Wednesday, November 12, 2003
5:47 P.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Van Roy in the chair.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Representative Kaufert in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Representative Townsend.
Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller 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, 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, M. Williams, J. Wood, W. Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Gronemus and A. Williams - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Gronemus and A. Williams. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 531 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 538 offered by committee on Economic Development.
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By Donna J. Doyle, Assistant Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Passed and asks concurrence in:
Senate Bill 300
Concurred in:
Assembly Bill 85
Assembly Bill 267
Assembly amendment 70 to
Senate Bill 214
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Senate Bill 300
Relating to: construction of electric generating facilities and transmission lines, and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Cowles, Leibham, Stepp, Kanavas, Hansen, Panzer, Erpenbach, Darling and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Steinbrink, J. Fitzgerald, Nischke, Pope-Roberts, Gottlieb, J. Lehman, Nass, Zepnick, Rhoades, Taylor, Weber, Ainsworth, Hundertmark, Hines, Kreibich, McCormick, Musser, Pettis, Stone and Honadel.
To committee on Rules.
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Assembly Bill 475
Relating to: marriage between one man and one woman.
To committee on Judiciary.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 531
Relating to: certified capital investment limitations, qualified business requirements, creating a certified capital company income and franchise tax credit for insurers, certified capital company office, qualified distributions of certified capital companies, certified capital company net worth, certified capital company investment reporting requirements, treatment of qualified investments that become nonqualified, permitted nonqualified investments, reviews of certified capital company financial statements, requesting a performance audit, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff; Senators Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Decker and Moore.
Noes: 0.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 16 - Representatives Kaufert, Huebsch, Ward, Stone, Rhoades, D. Meyer, Coggs and Schooff; Senators Darling, Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Decker and Moore.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Dean Kaufert
Assembly Chairperson
Joint committee on Finance
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