Senate Bill 414. Relating to: exempting farm truck tractors being operated in intrastate transportation for certain agricultural purposes from vehicle registration. By Senator A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representative Petrowski. (FE)
(Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 1)
. Special Order at 2:06 P.M.
Senate Bill 425. Relating to: the number of deputy coroners that may be appointed by a coroner. By Senator Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim, Olsen, Musser and McCormick. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:07 P.M.
Senate Bill 439. Relating to: time-share licenses. By Senators Welch and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Hines, Grothman, Ainsworth, Krawczyk and Hahn.
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2, Ayes 4, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 1) (Senate amendment 1 pending.)
. Special Order at 2:07:30 P.M.
Senate Bill 442. Relating to: permitting third-party testers to administer driving skills tests for certain noncommercial motor vehicle drivers. By Senators Leibham, Kanavas, Reynolds, A. Lasee and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Kestell, Hines, Montgomery, Albers, Nass, Ott, Hundertmark, Taylor, Townsend and Gunderson. (FE)
(Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4)
. Special Order at 2:09 P.M.
Senate Bill 486. Relating to: regulation of rental-purchase agreements and granting rule-making authority. By Senators Brown, Welch, Schultz, M. Meyer, Plale, S. Fitzgerald, Darling and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Stone, Gronemus, Montgomery, Olsen, Albers, Vrakas, Kreibich, Gunderson, Musser, J. Fitzgerald, Hines, Petrowski, Hahn, Balow and Freese. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2, Ayes 15, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4)
. Special Order at 2:10 P.M.
Senate Bill 493. Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates associated with the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and making an appropriation. By Senators Plale, Chvala, Wirch and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Balow, Berceau, Krawczyk, Lothian, McCormick, Morris, Nischke and Turner. (FE)
(Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:11 P.M.
Senate Bill 508. Relating to: minimum wage and overtime pay exemptions for providers of companionship services. By Senators Cowles, Ellis, A. Lasee, Roessler, Darling and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Van Roy, Krawczyk, Grothman, Gunderson, Hines, Gronemus, Montgomery, McCormick, Weber, Gielow, Hahn, Wieckert, Vukmir, Seratti, M. Williams, Ladwig, Jeskewitz, Ott, Suder and Nischke. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 7, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 5, Noes 4)
. Special Order at 2:12 P.M.
Senate Bill 511. Relating to: the renewal and extensions of business contracts. By Senators Reynolds, Brown, Lassa, Cowles and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Musser, Van Roy, Kestell, Hines, Nass, Plouff, Gronemus and Petrowski.
(Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:13 P.M.
Senate Bill 516. Relating to: a trial jobs plus demonstration project under the Wisconsin Works program. By Senators Roessler, Darling, Moore, Plale, Robson and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Zepnick, Gunderson, Miller, Montgomery, Shilling, Sinicki, Taylor and Hahn. (FE)
(Report passage recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:14 P.M.
Senate Bill 518. Relating to: grants to counties for providing alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who abuse alcohol or other drugs and making an appropriation. By Senators Roessler, Zien, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Moore and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Bies, Friske, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Taylor, Pocan, Miller, Staskunas, Black and Nischke. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:15 P.M.
Senate Bill 524. Relating to: regulation of high capacity wells, notification of well construction, groundwater quantity management, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations. By committee on Environment and Natural Resources. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:16 P.M.
Senate Bill 526. Relating to: special observance days in school. By Senators Plale and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives J. Fitzgerald and Staskunas.
. Special Order at 2:17 P.M.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 15. Relating to: vehicle owner liability for violations of certain traffic laws relating to railroad crossings and providing penalties. By Representatives Hahn, Ainsworth, Gronemus, M. Lehman, Kreibich, Freese, Lassa, Owens, Musser, Albers, Bies, Seratti, Hines, Ott, LeMahieu, Townsend and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Cowles, Roessler, Lazich, Breske and Leibham. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendments 1 and 2 adopted
. Special Order at 2:18 P.M.
