One-Hundred and Second Regular Session
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
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?
Johnson, Dr. Philip, of Winneconne, as a Veterinarian 3 on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2019. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, 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 joint resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 67. Relating to: proclaiming November 2015 as Adoption Month in Wisconsin. By Senators LeMahieu, Bewley, Cowles, Marklein, Olsen, Ringhand, Risser, Stroebel and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Allen, Bowen, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Duchow, Goyke, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Milroy, Murphy, Novak, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Spreitzer, Subeck, Thiesfeldt and Jorgensen.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be concurred in?
Assembly Joint Resolution 41. Relating to: honoring the life and contributions of David Duax. By Representatives Wachs, Bernier, T. Larson, Petryk, Mason, Danou, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Bowen, Berceau, Subeck, Murphy and Brostoff; cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Moulton, Carpenter, Harsdorf, Marklein, Lassa and Cowles.
Assembly Joint Resolution 65. Relating to: congratulating the Fond du Lac Fire Department on earning international accreditation on August 27, 2015. By Representative Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senator Gudex.
Assembly Joint Resolution 73. Relating to: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. By Representatives Milroy, Mason, Barnes, Berceau, Brostoff, Considine, Genrich, Goyke, Hesselbein, Hintz, Jacque, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kessler, Kolste, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Wachs; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Cowles, Bewley, Carpenter, Harris Dodd, C. Larson, Ringhand, Shilling, Vinehout and Wirch.
Assembly Joint Resolution 78. Relating to: Department of Veterans Affairs' 70 years of service to veterans. By Representatives Skowronski, Petryk, Johnson, Mursau, Jacque, Weatherston, Hebl, Milroy, Kremer, R. Brooks, Novak, Tittl, Goyke, Mason, Czaja, E. Brooks, Petersen, Rohrkaste, Spreitzer, Murphy, VanderMeer, Knodl, Swearingen, Spiros, Sinicki, Sanfelippo, Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Edming, Hintz, Genrich and Brostoff; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Wirch, C. Larson, Ringhand, Olsen, Lassa, Bewley, Lazich, Darling and Lasee.
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 30. Relating to: the display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senators Lassa, Wirch, Bewley and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, A. Ott, Kremer, Pope, Young, Kulp, Thiesfeldt, Sinicki and Wachs. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 275. Relating to: parking spaces reserved for persons with physical disabilities. By Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Bewley, Gudex, Lasee, Lassa, Miller, Olsen, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Ripp, Ballweg, Berceau, Bowen, E. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Genrich, Gannon, Heaton, Hebl, Horlacher, Johnson, Kahl, Kessler, Kitchens, Kolste, Kooyenga, Krug, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Pope, Quinn, Shankland, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stuck, C. Taylor and Wachs. (Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 304. Relating to: amending various rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families governing the certification of child care operators, governing the licensing of child welfare agencies, and establishing standards for the operation of child care centers; and eliminating rules promulgated by the Department of Children and Families related to retaining public assistance case records. By Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Darling and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Heaton, Ballweg, Edming, Jacque, Kooyenga, Krug, Loudenbeck, Neylon, A. Ott, Rodriguez and Spiros. (Report passage recommended by committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 308. Relating to: appointment of a successor guardian for a child in need of protection or services and eligibility of a successor guardian for subsidized guardianship payments, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Senators Petrowski, Moulton, Nass and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Loudenbeck, Kleefisch, Billings, Doyle, Edming, Johnson, Kitchens, Kulp, Murphy, A. Ott, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer and Subeck. (Report passage recommended by committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 309. Relating to: use of the reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions concerning the participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities, permanency planning for a child 14 years of age or over, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Senators Petrowski, Moulton and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Loudenbeck, Kleefisch, Kitchens, Kulp, Murphy, A. Ott, Sinicki and Skowronski. (Report passage recommended by committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 314. Relating to: adverse possession against the state or a political subdivision. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Cowles, Kapenga, Lassa, Miller and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives R. Brooks, Sargent, Berceau, Billings, Edming, Gannon, Hesselbein, Johnson, Kahl, Katsma, Kessler, Kitchens, Murphy, Novak, A. Ott, Pope, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Steffen and Subeck. