Chief Clerk
Wisconsin State Assembly
Room 208, Risser Justice Center
17 West Main Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53708
Dear Patrick:
Pursuant to Assembly Rule
42 (3)(c), I am withdrawing
Assembly Bill 475 from the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and re-referring it to the Assembly Committee on Rules. I have the consent of Representative Gundrum, chair of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, to take this action.
Please call Ellen Nowak of my office if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
John G. Gard
Speaker
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Referral of Agency Reports
State of Wisconsin
Department of Revenue
Madison
November 7, 2003
To the Honorable, the Legislature:
A summary report for the Renew Wisconsin Performance Review Councils is enclosed for your review as required under s.
66.0316 (7). The report summarizes the activities reported to the Department of Revenue by the Councils. The report also identifies ways to continue to support these efforts.
Should you have any questions regarding this report, please feel free to contact Mr. James Gultry, Administrator of the Division of State and Local Finance at 266-0939.
Sincerely,
Michael L. Morgan
Secretary
Referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Albers. Granted.
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Speaker Pro Tempore Freese in the chair.
Assembly Bill 419
Relating to: towing and storage charges associated with nonmoving traffic violations.
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Representative Foti asked unanimous conent that the rules be suspended and that
Assembly Bill 419 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and placed on today's calendar following
Assembly Bill 467. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Resolution 27 be withdrawn from the committee on Rules and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Resolution 27
Relating to: the life and public service of John (Jake) Rose.
The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 27 be adopted?
Motion carried.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 52
Relating to: calling for concerted action to support, renew, and expand the agricultural economy in Wisconsin.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution
52 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 52 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 283
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for expenses related to operating a dairy farm.
Representative Molepske asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 283. Granted.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 283 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 283 offered by Representatives Ott and Towns.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 283 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 283 offered by Representatives Ott and Towns.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 283 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 283 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
283 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 283 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, 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 - 96.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Albers, Gronemus and A. Williams - 3.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
283 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 323
Relating to: the Managed Forest Land Program, providing funding for grants for land acquisition for outdoor recreation, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Representative Gielow asked unanimous consent to be made a coauthor of Assembly Bill 323. Granted.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 323 offered by Representatives Friske and Hubler.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 323 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 323 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 323 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
323 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Bill 323 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Ainsworth, Balow, Bies, 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, 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, Pope-Roberts, Powers, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Schooff, Seratti, Sherman, 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 - 91.
Noes - Representatives Berceau, Black, Krug, Pocan and Shilling - 5.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Albers, Gronemus and A. Williams - 3.
Motion carried.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
323 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 327
Relating to: prohibiting certain computer postings that invite harassment or obscene, lewd, or profane communication and providing a penalty.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 327 be adopted?
Motion carried.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 327 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Motion carried.
