Thursday, October 2, 2003
10:02 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Freese asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Hines.
Representative Hundertmark 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, Honadel, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, D. Meyer, Miller, Molepske, Montgomery, Morris, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plouff, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Suder, Taylor, 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 - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 549
Relating to: Medical Assistance reimbursement for transportation by specialized medical vehicle.
By
Representatives Friske, Ainsworth, Ladwig, Plouff, Albers, J. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Grothman, Musser, Ott, Freese, Krawczyk and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Brown, Reynolds, Breske and Lassa.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 550
Relating to: individuals registered as sex offenders based upon a juvenile delinquency adjudication.
By
Representatives Friske, Huber, Bies, Lothian, Vukmir, Petrowski, Gundrum, Ott, Suder, Hundertmark, Seratti, Olsen, McCormick, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Ward, Kaufert, Owens, Nass, Hines, Krawczyk, J. Fitzgerald, Musser, Ladwig and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Lazich and Darling.
To committee on Corrections and the Courts
.
Assembly Bill 551
Relating to: subjecting a county development plan to town board approval.
By
Representatives Friske, Towns, Lothian, LeMahieu, J. Wood, Loeffelholz, Petrowski, Ainsworth, Gunderson, Seratti, Hundertmark, Hahn, Hines, Musser, Ladwig, F. Lasee and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie and A. Lasee.
To committee on Rural Development
.
Assembly Bill 552
Relating to: providing benefits to persons who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
By
Representatives Friske, Musser, Nischke, Gottlieb, Gielow, Van Roy, Weber, LeMahieu, J. Wood, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, Ott, Grothman, Nass, Gundrum, Kestell, M. Lehman, Powers, Ainsworth, Krawczyk, Bies, Pettis, Hundertmark, Freese, Owens, Suder, Petrowski, Gunderson, Albers, McCormick, Ladwig, Boyle, Plouff, Taylor, J. Lehman, Morris, Travis, Turner and Van Akkeren; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, Roessler, Kanavas, Kedzie, Lazich, Darling, Harsdorf, Wirch, Breske, Lassa, Chvala and Decker.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 553
Relating to: the reconveyance of an easement by the Department of Natural Resources to the town of Harding.
By
Representatives Friske, Petrowski, Bies, Seratti, Montgomery, Huebsch, Hahn, Hundertmark, LeMahieu, Grothman and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Schultz and Breske.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Relating to: declarations to physicians regarding life-sustaining measures and powers of attorney for health care.
By
Representatives Krawczyk, Colon, Ladwig, Boyle, Cullen, J. Lehman, Staskunas, Taylor, Bies, Musser, Seratti, Owens, Huebsch, Hahn, Hundertmark, McCormick, Jeskewitz, Gronemus, Huber, Black, Hines, Van Roy, Zepnick, Olsen and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Erpenbach, Lassa, M. Meyer and Schultz.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 555
Relating to: requirements for approval of construction of nuclear power plants.
By
Representatives Huebsch, Jensen, Ziegelbauer, Owens, F. Lasee, Pettis, Musser, LeMahieu, Grothman, Bies, Montgomery, Suder, Hines, Jeskewitz, Nischke, Gottlieb, Van Roy and Honadel; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, A. Lasee, Roessler and Reynolds.
To committee on Energy and Utilities
.
Assembly Bill 556
Relating to: regulating the resale of tickets to entertainment or sporting events.
By
Representatives Wasserman, Gunderson, Kaufert, Albers, Grothman, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Musser, Staskunas, Taylor, Van Roy and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senator Hansen
.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 557
Relating to: ordering genetic tests when a child's mother or her husband desires to rebut the presumption of paternity.
By
Representatives Wasserman, Musser, Albers, M. Lehman and Stone.
To committee on Family Law.
Assembly Bill 558
Relating to: requiring the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to vote by roll call.
By
Representatives Rhoades, Gronemus, Ward, Musser, Kestell, Montgomery, Bies, Towns, Owens, Suder, J. Wood, Albers, F. Lasee, Ladwig, Hines, Jeskewitz, Freese, Pettis, Petrowski, Seratti, Weber, Vukmir and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Roessler and Reynolds.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
.
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By Donna J. Doyle, Assistant Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