Assembly Bill 50. Relating to: sheriff's fees established by the county. By Representatives Ladwig, Kerkman, Gunderson, Bies, Freese, Hahn, Jeskewitz, M. Lehman, Owens, Seratti and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Stepp, Kanavas and Wirch. (FE)
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.
. Special Order at 2:19 P.M.
Assembly Bill 119. Relating to: reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law. By Representatives Seratti, Freese, Gunderson, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Stone, Ott, Kestell, Albers, Kreibich, Owens, Musser and Pettis; cosponsored by Senator Harsdorf.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ethics and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:20 P.M.
Assembly Bill 125. Relating to: maximum allowable grants under the Private Sewage System Replacement or Rehabilitation Grant Program. By Representatives Gunderson, Albers, Bies, Gronemus, Hahn, Ladwig, Loeffelholz, Miller, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Stone and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie and Stepp. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:21 P.M.
Assembly Bill 157. Relating to: crimes affecting the U.S. flag and providing a penalty. By Representatives Pettis, Musser, Krawczyk, Suder, Kerkman, Owens, Ladwig, Hahn, Hines, Albers, Ainsworth, Freese, Friske, Loeffelholz, Bies, Gunderson, Nass, Vrakas, Ott, McCormick, J. Fitzgerald, Townsend and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Kedzie, Stepp, Roessler and A. Lasee. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:22 P.M.
Assembly Bill 200. Relating to: restrictions on promulgating or enforcing certain rules regulating the sighting of a firearm. By Representatives Petrowski, Loeffelholz, Musser, Pettis, M. Lehman, Gunderson, Ward, Suder, Seratti, Gundrum, Kestell, Hahn, Underheim, Ott, Bies, Ladwig, Olsen, Stone, Grothman, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Hines, Albers, Townsend, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, S. Fitzgerald, Zien, A. Lasee and Lazich.
(Report concurrence, Ayes 4, Noes 1 recommended by committee on Environment and Natural Resources)
. Special Order at 2:23 P.M.
Assembly Bill 206. Relating to: pointing a firearm at certain persons and throwing or expelling bodily substances and providing penalties. By Representatives Wieckert, Jeskewitz, Pettis, Gunderson, M. Lehman, Stone, Ladwig, Hahn, Musser, Hines, Ott, Kreibich, Ainsworth, Owens, Vrakas, Coggs and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Roessler. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.Assembly amendment 2 adopted.
. Special Order at 2:24 P.M.
Assembly Bill 210. Relating to: reciprocity for alcohol beverages operators' licenses. By Representatives Pettis, Musser, Seratti, Ladwig, Krawczyk, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Plouff, Bies, Albers and Friske.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.
. Special Order at 2:25 P.M.
Assembly Bill 263. Relating to: changing the bonding requirements for city, village, and county officers. By Representatives Stone, Musser, Ainsworth, Ladwig, Grothman, Hines, Bies, Gunderson, Olsen, Hahn and Hundertmark; cosponsored by Senator Brown. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:26 P.M.
Assembly Bill 273. Relating to: allowing municipal courts to hold refusal hearings. By Representatives Vrakas, Grothman, Montgomery, McCormick, M. Lehman, Ladwig, Hines, Hahn, Ainsworth, Krawczyk, Gunderson, Bies, Albers, Stone, Van Roy, Petrowski, Kaufert, Seratti, Friske, Huber and J. Lehman; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald and Wirch. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:27 P.M.
Assembly Bill 274. Relating to: golf cart trailers as towed vehicles in 3-vehicle combinations. By Representatives Freese, Pettis, Grothman and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Zien and Reynolds. (FE)
(Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.
. Special Order at 2:28 P.M.
Assembly Bill 306. Relating to: writing bad checks and providing a penalty. By Representatives Suder, Albers, Bies, Gunderson, Hahn, Ladwig, LeMahieu, Musser, Olsen, Owens, Seratti, Townsend, Van Roy, Weber and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Kanavas, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz and Stepp. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 3, Noes 2) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.
