One-Hundred and First Regular Session
Thursday, February 20, 2014
1:00 P.M.
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1. Call of the Roll.
2. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
3. Committee Reports and subsequent reference of proposals.
4. Messages from the senate, and other communications.
5. Consideration of conference committee reports and vetoes.
6. Consideration of senate action on proposals approved by the assembly.
QUESTION: Shall senate action be concurred in?
Assembly Bill 258
Relating to: maintenance and removal of vegetation obstructing the view of outdoor advertising signs along highways under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation. (FE)
By Representatives Honadel, Ballweg, Bernier, Bies, Brooks, Doyle, Jacque, Kolste, T. Larson, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Ripp, Spiros, Stone, Thiesfeldt and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Farrow and Hansen.
Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted).
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
7. Consideration of motions for reconsideration of passage or concurrence.
8. Consideration of resolutions.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?
Assembly Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Football National Championship title.
By Representatives Jorgensen, Vos, Barca, Berceau, Bies, Craig, Danou, Hintz, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Kahl, Kerkman, Knodl, Kolste, Marklein, Mason, Nass, A. Ott, Ringhand, Shankland, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Wright and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators T. Cullen, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lassa, Miller, Olsen and Vinehout.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 90
Relating to: the military service of Legislative Council staff attorney and United States Army Captain Chadwick Brown.
By Representatives Ballweg, Vos and Barca; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Ellis and C. Larson.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 97
Relating to: the life of Gordon Lyle Hinkley.
By Representatives J. Ott and Jagler; cosponsored by Senator Erpenbach.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 98
Relating to: proclaiming March 2014 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
By Representatives Kahl, Milroy, Pasch, Bernard Schaber, Tittl, Czaja, Sargent, Hintz, Berceau, Ringhand, Jorgensen, Bies, Wright, Ballweg, A. Ott, Wachs, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Kaufert, Brooks and Pridemore; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Wirch, L. Taylor, Lassa, Lehman, Risser, T. Cullen and Olsen.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 99
Relating to: the life and community service of Joyce A. Bytof of Appleton, Wisconsin.
By Representative Murphy; cosponsored by Senator Ellis.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 100
Relating to: proclaiming March 8, 2014, International Women's Day.
By Representatives Loudenbeck, C. Taylor, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Genrich, Hebl, Mason, Ohnstad, Pasch, Ringhand, Rodriguez, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Strachota, Williams, Ballweg, Bernier, Kerkman, Zamarripa and Kolste; cosponsored by Senators Shilling, Vinehout, Wirch, Risser and Lehman.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
9. Third reading of assembly proposals.
10. Third reading of senate proposals.
QUESTION: Having been read three times, shall the proposal be concurred in?
Senate Bill 501
Relating to: agricultural emergency permits issued by the Department of Transportation for vehicles transporting oversize loads. (FE)
By Senators Petrowski and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Kulp, Murtha and Ripp.
Ordered to a third reading.
11. Second reading and amendment of assembly proposals.
QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Assembly Joint Resolution 77
Relating to: appointment of treasurer in Milwaukee county (first consideration).
By Representatives Riemer, Sanfelippo, Zamarripa, Barnes, Craig, Goyke, Kooyenga, Pasch, Sinicki, Young, Zepnick and Kuglitsch; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Harris and L. Taylor.
Report adoption recommended by committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 260
Relating to: enrollment requirements for recipients of talent incentive grants. (FE)
By Representatives Ballweg, Berceau, Brooks, Czaja, Hebl, Jacque, Kahl, T. Larson, Milroy, Nass, A. Ott, Schraa, Sinicki, Stone and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Olsen, Erpenbach, Lassa and Lehman.
Report passage recommended by committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 12, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 341
Relating to: setoffs against tax refunds for debts related to providing ambulance services. (FE)
By Representatives Kaufert, Ballweg, Bernier, Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Schraa, Stone, LeMahieu, A. Ott and Bies; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf and Erpenbach.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on State and Local Finance, Ayes 6, Noes 2.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 439
Relating to: the public disclosure of licensed dry cleaners.
By Representatives Mursau, A. Ott, Kaufert and Jacque, by request of Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Council.
Report passage recommended by committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 15, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 525
Relating to: creating a property tax exemption for a nonprofit youth baseball association. (FE)
By Representatives Kuglitsch, Sinicki, Kaufert, Nass, Thiesfeldt, Barnes, Goyke, Johnson, Kahl, Milroy, Pasch, Riemer, Smith, Vruwink, Wachs, Zamarripa and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senator Lazich.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 10, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 532
Relating to: changing the names, Wisconsin higher education grants, and tuition grants, to Wisconsin grants.
By Representatives Ballweg, Bies, Kahl, Ripp and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Olsen and Lassa.
Report passage recommended by committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 13, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 599
Relating to: rule-making procedures and modifying and repealing various administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction.
By Representative Kestell; cosponsored by Senator Olsen.
Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 11, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 655
Relating to: establishing the shoreline of Lake Michigan in the city of Milwaukee.
