One-Hundred and Second Regular Session
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
11:00 A.M.
First Order. Call of Roll.
Second Order. Chief clerk's entries.
Third Order. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
Fourth Order. Report of committees.
Fifth Order. Petitions and communications.
Sixth Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
Seventh Order. Advice and consent of the Senate
QUESTION: Shall the appointment be confirmed?
Kutschma, Larry, of Lake Geneva, as a member from Congressional District 1 on the Board of Veterans Affairs, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Stensberg, Dean, of Middleton, as Chairman on the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2017. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
Ninth Order. Special Orders.
Tenth Order. Consideration of motions, resolutions, and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?
Senate Resolution 5. Relating to: recognizing May 4-8, 2015, as Teacher Appreciation Week. By Senators Bewley, C. Larson, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris Dodd, Harsdorf, Lassa, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch. ()
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 3. Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison men's basketball team on its 2013-14 basketball season and reaching the NCAA Final Four. By Senators Risser, S. Fitzgerald, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harsdorf, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Ringhand, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Berceau, Allen, Barca, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Considine, Danou, Edming, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Jacque, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kerkman, Knodl, Kolste, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Petryk, Pope, Quinn, Riemer, Ripp, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Subeck, Tauchen, Tittl, Tranel, Wachs and Zamarripa.
Senate Joint Resolution 27. Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point men's basketball team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Basketball National Championship title. By Senators Lassa, Marklein, Cowles, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Ballweg, Barca, Berceau, Considine, Danou, Jorgensen, Kahl, Krug, T. Larson, Murphy, Ohnstad, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tittl, Tranel and Zamarripa.
Senate Joint Resolution 28. Relating to: commending the Stevens Point Area Senior High boys' varsity basketball team for winning the 2015 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I State Championship title. By Senators Lassa, L. Taylor and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Barca, Berceau, Considine, Jorgensen, Krug, Murphy, Ohnstad, Spreitzer, Subeck and Zamarripa.
Senate Joint Resolution 33. Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison men's basketball team on its outstanding 2014-15 basketball season and reaching the NCAA championship game. By Senators Risser, Erpenbach, Miller, C. Larson, Wanggaard, Vinehout, L. Taylor, Nass, Hansen, Bewley, Wirch, Lassa, Ringhand and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Berceau, Hebl, Nygren, Milroy, Goyke, Hesselbein, Sargent, Shankland, Kolste, Kleefisch, Bowen, Kitchens, Danou, Mason, A. Ott, Zepnick, Jorgensen, Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt, Subeck, Knodl, Considine, Riemer, Petryk, Murphy, Ohnstad, Hintz and Quinn.
Senate Joint Resolution 35. Relating to: proclaiming May 2015 as Motorcycle Awareness Month. By Senators L. Taylor, Petrowski, Erpenbach, Wirch, Hansen, Harris Dodd, Olsen, Vinehout, Marklein, Bewley and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives A. Ott, Danou, Milroy, Kolste, Goyke, Berceau, Steffen, Jorgensen, Spreitzer, E. Brooks, Bowen, Weatherston, Sinicki, Considine, Barnes, Knodl and Allen.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be concurred in?
Assembly Joint Resolution 10. 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, A. Ott, Ballweg, Considine, Danou, Hebl, Hintz, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Kahl, Kerkman, Kessler, Kolste, Milroy, Murphy, Ohnstad, Ripp, Shankland, Spiros, Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Vorpagel, Vos, Wachs, Zepnick, Heaton and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, Erpenbach, Harsdorf, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch.
Assembly Joint Resolution 11. Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Basketball National Championship title. By Representatives Jorgensen, Considine, Danou, Hebl, Horlacher, Jacque, Kahl, Kerkman, Kessler, Murphy, Ohnstad, Shankland, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tranel, Vorpagel, Vos, Wachs, Heaton, Hutton and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, Harsdorf, Nass, Olsen, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch.
Assembly Joint Resolution 12. Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Baseball National Championship title. By Representatives Jorgensen, Considine, Danou, Hebl, Horlacher, Jacque, Kahl, Kerkman, Kessler, Murphy, Ohnstad, Shankland, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tranel, Vorpagel, Vos, Wachs, Heaton, Hutton and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, Harsdorf, Nass, Olsen, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch.
Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 29. Relating to: obtaining a search warrant for certain civil violations. (FE) By Senators Roth, Wanggaard and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Rohrkaste, Kremer, Murphy, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Berceau and Genrich. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 32. Relating to: achievement gap reduction contracts requiring participating schools to implement strategies for improving academic performance of low-income pupils in reading and mathematics, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) By Joint Legislative Council. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 6, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 6, Noes 1)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 40. Relating to: setoffs against tax refunds for debts related to providing ambulance services. (FE) By Senators Harsdorf, Roth and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Rohrkaste, Born, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Kremer, Murphy, A. Ott, Quinn, Spiros and Weatherston. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 84. Relating to: creating a Corrections System Formulary Board in the Department of Corrections, therapeutic alternate drug selections in the state correctional system, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Senators Gudex, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Wanggaard and Vukmir; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, E. Brooks, Kooyenga, Ballweg, Czaja, Murphy, Edming, Quinn, Hintz and Thiesfeldt. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 94. Relating to: standards for the construction and inspection of camping units; for installing, repairing, and maintaining electrical wiring in camping units; and for plumbing in camping units; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Senators Olsen, Cowles, Harsdorf, Marklein, Tiffany and Bewley; cosponsored by Representatives Ripp, Ballweg, Bernier, Czaja, Edming, Hutton, Jacque, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Krug, Murphy, Mursau and Thiesfeldt. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Labor and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 95. Relating to: falsely claiming military service or honors, and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senators Roth, Nass, Petrowski, Moulton, Farrow, Gudex, Cowles, Olsen and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Petryk, Jacque, Brandtjen, Kitchens, Tittl, Knodl, Kulp, Rohrkaste, A. Ott, Spiros, Jagler, E. Brooks, T. Larson, Mursau, Hesselbein, Bernier, Ripp, R. Brooks, Quinn, Murphy, Weatherston, Horlacher, Edming, Allen, Sinicki, Born, Kleefisch, Genrich and Hintz. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 96. Relating to: fees for election recounts. (FE) By Senators LeMahieu and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Allen, Bernier, Billings, Born, E. Brooks, Edming, Kleefisch, Kulp, T. Larson, Ohnstad, Ripp, Swearingen and Tittl. (Report passage recommended by committee on Elections and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 97. Relating to: including orders pertaining to household pets in certain restraining orders and injunctions. By Senators Carpenter, Wanggaard, Harris Dodd, Risser, Nass and C. Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Berceau, Ballweg, Allen, Sinicki, Steffen, Shankland, A. Ott, Zepnick, T. Larson, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Johnson, Hintz, Ohnstad and Billings. (Report Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 117. Relating to: battery and threats to a judge, a prosecutor, or a law enforcement officer and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) By Senators Gudex, Wanggaard, Lassa, Bewley and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives J. Ott, Jagler, Born, Kerkman, Heaton, T. Larson, Murphy, A. Ott, Rohrkaste, Weatherston, Quinn, Rodriguez, Murtha, Novak, E. Brooks, Krug, Spiros, Bernier, Ballweg, Macco, Ripp, Edming, Mursau, Kulp, Kremer, Gannon, Milroy, C. Taylor, Horlacher, Knodl, Jacque, Stuck, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Steffen and Kahl. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 1)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Twelfth Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 19. Relating to: unlawful use of a global positioning device and providing a penalty. (FE) By Representatives Neylon, Knudson, Czaja, Craig, T. Larson, August, Murphy, Kleefisch, Ballweg, Tittl, Thiesfeldt, E. Brooks, Tranel, Kahl, Hutton, Mursau, Kremer, Murtha, Hintz, Sargent, Genrich, Sinicki, Kessler, Ohnstad, Subeck and Doyle; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Olsen, Cowles, Carpenter, C. Larson and L. Taylor. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Senate Amendment 3 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendments 1 and 3 pending
Assembly Bill 27. Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways. (FE) By Representatives Tittl, August, Ballweg, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jagler, Jarchow, Kapenga, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kuglitsch, Milroy, Mursau, J. Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Vorpagel and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Wanggaard, Farrow, Gudex, Lasee, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vukmir and Lazich. (Report Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Assembly Bill 99. Relating to: highway maps published by the Department of Transportation. (FE) By Representatives T. Larson, Bernier, Allen, Berceau, E. Brooks, Edming, Goyke, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Mursau, Murtha, Ohnstad, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Steffen and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Carpenter, Cowles, Nass and Vinehout. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 100. Relating to: lighting underneath motorcycles. By Representatives Jagler, Weatherston, Born, Murphy, Steffen, A. Ott, Edming, Mursau, Kooyenga, Murtha and Czaja; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Farrow, LeMahieu, Lazich and Olsen. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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.