. Special Order at 2:28:30 P.M.
Assembly Bill 326. Relating to: allowing funeral directors and operators of funeral establishments to copy vital records. By Representatives M. Lehman, Olsen, J. Lehman, Vrakas, Staskunas, Freese, Rhoades, Pettis, Nass, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, F. Lasee, Hundertmark, Van Roy, Friske, Bies, Weber, Gunderson, Montgomery, Musser, McCormick, LeMahieu, Krawczyk and Jensen; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Lazich, Roessler, Wirch, Leibham, M. Meyer, Breske and Schultz.
(Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly substitute amendment 2 adopted.
. Special Order at 2:29 P.M.
Assembly Bill 341. Relating to: authorizing counties to use the marriage license fee for purposes related to domestic violence and increasing the assessment imposed on persons convicted of domestic abuse offenses. By Representatives Kreibich, Kaufert, J. Wood, M. Williams, Vrakas, Owens, Ward, Rhoades, Turner, Jeskewitz, Gielow, Musser, Shilling, Ott, Ladwig, Pettis, Balow, Hines, Loeffelholz, Olsen, Berceau, Albers, Van Roy, Weber, Friske, J. Fitzgerald, Suder, Miller, Plouff and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Leibham, Darling, Stepp, Cowles and Jauch. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:30 P.M.
Assembly Bill 431. Relating to: a county's tax levy for library services. By Representatives Gottlieb, Albers, Nass, Hines, Jensen, Gielow, Friske and Grothman; cosponsored by Senator Darling.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 1) Assembly amendment 1 adopted.
. Special Order at 2:31 P.M.
Assembly Bill 436. Relating to: the sale or donation of state property by the Department of Transportation. By Representatives Ainsworth, Bies, Freese, Gottlieb, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Hundertmark, Jensen, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, Ladwig, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Loeffelholz, Lothian, Miller, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Seratti, Stone, Townsend, J. Wood and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Zien, Stepp and Breske. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:32 P.M.
Assembly Bill 443. Relating to: allowing counties to request that certain platted land be vacated. By Representatives Vrakas, Nischke, Albers, Bies, Grothman, Gunderson, Hines, Jeskewitz, Kestell, Ladwig, LeMahieu, Lothian, Miller, Musser, Ott and Townsend; cosponsored by Senator Kedzie.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:33 P.M.
Assembly Bill 471. Relating to: procedures that towns and certain cities and villages must follow to be reimbursed for fire calls on highways. By Representatives LeMahieu, Ladwig, Towns, Kestell, Townsend, M. Lehman, Gard, F. Lasee, Seratti, Grothman, Gunderson, Ainsworth, Coggs, Hundertmark, McCormick, Freese, Ott and Bies; cosponsored by Senators Reynolds, Brown, Darling, Breske, Lazich, Roessler, Leibham and A. Lasee. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:33:30 P.M.
Assembly Bill 501. Relating to: the maximum permissible length and width of motor homes and recreational vehicles operated without a permit. By Representatives Kerkman, Gunderson, Towns, Ladwig, Hundertmark, Olsen, Van Roy and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Senators Zien and A. Lasee. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:34 P.M.
QUESTION: Shall the assembly amendment be concurred in?
Assembly Bill 519. Relating to: the feeding of deer and elk. By Representatives Gunderson, M. Williams, Albers, Bies, Gronemus, Grothman, Krawczyk, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Pettis, Seratti, Sherman and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Brown, Decker and Lazich.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 pending.
QUESTION: Shall the senate adhere to its position?
Assembly Bill 519. Relating to: the feeding of deer and elk. By Representatives Gunderson, M. Williams, Albers, Bies, Gronemus, Grothman, Krawczyk, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Pettis, Seratti, Sherman and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Brown, Decker and Lazich.
