Tuesday, March 8, 2005
10:10 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The Color Guard posted the colors.
The prayer was offered by Leon Vallierre-Ozaawaagosh, director of Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Language Program.
Lewis Taylor, a member of the St. Croix Tribal Council, led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Special Guest
Speaker Gard introduced Red Cliff Chairman Ray DePerry, President of the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., who addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Representative Gard asked unanimous consent that the Assembly stand informal. Granted.
The Assembly stood informal.
10:50 A.M.
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11:35 A.M.
The Assembly reconvened.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, Lamb, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Hines, Travis and Wood - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Hines and Wood. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Travis. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 15 offered by committee on Agriculture.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 15 offered by committee on Agriculture.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 15 offered by committee on Agriculture.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 90 offered by Representative Richards.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 125 offered by committee on Agriculture.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 145 offered by committee on Agriculture.
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Read first time and referred:
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Assembly Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: the life and military service of Marine Corporal Brian R. Prening.
By
Representative
Kestell
; cosponsored by Senator Leibham
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: declaring March 20 to 26, 2005, as Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children Awareness Week.
By
Representatives Hubler, Musser, Suder, Sheridan, Travis, Gronemus, Lehman, Gunderson, Hines, Jeskewitz, Hahn, Grigsby, Sinicki, Seidel, Nass, Shilling, Huebsch and Molepske; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Wirch, Lazich and Grothman.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 171
Relating to: requiring court-appointed special advocate programs to comply with standards established by a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation that provides services on a statewide basis to those programs.
By
Representatives Jeskewitz, Albers, Berceau, Hines, Kreuser, Parisi and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Miller, Coggs, Erpenbach, Plale and Roessler.
To committee on Family Law.
Assembly Bill 172
Relating to: the rights of adult children of crime victims.
By
Representatives Molepske, Van Akkeren, Seidel, Turner, Zepnick, Cullen, Colon, Bies, Hahn, Hines, Vruwink, Grigsby, Berceau, Ott, Sheridan and M. Williams; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Roessler and Lassa.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Assembly Bill 173
Relating to: creation of a Joint Committee on State Mandates and required funding of state mandates.
By
Representatives Owens, Ainsworth, Albers, Davis, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Honadel, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Krawczyk, LeMahieu, Lothian, McCormick, Mursau, Musser, Nerison, Pettis, Rhoades, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Vos and Wood; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Roessler, Brown, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham and Stepp.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
.
