Assembly Bill 368
Assembly Bill 507
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Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Madison
January 23, 2002
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
As requested in
1999 Wisconsin Act 9 and directed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, we have completed an evaluation of the activities and expenditures of Wisconsin's regional hazardous materials (hazmat) response teams. This evaluation was undertaken and largely completed before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In light of nationwide concerns about terrorist activity involving weapons of mass destruction, including biological or chemical agents, we have issued a separate letter to the Committee outlining the role of hazmat teams in responding to terrorist threats and the availability of federal funding to enhance state and local preparedness.
Wisconsin has a well-established response network of eight regional hazmat teams that are jointly funded by the State and by local fire departments. These teams are trained and equipped to respond to incidents requiring the highest level of skin and respiratory protection. Wisconsin's statewide response coverage, ongoing training of hazmat personnel, and established response protocols and procedures provide a solid base for current efforts to develop and implement additional plans to respond to potential terrorist threats from chemical or biological agents.
In fiscal year 2000-01, the State, through the Department of Military Affairs, provided $1.4 million in general purpose revenue to the regional hazmat teams. Wisconsin's hazmat expenditures have been significantly higher than those of other states. The Legislature may wish to review the roles of the hazmat teams and methods of allocating funds among them, as well as the possibility of developing alternative funding sources for their activities.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by the eight regional response teams and the Department of Military Affairs. The Department's response is Appendix 4.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Mueller
State Auditor
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Nass. Granted.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
10:10 A.M.
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11:55 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Representative Rhoades in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Duff in the chair.
Representative Nass asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Assembly Bill 259
Relating to: identification required in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot and the fee for an identification card issued by the department of transportation.
The question was: Shall the vote by which Assembly Bill 259 was passed be reconsidered?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Williams, Wood and Young - 42.
Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Starzyk, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 57.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion failed.
Assembly Bill 293
Relating to: prohibiting pupils from using a calculator while taking the 4th and 8th grade knowledge and concepts examinations.
The question was: Assembly Bill 293 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Colon, Cullen, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Hoven, Huber, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Ryba, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Staskunas, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Wood, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 78.
Noes - Representatives Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Gronemus, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, J. Lehman, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Riley, Schneider, Schooff, Steinbrink, Travis, Williams and Young - 21.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion carried.
Representative Sinicki asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
Representative Ladwig asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
293 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 542
Relating to: a community youth grant to the Wisconsin chapters of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and making an appropriation.
The question was: Shall the vote by which Assembly Bill 542 was ordered to a third reading be reconsidered?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Berceau, Black, Bock, Cullen, Krug, Meyerhofer, Miller, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Sherman, Staskunas, Travis, Williams, Wood and Ziegelbauer - 17.
Noes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Bies, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Powers, Rhoades, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Young and Speaker Jensen - 82.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion failed.
The question was: Assembly Bill 542 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
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Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris-Tatum, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Pocan, Powers, Reynolds, Rhoades, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Young and Speaker Jensen - 86.
Noes - Representatives Bock, Cullen, Krug, J. Lehman, Plouff, Richards, Riley, Staskunas, Travis, Walker, Williams, Wood and Ziegelbauer - 13.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
542 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
Representative Travis objected.
Representative Foti moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 542 be immediately messaged to the Senate.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 542 be immediately messaged to the Senate?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Duff, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gard, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Montgomery, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Powers, Rhoades, Seratti, Skindrud, Starzyk, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wieckert and Speaker Jensen - 56.
Noes - Representatives Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, Gronemus, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, Meyerhofer, Miller, Morris-Tatum, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Reynolds, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schneider, Schooff, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Travis, Turner, Wasserman, Williams, Wood, Young and Ziegelbauer - 43.
Absent or not voting - None.
Motion failed.
Assembly Bill 524
Relating to: limiting the approval of operational plans for staffing of ambulances for services authorized to be provided by emergency medical technicians-paramedic.
Representative Urban asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 524 be rereferred to the committee on Public Health. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
267 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 267
Relating to: limiting the approval of operational plans for staffing of ambulances for services authorized to be provided by emergency medical technicians-paramedic.
Representative Urban asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 267 be referred to the committee on Public Health. Granted.
Assembly Bill 38
Relating to: public inspection of the records of the canvass of elections for the offices of president and vice president.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 38 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
38 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 38 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
