Relating to: the sale of puppies and kittens.
By
Representatives Albers, Plale, Gunderson, Skindrud and Olsen; cosponsored by Senator Rosenzweig
.
To committee on Consumer Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 857
Relating to: medical assistance wage or salary supplements for nursing home housekeeping, laundry and food workers and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Rhoades, Handrick, Gronemus, Kestell, Boyle, Coggs, Hundertmark, La Fave, J. Lehman, Meyer, Musser, Olsen, Plouff, Reynolds, Ryba, Spillner, Sykora and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Roessler, Plache, Rude, Clausing, Drzewiecki, Breske, Wirch, Burke, Farrow, Rosenzweig, Robson, Darling and Baumgart.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 858
Relating to: the governor's power to activate the national guard.
By
Representative
Musser
; cosponsored by Senator Moen
.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 859
Relating to: wetlands mitigation and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Kedzie, Ainsworth, Reynolds, Hundertmark, Handrick, Musser, Stone, Kestell, Pettis, Klusman, Urban, Meyer, Vrakas, Gundrum, Gunderson, Walker, Bock, Kreuser, Powers, Sykora and Steinbrink; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Grobschmidt, Rude, Clausing, Huelsman, Erpenbach, Roessler, Plache, Drzewiecki, Farrow, Rosenzweig and Baumgart.
