ROB SWEARINGEN
Chairperson
Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
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Action on the Senate Message
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.
Senate Bill 30
Relating to: the display and sale of novelty lighters and providing a penalty.
By Senators Lassa, Wirch, Bewley and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, A. Ott, Kremer, Pope, Young, Kulp, Thiesfeldt, Sinicki and Wachs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
By Senators Petrowski, Moulton and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Loudenbeck, Kleefisch, Kitchens, Kulp, Murphy, A. Ott, Sinicki and Skowronski.
Senate Bill 314
Relating to: adverse possession against the state or a political subdivision.
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.
Senate Bill 323
Relating to: granting victims of certain crimes the right to be accompanied by a victim advocate.
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.
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.
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.
hist47861To committee on Small Business Development. 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.
Senate Bill 343
Relating to: distribution of Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps.
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.
hist47862To committee on State Affairs and Government Operations. 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.
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.
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.
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Communications
January 15, 2016
Patrick E. Fuller
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Fuller:
hist47628Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 699, relating to regulating the operation of recreational vessels carrying persons under the age of 13. Sincerely,
AMY LOUDENBECK
State Representative
31st Assembly District
