Tuesday, October 23, 2001
10:05 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth 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 Reverend Steven Peay of the Heritage Congregational Christian Church in Madison.
Specialist Chris Rhoades of the 34th Military Police Company of the Minnesota Army National Guard, son of Representative Rhoades, 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, Bies, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, 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 Reynolds - 1.
Vacancies - 42nd Assembly District - 1.
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Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Reynolds. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 380 offered by Representative Ziegelbauer.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 576 offered by committee on Transportation.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 42
Relating to: memorializing Congress to enact the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2001.
By
Representatives Jensen, Pettis, J. Fitzgerald, Gronemus, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, M. Lehman, McCormick, Nass, Ott, Owens, Rhoades, Stone, Suder, Townsend and Vrakas.
To committee on Information Policy and Technology
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The committee on Colleges and Universities reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 371
Relating to: appointment of students to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
Passage:
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Kreibich, Townsend, Jeskewitz, Rhoades, Boyle, Lassa, Balow and Berceau.
Noes: 2 - Representatives Krawczyk and Underheim.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 423
A455
Relating to: creating an individual and corporate income and franchise tax exemption for interest on bonds or notes issued by the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority for purposes related to an educational facility and authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance a project undertaken by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities related to an educational facility.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kreibich, Townsend, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Rhoades, Underheim, Boyle, Lassa, Balow and Berceau.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kreibich, Townsend, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Rhoades, Underheim, Boyle, Lassa, Balow and Berceau.
Noes: 0.
Assembly Bill 461
Relating to: determination of annual salaries for the director and the executive assistant of the Wisconsin Technical College System.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kreibich, Townsend, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Rhoades, Underheim, Boyle, Lassa, Balow and Berceau.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 10 - Representatives Kreibich, Townsend, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Rhoades, Underheim, Boyle, Lassa, Balow and Berceau.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Rob Kreibich
Chairperson
Committee on Colleges and Universities
The committee on Criminal Justice reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 464
Relating to: prohibitions related to certain controlled substances and providing a penalty.
Assembly amendment 1 adoption:
