March 15, 2000
To the Honorable, the Assembly:
As specified in 101.122, we are submitting last year's annual report for the Rental Weatherization Program. This program began on January 1, 1985. Additional copies of the report are available by contacting the program staff at Rental Weatherization Program, Commerce-Safety and Buildings Division, (608) 267-2240.
Sincerely,
Brenda J. Blanchard
Secretary
Referred to committee on Housing.
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Corrections
Madison
March 2, 2000
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
Attached is the second quarter report on Prison Industries for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, as required by Section
303.019 of the Wisconsin Statutes. This report includes the year-to-date cash balance of each industry. This report reflects private sector joint venture balances separately from the remainder of Prison Industries.
The Department would be happy to respond to any questions you may have on this matter.
Sincerely,
Jon E. Litscher
Secretary, Department of Corrections
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Special Guest
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese introduced the Ambassador from Laos, Vang Rattanavong, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Representative Duff in the chair.
Assembly Resolution 29
Relating to: supporting and urging support for the WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH 2000 NATIONAL HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE, on the National Mall, Lincoln Memorial and U.S. capital grounds, scheduled for Saturday, June 17, 2000.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 29 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Coggs asked unanimous consent that all members of the Assembly be made coauthors of Assembly Resolution 29. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Resolution 30 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
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Assembly Resolution 30
Relating to: commending Marcella Dolan Chase's many years of devoted public service.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 30 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Assembly Joint Resolution 114
Relating to: commending past and present members of the Friends of the State Historical Society on its 50th anniversary.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
114 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 114 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
917 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Bill 917
Relating to: eliminating the requirement that the department of health and family services prohibit health care information purchasers from rereleasing individual data elements.
Representative Wasserman asked unanimous consent that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill
917 be withdrawn and returned to the author. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 917 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
917 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 917 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - 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, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Riley, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Sinicki, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Waukau, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 95.
Noes - Representatives Morris-Tatum, Richards and Wasserman - 3.
Absent or not voting - Representative Ryba - 1.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
917 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Schooff asked unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 320. Granted.
Representative Sykora asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 880. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
12:10 P.M.
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4:30 P.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Assembly Bill 602
Relating to: establishing a time period for review by the department of natural resources of applications for certain permits, licenses, approvals and determinations and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
The question was: Assembly Bill 602 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Colon, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Meyerhofer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Porter, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Skindrud, Spillner, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Waukau, Wieckert, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 79.
Noes - Representatives Berceau, Black, Bock, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Handrick, Krug, Meyer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Pocan, Richards, Riley, Sinicki, Travis, Wasserman, Williams and Young - 19.
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Absent or not voting - Representatives Ryba - 1 .
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 602 be immediately messages to the Senate.
Representative Black objected.
Representative Foti moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 602 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 602 be immediately messaged to the Senate?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Brandemuehl, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Handrick, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Kestell, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Leibham, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Porter, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Spillner, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert and Speaker Jensen - 57.
Noes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Sinicki, Staskunas, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Waukau, Williams, Wood, Young and Ziegelbauer - 41.
Absent or not voting - Representative Ryba - 1.
Motion failed.
Assembly Bill 847
Relating to: documentation of agricultural credit transactions and granting rule-making authority.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 847 be withdrawn from the committee on Financial Institutions and referred to the committee on Rules. Granted.
Assembly Bill 754
Relating to: the property tax assessment of a railroad repair facility.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 754 be withdrawn from the committee on Ways and Means and referred to the committee on Transportation. Granted.
Assembly Bill 523
