One-Hundred and Second Regular Session
Tuesday, October 20, 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?
Gaedke, John, of Merrimac, as a Congressional District 2 rep. 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)
Hogan, Mark, of Wauwatosa, as Chief Executive Officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Hutchison, Representative David, of Luxemburg, as a Public Representative on the Educational Communications Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2017. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Kelm, Ralf, of Brookfield, as a Designer Engineer on the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2018. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Klein, Tracey, of Brookfield, as a Waukesha County Representative on the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2019. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Mayer, Mark, of Menasha, as a Professional Engineer 1 on the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2018. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
McReynolds, William L., of Racine, as a Racine County Representative on the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
O'Meara, Kristine, of West Bend, as a Washington County Representative on the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 17, 2017. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Ott, Representative Jim, of Mequon, as a Ozaukee County Representative on the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2019. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Schroeder, Karen, of Birchwood, as a Public Schools Representative on the Educational Communications Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2)
Smiley, Don, of Milwaukee, as a Milwaukee County Representative on the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2019. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Wegenke Ph.D., Rolf, of Sun Prairie, as a Private Schools Representative on the Educational Communications Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
QUESTION: Shall the Assembly Amendment be concurred in?
Senate Bill 143. Relating to: ambulance staffing by emergency medical technicians and first responders. (FE) By Senators Moulton, Bewley, Nass and Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Kulp, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Considine, Czaja, Horlacher, Jarchow, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, T. Larson, Murphy, A. Ott, Petryk, Tauchen, Tittl and Tranel.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Ninth Order. Special Orders.
Tenth Order. Consideration of motions, resolutions, and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 21. Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as diabetes awareness month. By Senators L. Taylor, Ringhand, Nass, Harris Dodd, Marklein, Wirch, Olsen, Vinehout and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Johnson, Barca, Bernier, Kolste, Petryk, E. Brooks, Jorgensen, Goyke, Spreitzer, Hebl, Sinicki, Zamarripa and Subeck.
Senate Joint Resolution 31. Relating to: honoring the life and contributions of former Secretary of Administration and Chairman of the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Marc Marotta. By Senators L. Taylor, Shilling, Hansen, C. Larson, Wirch, Cowles, Nass, Miller, Risser, Bewley, Ringhand, S. Fitzgerald, Vinehout, Lassa, Erpenbach, Olsen, Harris Dodd and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Barca, Zepnick, Kessler, Shankland, Murphy, Mason, Sargent, A. Ott, Sinicki, Kahl, Subeck, Bowen, Vorpagel, Jagler, Genrich, Pope, Milroy, C. Taylor, Danou, Thiesfeldt, Goyke, Riemer, Kerkman, Johnson, Ballweg, Ohnstad, Jorgensen, Spreitzer, Kitchens, Zamarripa, Spiros and Berceau.
Senate Joint Resolution 42. Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Robert K. Zukowski. By Senators Moulton and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Kulp and Bernier.
Senate Joint Resolution 45. Relating to: proclaiming February 2016 as USO Wisconsin Month. By Senators Lassa, Wirch, Hansen, Olsen, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Gudex and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Mason, Spiros, Jacque, Milroy, Thiesfeldt, Goyke, Danou, Kessler, Brostoff, Horlacher, Murphy, Tittl, Petryk, Subeck, Hesselbein, E. Brooks, Sinicki, Berceau, Bernier, Krug, Sargent, Kolste, Murtha, Heaton and Rodriguez.
Senate Joint Resolution 58. Relating to: congratulating the Fond du Lac Fire Department on earning international accreditation on August 27, 2015. By Senator Gudex; cosponsored by Representative Thiesfeldt.
Senate Joint Resolution 59. Relating to: congratulating the United States Navy on the commissioning of the USS Milwaukee. By Senators Carpenter, Hansen, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Kapenga, Lassa, Nass, Marklein, C. Larson, Wirch, Vukmir and Tiffany; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Spreitzer, Goyke, Thiesfeldt, Vorpagel, Kessler, Horlacher, Ripp, Zamarripa, Riemer, Sinicki, Milroy, Berceau, Knodl, Jorgensen, Allen, Murphy, A. Ott and Murtha.
Senate Joint Resolution 61. Relating to: proclaiming October as Polish-American Heritage Month. By Senators Wirch, Petrowski, Lassa, C. Larson, Carpenter, L. Taylor, Lasee, Cowles, Lazich and Bewley; cosponsored by Representatives Skowronski, Mason, Kerkman, Murphy, Goyke, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Zepnick, Danou, Jorgensen and Spreitzer.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be concurred in?
Assembly Joint Resolution 28. Relating to: commemorating the economic impacts of sportsmen and sportswomen in Wisconsin. By Representatives Kleefisch, Milroy and A. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Miller and Cowles.
Assembly Joint Resolution 60. Relating to: proclaiming September 2015 as Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Awareness Month. By Representatives Hintz, Nerison, Thiesfeldt, Murphy, Berceau, Goyke, Kessler, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Wachs; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Lassa, Ringhand and L. Taylor.
