Thursday, February 5, 2004
9:33 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Minister George Nathaniel of City of God Network in Milwaukee.
Representative W. Wood 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, 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, 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, Toles, 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 - Representative McCormick - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative McCormick. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 offered by Representative Berceau.
Assembly amendment 2 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 offered by Representative Berceau.
Assembly amendment 3 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 offered by Representative Wasserman.
Assembly amendment 4 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 offered by Representative Wasserman.
Assembly amendment 5 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 offered by Representative Wasserman.
Assembly amendment 6 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 offered by Representative Taylor.
Assembly amendment 7 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 offered by Representative Sinicki.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 211 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 325 offered by Representative Friske.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 448 offered by Representative Johnsrud.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 37 offered by Representatives Musser, W. Wood and M. Lehman.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 808
Relating to: the taking of private real property as the result of governmental action.
By
Representatives Albers, Musser, Ainsworth and Bies; cosponsored by Senators Reynolds and A. Lasee.
To committee on Property Rights and Land Management.
Assembly Bill 809
Relating to: substitution of judges of divorce actions.
By
Representatives Owens, Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Gunderson, Hines, Hundertmark, Kestell, F. Lasee, Musser and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
.
To committee on Family Law.
Assembly Bill 810
Relating to: the content of the program of instruction on snowmobile laws and safety.
A676
By
Representatives D. Meyer, M. Williams, Gard, Gronemus, Krawczyk, Travis, Towns, Plouff, LeMahieu, Hebl, Grothman, J. Lehman, Hahn, J. Fitzgerald, Huebsch, Ott, Kerkman, Petrowski, McCormick, Albers, M. Lehman, Bies, Gunderson, Ladwig, Ainsworth, Freese, Kreibich, Powers, Gottlieb, Van Roy, Suder, Hines, Seratti, Friske and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Kedzie, Breske, S. Fitzgerald, Wirch, Welch, Jauch, Kanavas, Hansen, Schultz, Erpenbach and Roessler.
To committee on Tourism.
Assembly Bill 811
Relating to: appropriating money to technical college districts for the Wisconsin Advantage Jobs Training Program and making an appropriation.
By
Representatives Krawczyk, Wieckert, Suder, Ladwig, Musser, Owens, Gunderson, Hahn, Ott, McCormick, Gronemus, Albers and Freese; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Stepp, Kanavas, Darling, Zien, Kedzie and Roessler.
To committee on Workforce Development
.
Assembly Bill 812
Relating to: registration of livestock premises and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Gronemus, Ott, Vruwink, M. Williams, Molepske, Loeffelholz, Balow, Plouff, Kestell, Petrowski, Hines and Suder; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Lassa, Brown, Kedzie and Hansen.
To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 813
Relating to: prohibiting University of Wisconsin System administrators from serving on the board of directors of certain corporations.
By
Representatives Stone, Ladwig, Suder, Montgomery, Vukmir, J. Wood and Pettis; cosponsored by Senator Brown
.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
.
Assembly Bill 814
Relating to: self-funded employer groups for providing health care coverage.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Weber, Gottlieb, Gielow, Honadel, Jensen, Montgomery, Vukmir, Albers, Bies, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Kaufert, Kreibich, M. Lehman, LeMahieu, McCormick, Musser, Nischke, Pettis, Stone, Townsend, Van Roy, M. Williams, J. Wood and Gard; cosponsored by Senator Darling
.
To committee on Insurance.
Assembly Bill 815