By Representatives Sanfelippo, Craig, Kooyenga, Kapenga, Kuglitsch, Knodl, Skowronski, Pridemore, Tauchen, Krug, Rodriguez, J. Ott, Sinicki and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, L. Taylor, Grothman and Schultz.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 16, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining, Ayes 16, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 656
Relating to: notifications concerning the assertion of rights under a patent or pending patent and providing a penalty. (FE)
By Representatives Neylon, Craig, Kapenga, Knodl, Marklein, Bies, Jacque, Czaja, Barca, Bewley and Smith; cosponsored by Senators Farrow, Olsen and Jauch.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 16, Noes 0, Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 15, Noes 1, Assembly Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 16, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Mining, Ayes 16, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 684
Relating to: various changes in the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
By Representative Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Lasee.
Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 702
Relating to: development of a system of short-term sanctions for individuals who violate conditions of extended supervision, parole, probation, or a deferred prosecution agreement and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
By Representatives Nygren, Ballweg, Bies, Czaja, Endsley, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Krug, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Murphy, A. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Swearingen, Tranel, Billings, Goyke, Hebl, Kahl, Pasch, Richards, Ringhand and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Darling, L. Taylor, Cowles, Gudex, Olsen, Carpenter, Schultz and Grothman.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 9, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 723
Relating to: authorizing the village of Biron to allocate positive tax increments from Tax Incremental District Number 2 in the village to Tax Incremental District Number 3 in the village. (FE)
By Representative Krug; cosponsored by Senator Lassa.
Report passage recommended by committee on State and Local Finance, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 729
Relating to: classified research at University of Wisconsin System institutions and exemption from open records requirements.
By Representatives Kuglitsch, Strachota, Kahl, Knodl, Ripp, August, Craig, Pridemore and Wright; cosponsored by Senators Farrow and Cowles.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 13, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 768
Relating to: authorizing Marquette University to create a police department and employ university police officers. (FE)
By Representatives Kooyenga, Young, Goyke and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Harris, Farrow, Grothman, Lazich, Vukmir and L. Taylor.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 12, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 769
Relating to: the definition of project costs under the tax incremental financing program. (FE)
By Representatives Kooyenga and Kahl.
Report passage recommended by committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 12, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
12. Second reading and amendment of senate proposals.
QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 237
Relating to: requirements concerning barbering and cosmetology licensure. (FE)
By Senators Grothman, L. Taylor, Kedzie, Petrowski and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Krug, Murphy, A. Ott, Honadel, Pope, Spiros, Craig and Doyle.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 245
Relating to: applications for public assistance programs, offenses in public assistance programs, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
By Senators Darling, Gudex, Grothman, Kedzie, Lazich, Leibham and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Krug, Knodl, Endsley, Jacque, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Kleefisch, Nass, J. Ott, Pridemore, Sanfelippo, Schraa and Strachota.
Report concurrence recommended by committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 15, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 252
Relating to: authorizing a city or village to require the Department of Revenue to redetermine the value of the tax incremental base of certain tax incremental districts. (FE)
By Senators Gudex, L. Taylor, Grothman, Harris, T. Cullen, Olsen and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Hintz, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, Weatherston, Brooks, Ripp, Stone, Kahl, Kolste, Mason, Wright, Jorgensen, Zepnick and Bies.
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 2, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on State and Local Finance, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 267
Relating to: recording the type of identifying document provided by an elector as proof of residence.
By Senators Lazich, Leibham, Vukmir, Darling and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Bernier, Strachota, Sanfelippo, Tittl, Knodl and Pridemore.
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 6, Noes 3, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 271
Relating to: substitute special education teachers and paraprofessional staffing services. (FE)
By Senators Olsen and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Kestell, Thiesfeldt, Spiros, Murphy, Brooks and Knodl.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 284
Relating to: allowing pupils in grades 7 and 8 to earn high school credit.
By Senators Grothman, Olsen, Lazich, Risser, Miller and Gudex; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Kestell, Tittl, Jacque, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Spiros, Brooks, Weatherston, Pridemore, Nass, Kooyenga, Endsley, Krug, Jagler, Marklein, Bernier, Knodl, Stone and Schraa.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 311
Relating to: a dental hygienist's administration of nitrous oxide inhalation analgesia and practice of dental hygiene. (FE)
By Senators Harsdorf, Vukmir, Tiffany, Lehman and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Severson, Bernier, Bewley, Bies, Kooyenga, Mason, Pridemore, Spiros, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Wachs, Weatherston and Wright.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 338
Relating to: expanding the authority of towns to create tax incremental financing districts. (FE)
By Senator Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks and Kerkman.
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 6, Noes 3, Assembly Amendment 3 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 1, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on State and Local Finance, Ayes 6, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 375
Relating to: the use of an epinephrine auto-injector on school premises or at a school-sponsored activity.
By Senators Vukmir, Lazich, Grothman, Cowles and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Severson, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Jacque, Nass, T. Larson, Bernier, A. Ott, Murphy, Knodl, Brooks, Ohnstad, Kooyenga and LeMahieu.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 414
Relating to: objecting to property tax assessments. (FE)
By Senator Darling; cosponsored by Representative Nygren.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 416
Relating to: a pupil's possession and use of an epinephrine auto-injector.
