Tuesday, January 20, 1998
10:08 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Jensen in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Amy DeLong of Moundville United Methodist Church.
Representative Wood 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, Baldwin, Baumgart, Black, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Coggs, Cullen, Dobyns, Dueholm, Duff, Foti, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Handrick, Hanson, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Hebl, Hoven, Huber, Hubler, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kaufert, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krug, Krusick, Kunicki, La Fave, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lazich, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Linton, Lorge, Meyer, Morris-Tatum, Murat, Musser, Nass, Notestein, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Plouff, Porter, R. Potter, Powers, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Ryba, Schafer, Schneider, Seratti, Skindrud, Spillner, Springer, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Sykora, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Urban, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, Williams, Wood, L. Young, R. Young, Ziegelbauer, Zukowski and Speaker Jensen - 98.
Absent with leave - None.
Vacancies - 82nd Assembly District - 1.
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Representative R. Potter asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Coggs, Hebl and L. Young. Granted.
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Oath of Office
Representatives Jeskewitz and Gronemus escorted Joan Spillner to the rostrum, where the oath of office was administered by Speaker Jensen. After being sworn in, Representative Spillner addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 60 offered by committee on Campaign Finance Reform.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 227 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 292 offered by Representative Kelso.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 422 offered by committee on Ways and Means.
Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 426 offered by Representative Baumgart.
Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 444 offered by committee on State Affairs.
Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 452 offered by Representatives Ladwig and Goetsch.
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Relating to regulation of metallic mineral mining.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, January 8, 1998.
To committee on Environment.
Referred on January 16, 1998.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 725
Relating to: dismissal of a petition for review of a worker's compensation or unemployment compensation decision that is not timely filed with the labor and industry review commission (suggested as remedial legislation by the labor and industry review commission).
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 726
Relating to: damaging natural resources (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of natural resources).
A498
By
Law Revision Committee.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 727
Relating to: designating the Root River watershed as a priority watershed for the nonpoint source water pollution abatement program.
By
Representatives Ladwig, Turner and J. Lehman; cosponsored by Senator Plache
.
To committee on Natural Resources
.
Assembly Bill 728
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for providing access to, or use of, the internet.
By
Representatives Hutchison, Jensen, F. Lasee, Grothman, Turner, Walker and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Huelsman and A. Lasee.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
.
Assembly Bill 729
Relating to: the assignment of lottery prizes and granting rule-making authority.
By
Representatives Kaufert, Albers, Jensen, Huber, Walker, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Ourada, Freese, Linton, Owens, Brandemuehl, Goetsch, Harsdorf, Vrakas, M. Lehman, Porter, Kelso, Duff, Cullen, Hahn, Olsen, Powers, Hubler and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Schultz, Darling, Weeden, Huelsman and Breske.
To committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill 730
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association, AFT, Local 2169, AFL-CIO, for the 1997-99 biennium, covering employes in the program, project and teaching assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