Senate amendment 2 nonconcurred in.
. Special Order at 2:35 P.M.
Assembly Bill 554. Relating to: declarations to physicians regarding life-sustaining measures and powers of attorney for health care. By Representatives Krawczyk, Colon, Ladwig, Boyle, Cullen, J. Lehman, Staskunas, Taylor, Bies, Musser, Seratti, Owens, Huebsch, Hahn, Hundertmark, McCormick, Jeskewitz, Gronemus, Huber, Black, Hines, Van Roy, Zepnick, Olsen and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Erpenbach, Lassa, M. Meyer and Schultz.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:35:30 P.M.
Assembly Bill 591. Relating to: recording and filing documents with the offices of register of deeds and the Department of Financial Institutions. By Representatives F. Lasee, Kerkman, M. Lehman, Seratti, Hahn, Hundertmark, Ladwig, McCormick, Olsen, Hines, Kestell, Weber, Van Roy, Townsend, Bies, LeMahieu, Gunderson and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Roessler, Wirch, Lassa and Breske. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.
. Special Order at 2:36 P.M.
Assembly Bill 598. Relating to: employment relations under the Municipal Employment Relations Act. By Representatives Gottlieb, LeMahieu, Gielow, Lothian, Stone, Owens, McCormick, Ainsworth, Nischke, Grothman, Hahn, Vukmir, Honadel, Kerkman and J. Wood; cosponsored by Senators Brown, Lazich, Darling, Reynolds, Leibham and A. Lasee. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.
. Special Order at 2:37 P.M.
Assembly Bill 715. Relating to: ordinances in certain counties regarding drug paraphernalia and the possession of marijuana. By Representatives Honadel, Stone, Taylor, Ladwig, Vrakas, Pettis, Ott, Hines and Cullen; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Lazich and Coggs.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:38 P.M.
Assembly Bill 830. Relating to: funding for engineering instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Rock County campus and making an appropriation. By Representatives Towns, W. Wood, Powers, Ward, Gard, Loeffelholz, Musser, J. Wood, Albers, Ott, Hines, McCormick, Gunderson, Freese and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Kanavas, Welch and Darling. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Higher Education and Tourism, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
. Special Order at 2:40 P.M.
Assembly Bill 868. Relating to: the siting and expansion of certain livestock facilities, local zoning ordinances relating to livestock facilities, creating a Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, and granting rule-making authority. By Representatives Ward, Ott, Gronemus, Vruwink, Gard, Gunderson, Hahn, Towns, Weber, Powers, Pettis, Olsen, Van Roy, Loeffelholz, Ainsworth, Kestell, Suder, Hundertmark and Nass; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Brown, M. Meyer, Harsdorf, Jauch, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas and Zien. (FE)
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance, Ayes 3, Noes 2) Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted.
. Special Order at 2:40:30 P.M.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 408. Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain adoption expenses. By Senator Reynolds. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1, Ayes 10, Noes 0, adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1, Ayes 16, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0)
. Special Order at 2:41 P.M.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Joint Resolution 66. Relating to: providing that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state (first consideration). By Representatives Gundrum, W. Wood, Vukmir, Nischke, Weber, Krawczyk, Suder, J. Fitzgerald, Towns, Owens, Ladwig, McCormick, Hundertmark, M. Williams, Seratti, Van Roy, Grothman, Bies, LeMahieu, Honadel, Pettis, Nass, Ott, Vrakas, F. Lasee, Hahn, Kestell, Lothian, Hines, Olsen, Gottlieb, Townsend, Gunderson, Kreibich, Petrowski, D. Meyer and Huebsch; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, Roessler, Lazich, Leibham, Zien, Kanavas and Schultz.
(Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Tenth Order. Consideration of motions and resolutions.
Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.
Twelfth Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
Thirteenth Order. Third reading of joint resolutions and bills.
Fourteenth Order. Motions may be offered.
Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.
Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.
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10:00 A.M.
First Order. Call of Roll.
