Wednesday, February 14, 2001
9:05 A.M.
Ninety-Fifth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Duff in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Owens.
Representative Balow 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, Reynolds, Rhoades, Richards, Riley, Ryba, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Skindrud, Starzyk, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Sykora, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Wood, Young, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Jensen - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Schneider and Williams - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Bock asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Schneider and Williams. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 100 offered by Representative Black.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 122
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for devices designed to assist the visually impaired.
By
Representatives Walker, Ziegelbauer, Berceau, Bock, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Kestell, Lassa, J. Lehman, McCormick, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Pettis, Plale, Ryba, Seratti, Skindrud, Sykora and Urban; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Huelsman and Schultz.
To committee on Health.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
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Assembly Bill 123
Relating to: who may be appointed personal representative in informal administration.
By
Representatives Staskunas, Duff, Sherman, La Fave, Montgomery, Huebsch, Richards, Cullen, Powers, J. Lehman, Ryba, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Albers, Gunderson, Vrakas, Townsend, Berceau, Kreuser and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Farrow and Huelsman.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 124
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for a business that constructs or equips a facility for its employees to pump and store breast milk.
By
Representatives Plale, Hoven, Jeskewitz, Schooff, Gronemus, Young, Bock, Powers, Staskunas, Sinicki, Miller, Ott, Balow, Wasserman and Berceau; cosponsored by Senators George, Burke, Schultz, Zien, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
To committee on Ways and Means.
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Executive Communications
February 13, 2001
The Honorable Scott Jensen
Speaker of the Assembly
211 West, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Speaker Jensen:
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In accordance with sec. 16.45, Wis. Stats., I respectfully request that a joint convention be convened on February 20, 2001 at 2:00 P.M. for introduction of the 2001-2003 Biennial State Budget and delivery of the State Budget Address. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Scott McCallum
Governor
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Communications
DATE: February 14, 2001
TO: John A. Scocos
Assembly Chief Clerk
FROM: Representative Johnnie Morris-Tatum
SUBJECT: Assembly Joint Resolution 12
Please let the record reflect that my vote would have been "No" on Assembly Joint Resolution 12 had I been present.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
9:12 A.M.
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10:57 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
