Thursday, September 22, 2005
9:37 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 Representative Loeffelholz.
Representative Kestell 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, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, 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, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Kerkman and Shilling - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Vrakas asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Kerkman. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Shilling. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 31 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 39 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 69 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 262 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 539 offered by Representative Kessler.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 648 offered by Representative Gundrum.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 679
Relating to: eliminating the exemption from yield tax for certain managed forest land, management plans for designating land as managed forest land, and calculating withdrawal tax for certain managed forest land.
By
Representatives Friske, Gard and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Kapanke and Schultz.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 680
Relating to: increasing the jurisdictional amount in small claims court.
By
Representatives Ballweg, Montgomery, Albers, Berceau, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Gunderson, Kerkman, Lamb, LeMahieu, McCormick, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Owens, Towns, Van Roy, Vos, M. Williams and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Roessler, Wirch and Zien.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 681
Relating to: disclosing whether methamphetamine has been manufactured on residential real property.
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By
Representatives Gottlieb, Mursau, Kreibich, Gielow, Suder, Musser, Jeskewitz, Freese, Underheim, Ott, Albers, Hundertmark, Van Roy, Hines, Bies, Gunderson and Pettis; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf and Roessler.
To committee on Housing.
Assembly Bill 682
Relating to: prohibiting the condemnation of property for any purpose not expressly authorized.
By
Representatives Sherman, Ainsworth, Bies, Sheridan, Freese, Lehman, Staskunas, Owens, Turner, Pope-Roberts, Pocan, Travis, Boyle, Molepske, Ziegelbauer, Vruwink, Hubler, Nelson and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Decker, Erpenbach and Wirch.
To committee on Property Rights and Land Management.
Assembly Bill 683
Relating to: authorizing medically related actions by advanced practice nurse prescribers and physician assistants.
By
Representatives Vukmir, Richards, Underheim, Albers, Hundertmark, Krawczyk, Nerison, LeMahieu, Gunderson, Sheridan, Seidel, Strachota, Wood, Lothian, Nelson, Townsend, Owens, Ott, Petrowski, Lehman, Kessler, Cullen and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Robson, Olsen, A. Lasee, Darling, Erpenbach, Grothman and Reynolds.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 684
Relating to: procedure for the altering of any park entrance at Perrot State Park.
By
Representatives Gronemus, Huebsch, Musser and Shilling; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Kapanke and Schultz.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 685
Relating to: regulating certain electronic mail solicitations and practices related to electronic mail solicitations and providing penalties.
By
Representatives Davis, Freese, Friske, Hundertmark, Rhoades, Gronemus, Loeffelholz, Ott, Gunderson, Albers, Kreibich, Townsend, Pettis, Molepske and Shilling; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Stepp, Leibham, Darling, Lassa, Olsen, Cowles and Roessler.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 39
Relating to: regulating the manufactured housing industry and manufactured home installations; promoting rehabilitation and recycling of manufactured housing; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; providing a penalty; and making appropriations.
