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, 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, Toles, 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 Krawczyk and A. Williams - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Krawczyk. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative A. Williams. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 201 offered by committee on Children and Families.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 847 offered by Representative Sinicki.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 850 offered by committee on Judiciary.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: declaring May 12, 2004, as Wisconsin Stroke Alert Day.
By
Representatives Gard, Kreibich, Krawczyk, J. Lehman, McCormick, Hines, Ladwig, Pettis, Ainsworth, Boyle, Friske, Gronemus, Weber, Rhoades, Nischke, Montgomery, Lothian, Loeffelholz, Kestell, Kerkman, Jeskewitz and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Panzer, Erpenbach, Breske, Hansen, Lassa, Lazich, Carpenter, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Roessler and Darling.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 898
Relating to: regulation of rental-purchase agreements and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Huebsch, Stone, Gronemus, Montgomery, Albers, Gunderson, Hines, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, Kreibich, Olsen and Musser; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Welch, Darling, Schultz, S. Fitzgerald, M. Meyer and Plale.
To committee on Financial Institutions
.
Assembly Bill 899
Relating to: Department of Transportation rules relating to land subdivisions abutting state trunk highways and connecting highways.
By
joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 900
Relating to: collecting fees for the assessment of manufacturing property.
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By
Representatives Loeffelholz and Gard; cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee and Darling.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
Assembly Bill 901
Relating to: authorizing a county to participate in a municipal revenue sharing agreement.
By
Representatives Wieckert, Gottlieb, Hines, F. Lasee, Ott, Underheim, Olsen, Kestell, Owens, Kaufert, Townsend, LeMahieu, Stone, Hundertmark, Weber, Krawczyk, Nischke, Ainsworth, Van Roy, Montgomery and Bies; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, A. Lasee and Cowles, by request of Outagamie County, Brown County, Calumet County, Winnebago County and Fond du Lac County
.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
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Speaker's Communications
February 24, 2004
Mr. Patrick Fuller
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 895 from the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care and re-referring it to the Assembly Committee on Health. I am also withdrawing
Assembly Bill 896 from the Assembly Committee on Health and re-referring it to the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care. I have the consent of the committee chairs 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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Communications
February 23, 2004
Patrick Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street
Room 208
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Assembly Chief Clerk Fuller:
I would like to request that you add me as a co-sponsor to the following bills:
Assembly Bill 858 relating to a municipality's and county's ability to eliminate certain nonconforming buildings or premises, introduced by Representative Gunderson.
Senate Bill 477 relating to school district revenue limits and levy limits for cities, villages, towns, counties, and technical college districts, introduced by Senator Welch.
Sincerely,
Bonnie Ladwig
State Representative
63rd Assembly District
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative McCormick. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Cullen and Zepnick. Granted.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 67
Relating to: the life and public service of Marcia P. Coggs.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 67 be withdrawn from today's calendar and laid on the table. Granted.
Representative Foti asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 68 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Hebl introduced United States Army Specialist Robert Cook's family.
Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: the life and military service of U.S. Army Specialist Robert J. Cook.
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Representative Gard asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand recessed. Granted.
The Assembly stood recessed.
11:20 A.M.
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11:30 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
