Thursday, March 7, 2002
9:30 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Kaufert in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Leibham.
Representative Urban 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, Hines, 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, Reynolds, 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 - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 435 offered by Representatives Wood and Hundertmark.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 435 offered by Representatives Wood and Hundertmark.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 479 offered by committee on Environment.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 757 offered by Representative Urban.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 57
Relating to: commending the Wisconsin Elks Association on its 100th anniversary.
By
Representatives Foti, Krawczyk, J. Fitzgerald, Ryba, Albers, Boyle, Grothman, Gundrum, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Kedzie, Kestell, Ladwig, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, D. Meyer, Miller, Montgomery, Musser, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Schooff, Suder, Sykora, Vrakas and Lassa.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 58
Relating to: recognizing the week beginning the first week in April as Public Health Awareness Week.
By
Representatives Lippert, Urban, Underheim, Owens, Suder, Berceau, Townsend, Sinicki, Olsen, J. Lehman, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Miller and Bock.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 102
Relating to: congratulating and commending the University of Wisconsin Men's Basketball Team on its 2001-2002 Big Ten Conference Championship.
By
Representatives Montgomery, Freese, Rhoades, Krusick, Boyle, Vrakas, Ward, Loeffelholz, Kreuser, Turner, Jeskewitz, Owens, Gunderson, Ryba, Gronemus, Urban, Ott, Bock, Black, Staskunas, Huebsch, Berceau, Pocan, Musser, Albers, Lippert, Olsen, Ladwig, D. Meyer, Hahn, Krawczyk and Miller; cosponsored by Senators Chvala, Hansen, Lazich, Kanavas, Grobschmidt, Roessler, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch, Erpenbach, Schultz, Plache, Moen and Burke.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 103
Relating to: the retirement of John D. Powell.
By
Representative
Black
; cosponsored by Senator Risser
.
To committee on Rules.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 104
Relating to: authorizing the legislature to reduce property taxes on principal dwellings owned and occupied by residents of this state (first consideration).
By
Representatives Black, Carpenter, Miller, Ryba, La Fave, Boyle, Berceau and Reynolds; cosponsored by Senator Baumgart
.
To committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly Joint Resolution 105
Relating to: memorializing Congress to pass House Resolution 1717, to require department of veterans affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners.
By
Representatives Staskunas, Duff, Sinicki, Bock, Pettis, Turner, Albers, Berceau, Musser, McCormick, J. Lehman, Sykora, Ryba, Wasserman, Lassa, Townsend, Miller and Carpenter; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Burke, Schultz, Darling and Harsdorf.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Joint Resolution 106
Relating to: the life and public service of Reino A. Perala.
By
Representative
Boyle
; cosponsored by Senator Jauch
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 893
Relating to: the assignment of pupils to schools or programs under the open enrollment program.
By
Representatives J. Lehman, Turner and Plouff; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Cowles and Schultz.
To committee on Education Reform
.
Assembly Bill 894
Relating to: the prohibition of certain billing practices for consumer goods or services, lawn care service contracts, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Jeskewitz, Ainsworth, Musser, Ryba, Berceau, Rhoades, Hahn, J. Lehman, Turner, Miller, Townsend, Huebsch, Plouff, Olsen, Albers, Hundertmark, Plale, Stone and Lassa; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Schultz and Baumgart.
To committee on Small Business and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill 895
