Tuesday, January 25, 2005
11:10 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The prayer was offered by former Representative Wayne Wood.
Representative Hahn 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, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, 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, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Gronemus, A. Williams and M. Williams - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative M. Williams. Granted.
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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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Resolution 3
Relating to: attendance at national conferences.
By
Representative
Schneider
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: the life and public service of Alex C. Ruffing.
By
Representative
Kessler
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: the life of Marine Corps Private First Class Brent Vroman.
By
Representative
Owens
; cosponsored by Senator Roessler
.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: appointment of temporary acting senators and representatives to the assembly for legislators performing ordered military duty (first consideration).
By
Representative
Schneider
; cosponsored by Senator Carpenter
.
To committee on Campaigns and Elections
.
Assembly Bill 30
Relating to: commitment of sexually violent persons and sexual assault of a child who is less than 13 years old and providing a penalty.
By
Representative
Kessler
.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Assembly Bill 31
Relating to: allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed to any section 529 college tuition program.
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By
Representatives Nass, Kreibich, Gunderson, Gundrum, Lothian, Hahn, Hundertmark, LeMahieu, F. Lasee, Wood, Rhoades, Strachota, Jeskewitz, Musser, Jensen, Albers, Van Roy, Fields, Nischke, Freese, Townsend, Hubler, Vrakas, Towns, Suder, Vos, Hines, Honadel, Gronemus, Sinicki, Pettis and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Roessler, A. Lasee, Grothman, Harsdorf, Lassa, Miller, Lazich and Stepp.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 32
Relating to: the requirements for examinations for nursing home administrator licenses and for reciprocal nursing home administrator licenses, creating an exemption from such requirements, and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Wasserman, Townsend, Hines, Berceau, Gielow, Grigsby, Lehman and Ott; cosponsored by Senator Carpenter
.
To committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
.
Assembly Bill 33
Relating to: an exception to confidentiality requirements for treatment records.
By
Representatives Wasserman, Gielow, Petrowski, Ainsworth, Hines, Berceau, Grigsby, Hahn, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, F. Lasee, Lehman, Lothian, Musser, Ott, Stone, Townsend, Vos and M. Williams; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Lassa and Olsen.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 34
Relating to: prohibiting the disposal in solid waste disposal facilities of dredged material that contains polychlorinated biphenyls.
By
Representatives Owens, Kaufert, Ainsworth, Albers, Black, Hines, Kerkman and Underheim; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Ellis and Roessler.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 35
Relating to: the qualifications of newspapers permitted to publish legal notices and allowing mailing and Internet posting of legal notices instead of publishing.
By
Representatives Jeskewitz, Loeffelholz, Kerkman, Lothian, Hines, Vos and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Stepp, Brown, Lassa and Roessler.
To committee on Judiciary.