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 43. Relating to: John Doe proceedings and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senators Tiffany, Farrow, Wanggaard, LeMahieu, Nass, Vukmir and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Craig, Horlacher, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Czaja, Hutton, Gannon, Jagler, Kapenga, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Murphy, Neylon, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Vorpagel and Born. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Amendments 5 and 6 pending
Senate Bill 60. Relating to: taste samples of fermented apple cider provided by a winery. By Senators Miller, Gudex, Ringhand, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Danou, Berceau, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Brostoff and Ohnstad. (Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 160. Relating to: modifying administrative rules related to maintenance and use standards for oxygen equipment in nursing homes. By Senators Harsdorf, Cowles and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Bernier, E. Brooks, Horlacher, Murphy, A. Ott, Ripp, Tauchen, Tittl and Weatherston. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 210. Relating to: exempting out-of-state emergency medical services personnel from licensure requirements. By Senators Harsdorf, Marklein, Bewley, Miller, Ringhand, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Novak, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Horlacher, Jacque, Jarchow, Knodl, Knudson, Murphy, Mursau, Spiros, Steffen, Danou, Milroy and Subeck. (Report passage recommended by committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 254. Relating to: the Achievement Gap Reduction program. (FE) By Senator Olsen; cosponsored by Representative Czaja. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 261. Relating to: certain telecommunications services provided to the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. By Senators Darling and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren and Schraa. (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 265. Relating to: membership of certain federated public library system boards. By Senators Nass, Kapenga, Lasee, Miller, Olsen, Petrowski, Tiffany, Wirch and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Allen, Ballweg, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Goyke, Jacque, Katsma, Kooyenga, Macco, Mason, Neylon, Novak, Petersen, Steffen and Swearingen. (Report passage recommended by committee on Labor and Government Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 279. Relating to: real estate transfer fee returns for conveyances exempt from the fee. (FE) By Senators Lasee, LeMahieu, Hansen, Erpenbach, Lassa, Olsen, Marklein, Cowles and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Macco, Milroy, Goyke, Jarchow, Steffen, E. Brooks, Novak, Subeck, Kooyenga, Kitchens, Born, Genrich, Murphy, Knodl, Quinn, Allen and Kolste. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 282. Relating to: granting Brown County certain submerged lands in Green Bay. (FE) By Senators Cowles, Lasee and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Steffen, Jacque, Nygren, Kitchens, A. Ott, Genrich, Murphy, Knodl and Allen. (Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 286. Relating to: liability for damages caused by dogs, court orders to kill a dog, and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senators Lasee, LeMahieu, Stroebel and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Czaja, Gannon, A. Ott, Steffen, Tittl and Kerkman. (Report passage recommended by committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 287. Relating to: various miscellaneous changes to the insurance statutes and granting rule-making authority. By Senator Lasee; cosponsored by Representative Petersen. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 293. Relating to: behavioral health care coordination pilot projects, psychiatric consultation reimbursement pilot project, access to information on availability of inpatient psychiatric beds, and making appropriations. (FE) By Senators Vukmir, Bewley, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Gudex, Hansen, Harris Dodd, Harsdorf, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Shilling, Vinehout, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Czaja, Kolste, Ballweg, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Born, E. Brooks, Considine, Edming, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Jagler, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Nerison, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Petryk, Riemer, Ripp, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stuck, Subeck, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, VanderMeer and Vorpagel. (Report passage recommended by committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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 7. Relating to: lesser included homicide crimes. By Representative J. Ott. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 8. Relating to: invading an individual's privacy by viewing under or through clothing and providing a penalty. (FE) By Representatives J. Ott, Sargent, Kerkman, Wachs, T. Larson, Kleefisch, Hebl, Nygren, Spiros, Murphy, Kahl, Jacque, C. Taylor, Berceau, E. Brooks and Billings; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Harris Dodd, Nass and Risser. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 45. Relating to: authorizing towns to participate in multijurisdictional tax incremental financing districts. (FE) By Representatives Jacque, Krug, Steffen, Macco, Ballweg, Kremer, Murphy, Spiros and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Wanggaard. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Economic Development and Commerce, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 74. Relating to: online instruction provided by driver schools licensed by the Department of Transportation. (FE) By Representatives Ripp, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Hutton, Kremer, Murphy, A. Ott, Murtha and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Cowles, Darling, C. Larson and Risser. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Assembly Bill 129. Relating to: structured settlement factoring transactions. By Joint Legislative Council. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Insurance, Housing, and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 325. Relating to: allowing a school board president to fill certain vacancies on a school board of a common, union high, or unified school district. By Representatives Weatherston, E. Brooks and Murphy; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard. (Companion Senate Bill 244 report Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 4, Noes 3, passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3)
Assembly Bill 332. Relating to: the pupil participation limit in the statewide parental choice program. (FE) By Representative Sanfelippo; cosponsored by Senator Stroebel. (Companion Senate Bill 250 report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2)
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.