By Senators Olsen and Gudex; cosponsored by Representatives Pasch, A. Ott, Berceau, Billings, T. Larson and Ohnstad.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 458
Relating to: standards for admission into a course offered by a school district of a pupil enrolled in a home-based private educational program.
By Senator Grothman; cosponsored by Representative J. Ott.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 497
Relating to: agency discretion in imposing penalties for minor violations of rules by small businesses and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Gudex, Petrowski, L. Taylor, Grothman and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Kapenga, Born, Craig, Hutton, Kulp, LeMahieu, Murphy, Murtha, Schraa and Tittl.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 517
Relating to: collection of certain utility arrearages by a municipal utility and the provision of municipal utility service to tenants. (FE)
By Senators Lasee, Schultz, Olsen, Grothman and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Thiesfeldt, Kahl, Steineke, Kulp, Sanfelippo, Ballweg, Vruwink, Tittl, Bies, Strachota, Pridemore, Murtha, Jagler and Krug.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 534
Relating to: the regulation of mortgage loan originators, mortgage brokers, and mortgage bankers. (FE)
By Senators Lasee and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Weininger, Craig, Sanfelippo, Kahl, Steineke, Richards, Murphy, Goyke, Knodl and Ballweg.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 547
Relating to: adaptive management plans for reducing discharges of phosphorus and total suspended solids to the waters of the state and a statewide variance to the water quality standard for phosphorus for certain dischargers. (FE)
By Senators Cowles, Farrow, Petrowski, Grothman and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Loudenbeck, Krug, Steineke, Spiros, Bies, Marklein, Czaja, Ballweg, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, LeMahieu, Weininger, Kaufert and Klenke.
Placed on calendar 2-20-2014 by Committee on Rules.
13. Motions may be offered.
14. Announcements.
15. Adjournment.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS AT 1:01 A.M.
Assembly Bill 417
Relating to: authorizing the city of Milwaukee to sell eligible school facilities to eligible purchasers. (FE)
By Representatives Sanfelippo, Stone, Hutton, Kooyenga, Craig, Kapenga, Kuglitsch, LeMahieu, Jagler, Ballweg, Bernier, Knodl, Pridemore and Kleefisch; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Farrow, Vukmir, Lazich and Grothman.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 9, Noes 5, passage as amended recommended by committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 9, Noes 5.
Made a special order of business at 1:01 AM on 2-20-2014 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 25.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS AT 1:03 A.M.
Assembly Bill 618
Relating to: the student information system, the disclosure of personally identifiable student data, and the disclosure of pupil records. (FE)
By Representatives Pridemore, Thiesfeldt, Knudson, Steineke, Schraa, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Jacque, Kulp, Craig, Born, Bernier, Tittl, Kleefisch, Czaja, Knodl, Murtha and Ripp; cosponsored by Senators Grothman and Lazich.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 0, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 10, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 6, Noes 5.
Made a special order of business at 1:03 AM on 2-20-2014 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 25.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS AT 1:04 A.M.
Assembly Bill 690
Relating to: reporting registration and voting statistics.
By Representatives Thiesfeldt, Bernier, Pridemore and Weininger; cosponsored by Senator Lazich.
Ordered to a third reading.
Made a special order of business at 1:04 AM on 2-20-2014 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 25.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS AT 1:05 A.M.
Assembly Bill 744
Relating to: licenses for new dairy plants, food warehouses, food processing plants, retail food establishments, and meat establishments. (FE)
By Representative Nerison; cosponsored by Senator Cowles.
Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 3.
Made a special order of business at 1:05 AM on 2-20-2014 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 25.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS AT 1:06 A.M.
Assembly Bill 745
Relating to: milk procurement fees.
By Representative Nerison; cosponsored by Senator Cowles.
Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 14, Noes 2.
Made a special order of business at 1:06 AM on 2-20-2014 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 25.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS AT 1:07 A.M.
Assembly Bill 746
Relating to: limits on liability for persons offering agricultural tourism activities.
By Representatives Nerison, Tranel, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Czaja, Hulsey, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Loudenbeck, Marklein, Murphy, Nygren, A. Ott, Petryk, Pridemore, Ripp, Strachota, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt and Wright; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Harsdorf and Schultz.
Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption, Ayes 14, Noes 2, Assembly Amendment 4 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 5, passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 10, Noes 6.
Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representative Vruwink.
Made a special order of business at 1:07 AM on 2-20-2014 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 25.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS AT 1:08 A.M.
Assembly Bill 750
Relating to: preemption of local ordinances that require employees of a local governmental unit, employees of a contractor of a local governmental unit, or employees who perform work funded by a local governmental unit to be paid at a minimum wage rate specified in the ordinance and preemption of residency requirements for laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on local projects of public works to which the prevailing wage law applies. (FE)
By Representative Kapenga; cosponsored by Senator Grothman.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 6, Noes 3, passage as amended recommended by committee on Labor, Ayes 6, Noes 3.
Made a special order of business at 1:08 AM on 2-20-2014 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 25.
