Tuesday, February 22, 2005
10:08 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Representative Huebsch asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Townsend.
Representative Gronemus 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, 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, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 99.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - None.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 111
Relating to: allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed by a divorced or legally separated parent to his or her child's college savings account or college tuition and expenses program and limiting the deduction that may be claimed by a married person who files separately.
By
Representatives Kreibich, Suder, Gard, Gronemus, Moulton, Parisi, Ballweg, Ott, Zepnick, Petrowski, Berceau, Mursau, Vrakas, Nass, Pocan, Wood, Grigsby, Ainsworth, Hundertmark, Musser, F. Lasee, Kestell, Hahn, Pridemore, Van Roy, Gunderson, Townsend, Albers and Hines; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Miller, Darling, A. Lasee, Roessler, Grothman and Stepp.
To committee on Colleges and Universities
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 112
Relating to: motor vehicle registration plates for disabled veterans.
By
Representatives Ainsworth, Ballweg, Bies, Hahn, Hines, Lehman, Ott, Pettis, Suder, Townsend and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Grothman and Lassa.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 113
Relating to: licensure and record-keeping requirements for pawnbrokers and secondhand article and jewelry dealers.
By
Representatives Krusick, Suder, Kreibich, Albers, Friske, Hines, Molepske, Ott, Petrowski and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter and A. Lasee, by request of City of Greenfield Police Department, Wisconsin Law Enforcement Coalition, Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association, Milwaukee Police Association and Wisconsin Pawnbrokers Association.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Assembly Bill 114
Relating to: allowing school boards and charter schools to establish single-sex schools and courses.
By
Representatives Jensen, Vukmir, Vos, Lothian, Bies, Owens, Pridemore, Hines, Towns, Vrakas, Albers, Colon, Ballweg and Nass; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Reynolds and Grothman.
To committee on Education Reform
.
Assembly Bill 115
Relating to: operating certain 3-vehicle combinations on the highways.
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By
Representatives Suder, Towns, Hines, Van Roy, Gronemus, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Owens, Pettis, Musser, Ballweg, Townsend, Pridemore, Krawczyk and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Brown, Olsen, Harsdorf, A. Lasee and Reynolds.
To committee on Transportation.
Assembly Bill 116
Relating to: changing the definition of industrial development project, and limiting the scope of certain projects, under the Industrial Development Law.
By
Representatives Mursau, Gard, Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Berceau, Friske, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, LeMahieu, Ott, Petrowski, Pridemore, Staskunas and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Hansen and Lassa.
To committee on Small Business.
Assembly Bill 117
Relating to: the color of clothing worn during a firearm deer hunting season.
By
Representatives Gunderson, Kestell, Krawczyk, Kreibich, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Petrowski, Stone and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, A. Lasee and Reynolds.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 118
Relating to: an income tax and franchise tax credit for training apprentices.
By
Representatives Loeffelholz, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Kerkman, Van Roy, Albers, Fields, Freese, Jensen, Townsend, Ott, Vos, Jeskewitz, Gunderson, Pettis and Davis; cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Roessler and Kanavas.
To committee on Workforce Development
.
Assembly Bill 119
Relating to: exempting amounts claimed for depreciation for purposes of calculating farm and self-employment income under the Medical Assistance and Badger Care health care programs.
By
Representatives Hubler, Vruwink, Kreuser, Zepnick, Gronemus, Sherman, Berceau, Van Akkeren, Richards, Pocan, Ainsworth, Musser, Hines, Freese, Hahn, Staskunas, Pope-Roberts, Shilling, Molepske, Gunderson, Black, Albers, Seidel and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Miller, A. Lasee, Harsdorf, Lassa and Hansen.
To committee on Health.
Assembly Bill 120
Relating to: restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles by persons holding instruction permits or probationary licenses and providing a penalty.
By
Representatives Petrowski, Gard, Lehman, Ainsworth, Albers, Black, Boyle, Cullen, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Kreibich, LeMahieu, Ott, Pettis, Seidel, Stone, Travis, Van Roy, Vos and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Lassa, Roessler, Stepp and Taylor.
To committee on Highway Safety.
Assembly Bill 121
Relating to: exempting school districts from the motor vehicle fuel tax.
By
Representatives Friske, Gronemus, Hundertmark, Freese, Ott, Shilling, Gunderson, Bies, Staskunas, M. Williams, Mursau, Pope-Roberts, Ballweg, Musser, Pettis, Strachota, Hines, Lehman, McCormick, Lothian and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Lassa, Reynolds and Miller.
