Tuesday, March 24, 2009
11:02 A.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative Barca in the chair.
Representative Nelson asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Sheridan the chair.
The prayer was offered by Dr. Don Norman.
Representative Turner 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 Ballweg, Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Black, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Davis, Dexter, Fields, J. Fitzgerald, Friske, Garthwaite, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Huebsch, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kramer, Krusick, LeMahieu, Lothian, Mason, Meyer, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Newcomer, Nygren, A. Ott, J. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Radcliffe, Rhoades, Richards, Ripp, Roth, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink, Vukmir, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt, Zipperer and Speaker Sheridan - 98.
Absent with leave - Representative Petersen - 1.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Petersen. Granted.
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Representative Barca asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Molepske, Jr. Granted.
Representative Suder asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Gunderson and Kaufert. Granted.
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Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 16 offered by Representative Cullen.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 35 offered by Representative Soletski.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 78 offered by Representative Gundrum.
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Relating to confidentiality requirements of the Family Care program that prohibit benefit specialists from disclosing personally identifying information about a client without the client's informed consent, unless required by law.
Submitted by Department of Health and Family Services.
Report received from Agency, March 10, 2009.
To committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
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Referred on March 24, 2009
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Joint Resolution 34
Relating to: the life and public service of James A. McCann.
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Representatives Kessler, Bies, Fields, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Richards, Staskunas, Townsend and A. Williams; cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Coggs, Lehman and Plale.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 35
Relating to: commending the Gundersen Lutheran Health System on being recognized as the first medical facility in the nation to achieve a top rating from the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers.
By
Representatives Shilling, Huebsch, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Brooks, Cullen, Kessler, Nerison, Petrowski, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe, Richards, Seidel, Townsend, Vruwink, M. Williams, Young and Bernard Schaber; cosponsored by Senators Kapanke, Cowles, Darling, Lassa, Lazich, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Taylor and Vinehout.
To committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 36
Relating to: creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (first consideration).
By
Representatives Gottlieb, Petrowski, J. Fitzgerald, Ballweg, Brooks, Davis, Honadel, Huebsch, Kerkman, Kestell, Knodl, LeMahieu, Lothian, Meyer, Montgomery, Mursau, Murtha, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, Ripp, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Vos, Zipperer, Bies, Spanbauer and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Hopper, Darling, Olsen, Plale and Schultz.
To joint committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 165
Relating to: expanding the types of property that may be specially assessed by a neighborhood improvement district.
By
Representatives Richards, Zepnick, Colon, Grigsby, Berceau, Turner and Fields; cosponsored by Senators Plale, Carpenter and Taylor.
To committee on Urban and Local Affairs
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Assembly Bill 166
Relating to: the use of pesticides by veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
By
Representatives Radcliffe, Tauchen, Vruwink, Townsend, Jorgensen, Smith, Lothian, Ballweg, Turner, Clark, Danou, Gunderson, Brooks, A. Ott, Mason and Nerison; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Lassa, Harsdorf, Taylor, Schultz, Kedzie, Olsen, Lehman and Hansen.
To committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill 167
Relating to: the inapplicability of the prevailing wage law to projects in which the construction is contracted for by a private owner or developer and the completed projected is acquired by a local governmental unit or state agency.
By
Representatives Gottlieb, Ziegelbauer, Brooks, Friske, Gunderson, Honadel, Huebsch, Kestell, Knodl, LeMahieu, Meyer, Montgomery, Murtha, Nerison, A. Ott, Petersen, Suder, Stone, Strachota, Tauchen, Townsend, Vos, Roth and Nygren; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Schultz, Kedzie, Olsen and S. Fitzgerald.
