December 2018 Extraordinary Session
2:05 P.M. TUESDAY, December 4, 2018
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Roth.
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Oath of Office
Upon the calling of the newly elected Senator on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, Caleb Frostman appeared before the Senate, took and subscribed a ceremonial oath of office which was administered by Senate President Roger Roth.
Please see the June 28, 2018 Journal for Senator Frostman’s official oath of office.
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Senator Shilling Introduced Senator Frostman
“I am excited and pleased to have this opportunity today to formally introduce our new member today. Senator Caleb Frostman is serving in the State Senate representing the 1st Senate District. Senator Frostman serves Door and Kewaunee Counties as well as parts of Manitowoc, Brown, Calumet and Outagamie counties.
Since being elected in the June 2018 Special Election, Senator Frostman has been hard at work championing economic development, environmental conservation and preserving our great outdoor sporting heritage. Since he was elected in June, if Senator Frostman wasn’t attending community events or working on behalf of his constituents, he could be found fishing or hunting.
Senator Frostman was raised in Green Bay and currently lives in Sturgeon Bay. He is the former Executive Director of the Door County Economic Development Corporation, which under his leadership was a model economic development organization for the rest of the state.
Every resident deserves to be represented, and Senator Frostman has served with integrity and professionalism. Despite claims that we didn’t need this special election because legislation wouldn’t be coming in… here we are here today.
The people of the 1st Senate District deserved representation. I couldn’t be more proud to have Senator Frostman with us today.”
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Call of Roll
The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was: Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Frostman, Hansen, Johnson, Kapenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Schachtner, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Wirch - 33.
Absent with leave – None - 0.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Moulton.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Frostman led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist96529Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 883 offered by the joint committee on Finance. hist96546Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 883 offered by Senator Stroebel. hist96533Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 884 offered by the joint committee on Finance. hist96678Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 884 offered by Senator Fitzgerald. hist96537Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 886 offered by the joint committee on Finance. hist96651Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 886 offered by Senator Fitzgerald. hist96649Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 365 offered by Senators Feyen and Fitzgerald. hist96686Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 365 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Shilling, Schachtner, Wirch, Miller, L. Taylor, Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Larson, Frostman, Ringhand, Risser, Hansen and Bewley. hist96637Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 365 offered by Senators Feyen and Fitzgerald. hist96685Senate Substitute Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 365 offered by Senators Craig and Kapenga. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of President George H.W. Bush.
By Senators Roth, Darling, Cowles, Petrowski, Feyen, Wanggaard, Marklein, Kapenga, Tiffany, Moulton, Vukmir, Stroebel and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, Allen, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, R. Brooks, Duchow, Felzkowski, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Knodl, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ott, Pronschinske, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Summerfield, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Vos, Wichgers, VanderMeer and Tusler.
hist96544To the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
Report of Committees
The joint committee on Finance reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 883
Relating to: state and local highway projects; expenditure of transportation moneys received from the federal government; determining a reduction in individual income tax rates; and election of pass-through entities to be taxed at the entity level.
Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Vukmir, Tiffany and Stroebel; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born and Rohrkaste.
Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Shankland.
Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Vukmir, Tiffany and Stroebel; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born and Rohrkaste.
Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Shankland.
Senate Bill 884
Relating to: legislative powers and duties, state agency and authority composition and operations, and administrative rule-making process.
