Tuesday, March 18, 2003
10:03 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Representative Hundertmark asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Ott.
Girl Scout Troops 465 and 544 of U.S. Grant Elementary School in Sheboygan 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, Boyle, Coggs, Colon, Cullen, J. Fitzgerald, Foti, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Miller, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Weber, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 98.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - 18th Assembly District - 1.
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Special Guest
Speaker Gard and Representative Sinicki introduced Milwaukee Archdiocese Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 31 offered by Representative M. Lehman.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 7
Relating to: recognizing Chief State Forester Gene Francisco's accomplishments and 34 years of dedicated service to the state of Wisconsin.
By
Representatives Friske and Gard.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 8
Relating to: requesting the secretary of employment relations to submit to the assembly immediately for immediate calendaring bills ratifying all state employee collective bargaining agreements that have been ratified by state employee labor organizations.
By
Representatives Black, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Berceau, J. Lehman, Hebl, Krug, Travis, Miller, Turner, Plouff, Schooff and Sinicki.
To committee on Labor.
Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: commending Tom Crean for being named Conference USA Coach of the Year.
By
Representatives Plale, Foti, Cullen, Young, Colon and Gard; cosponsored by Senator Moore
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 165
Relating to: continuing education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Hines, Ott, Bies, Plouff, Gronemus, Wasserman, Van Roy, J. Lehman, Owens, Gunderson, Seratti, Shilling, Vrakas, Kreibich, Freese, Ainsworth, Gielow, Berceau, Loeffelholz, Schooff and Jeskewitz; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Kedzie, Stepp, Risser, Hansen, M. Meyer and Roessler.
To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 166
Relating to: exempting amounts claimed for depreciation of farm equipment for purposes of calculating farm income under the Badger Care health care program.
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Representatives Loeffelholz, Gronemus, Pettis, Suder, Ladwig, Musser, Owens, Hahn, Hundertmark, Hines, Albers, Miller, Ainsworth, Freese, Lassa, Bies, Gunderson, Ott, Stone, Petrowski and Pope-Roberts; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Schultz, Leibham and A. Lasee.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 167
Relating to: increasing the amount of the individual income tax subtract modification for social security benefits.
By
Representatives Loeffelholz, Pettis, Ladwig, Musser, Owens, Hahn, Hundertmark, Hines, Albers, Freese, Lassa, Jeskewitz, Bies, Gunderson, Seratti, Stone, Petrowski, Townsend and J. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Leibham and Hansen.
To committee on Ways and Means.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 168
Relating to: property taxation of land adjusted in value by state laws or local ordinances or local resolutions.
By
Representatives Albers, Bies, Musser, Owens, Pettis and Seratti; cosponsored by Senator Stepp
.
To committee on Ways and Means.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 169
Relating to: the disclosure of public library records.
By
Representatives Albers, Krawczyk, Bies, Friske, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Nass, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Seratti, Stone, Townsend and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Cowles, Lazich and Roessler.
To committee on Children and Families
.
Assembly Bill 170
Relating to: requiring a hospital to provide to an alleged victim of sexual assault, with consent, information and emergency contraception and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Pocan, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Hebl, Krug, J. Lehman, Miller, Plouff, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Shilling, Sinicki, Travis, Wasserman, Young and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Carpenter, Chvala, Erpenbach, Jauch, Moore and Robson.