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 318. Relating to: state aid to local fairs and regulation of horse racing. (FE) By Senators Harsdorf, Lasee, Marklein, Olsen, Wanggaard, Lassa, Shilling and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Ripp, Ballweg, Bernier, E. Brooks, Kulp, Murphy, Petryk, A. Ott, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tittl and Tranel. (Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 319. Relating to: lawful turns on a red signal. By Senators Petrowski, Nass and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Ripp, Allen, Ballweg, Hutton, Kleefisch, Knodl, Krug, Mursau, A. Ott, Sinicki and Weatherston. (Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 323. Relating to: granting victims of certain crimes the right to be accompanied by a victim advocate. (FE) By Senators Cowles, Darling, Lasee, Lassa, Olsen, Petrowski and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Murtha, A. Ott, Ballweg, Berceau, Billings, Brandtjen, Edming, Genrich, Heaton, Jacque, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kulp, Johnson, T. Larson, Macco, Mason, Murphy, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck, Tittl, Tranel and VanderMeer. (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 Amendments 1, 2 and 3 pending
Senate Bill 325. Relating to: repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child and providing a criminal penalty. By Senators Cowles, Carpenter, Darling, Hansen, Lasee, Lassa, Olsen and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Heaton, A. Ott, Berceau, Billings, Edming, Horlacher, Jacque, Johnson, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Sinicki, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Tittl, Tranel and VanderMeer. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 1)
Senate Bill 330. Relating to: the sale of homemade baked goods and homemade canned goods. By Senators Harsdorf, Ringhand, Gudex, Marklein, Olsen, Bewley, Lassa, Vinehout and Tiffany; cosponsored by Representatives Rohrkaste, J. Ott, Spreitzer, Allen, Ballweg, Bernier, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Craig, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Jacque, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, T. Larson, Murphy, Mursau, A. Ott, Quinn, Thiesfeldt, Steffen, Danou, Genrich, Jorgensen, Milroy, Ohnstad, C. Taylor and Sinicki. (Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 338. Relating to: interfering with hunting, fishing, and trapping and providing criminal penalties. By Senators Moulton, Gudex, Harsdorf, Olsen and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Jarchow, Allen, Ballweg, Born, Czaja, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jagler, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kremer, Kulp, T. Larson, Murphy, Mursau, A. Ott, Petryk, Quinn, Tittl and Sinicki. (Report passage recommended by committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 343. Relating to: distribution of Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps. (FE) By Senators LeMahieu, Kapenga, Lassa, Nass, Stroebel and Vukmir; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, August, Kolste, Macco, Knodl, Allen, Berceau, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Craig, Duchow, Gannon, Horlacher, Jarchow, Katsma, Kleefisch, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, T. Larson, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Spiros, Steffen, Tittl, Vorpagel, Weatherston and Skowronski. (Report passage recommended by committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 386. Relating to: access by a birth parent whose parental rights have been terminated in this state to identifying information about his or her child and access to medical and genetic information about such a birth parent. (FE) By Senators Olsen, Darling, Marklein, Nass and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Ballweg, Bowen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Czaja, Horlacher, Jacque, Kitchens, A. Ott, Rohrkaste and Steffen. (Report passage recommended by committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 392. Relating to: authority of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection regarding motor vehicle fueling facilities. By Senators Tiffany, Kapenga, Marklein, Olsen and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Allen, R. Brooks, Kulp, Murphy, Sanfelippo, Tittl and Tauchen. (Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 1)
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 98. Relating to: highway maps published by the Department of Transportation. (FE) By Representatives T. Larson, Bernier, Ballweg, Berceau, E. Brooks, Edming, Goyke, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Kulp, Mursau, Ohnstad, Petryk, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Spiros, Thiesfeldt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Cowles, Nass, Vinehout, Wanggaard and Wirch. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 297. Relating to: copying, making available, and required notices on, certain vital records. (FE) By Representatives Ballweg, Berceau, Bowen, E. Brooks, Brostoff, Doyle, Genrich, Heaton, Jacque, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Quinn, Sinicki and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Bewley, Ringhand, Stroebel and Vinehout. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 372. Relating to: membership of the board of commissioners of public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts. By Representatives Swearingen, Kleefisch, R. Brooks, Ballweg, Krug, Mursau and Czaja; cosponsored by Senator Tiffany. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Energy, 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.
