Thursday, February 24, 2005
1:13 P.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 Lehman.
Representative Lothian 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, 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, 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 Colon and Sinicki - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Colon and Sinicki. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 offered by Representative Petrowski.
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Relating to charitable gaming and crane games.
Submitted by Department of Administration.
Report received from Agency, February 15, 2005.
To committee on State Affairs.
Referred on February 24, 2005.
Relating to criminal background investigations and fingerprinting of applicants.
Submitted by Department of Regulation and Licensing.
Report received from Agency, February 16, 2005.
To committee on Labor.
Referred on February 24, 2005.
Relating to the adjustment of thresholds for application of prevailing wage rates.
Submitted by Department of Workforce Development.
Report received from Agency, February 16, 2005.
To committee on Labor.
Referred on February 24, 2005.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 17
Relating to: state recognition of the sovereign status of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands.
By
Representative
Musser
.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 132
Relating to: removal of abandoned dams.
By
Representatives Kestell, LeMahieu, Hahn, F. Lasee, Petrowski, Hines, Pridemore, Ott, Vrakas, Lothian and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, A. Lasee, Reynolds, Olsen and Grothman.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 133
Relating to: crossing a fire hose that is being used in an emergency situation.
A98
By
Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Owens, Ballweg, Black, Hines, Kerkman and Krawczyk; cosponsored by Senators Brown, S. Fitzgerald and Roessler.
To committee on Criminal Justice and Homeland Security.
Assembly Bill 134
Relating to: creation of the Wisconsin Tribal-State Council and making an appropriation.
By
Representative
Musser
.
To committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 135
Relating to: preparation of tribal impact statements for bills that would have an impact on tribal governments or American Indians.
By
Representative
Musser
.
