One-Hundred and Third Regular Session
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
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?
Davis, The Honorable James "Mac", of Waukesha, as a Legislative Joint Appointment on the Ethics Commission, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2021. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Gill, Beverly R., of Burlington, as a Legislative Joint Appointment on the Elections Commission, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Glancey, Julie, of Sheboygan Falls, as a Legislative Joint Appointment on the Elections Commission, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2021. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Gutierrez, Laura E., of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Safety and Professional Services, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Roberts, Lon E., of Madison, as a Commissioner of the Public Service Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2023. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Van Akkeren, The Honorable Timothy M., of Sheboygan, as a Legislative Joint Appointment on the Ethics Commission, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Zimmerman, Daniel J., of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, 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 joint resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 17. Relating to: the life and public service of Richard A. Grobschmidt. By Senators C. Larson, Darling, L. Taylor, Nass, Risser, Hansen, Miller, Vinehout and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Barca, Brostoff, Skowronski, Jagler, Zepnick, Kessler, E. Brooks, Mason, Murphy, Anderson, Berceau, Pope, Vruwink, Crowley, Ripp, Young, Hesselbein and Wachs.
Senate Joint Resolution 34. Relating to: commemorating the 50th anniversary of Summerfest. By Senators Carpenter, C. Larson, Darling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch, Ringhand, Johnson and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Brostoff, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Sinicki, Bowen, Goyke, Kessler, Crowley, Kleefisch, Horlacher, Skowronski, Genrich, Berceau, Weatherston, Hintz, Spreitzer, Ballweg, Fields and Subeck.
Senate Joint Resolution 38. Relating to: the life and public service of Alvin J. Baldus. By Senators Harsdorf, Vinehout, Risser, Carpenter, Erpenbach, L. Taylor, Hansen, Marklein, Cowles, Olsen, Ringhand and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Stafsholt, Wachs, Barca, Doyle, Petryk, Anderson, Berceau, Murphy, Brostoff, Steffen, Hesselbein, Krug, Milroy, Mason, Genrich, Vruwink, E. Brooks, Subeck, Crowley, Horlacher, Zamarripa, Sinicki and Summerfield.
Senate Joint Resolution 39. Relating to: commending the 32nd Infantry Division on its 100th anniversary. By Senators Roth, Miller, Wirch, Marklein, Carpenter, Hansen, Lasee, Harsdorf, Erpenbach, Shilling, Wanggaard, Bewley, Petrowski, Moulton, Ringhand, Vinehout and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Hesselbein, Skowronski, Goyke, Krug, Ballweg, Milroy, Petryk, Spiros, Hebl, Kolste, Weatherston, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Kooyenga, Gannon, Kerkman, Kulp, Macco, Sargent, Allen, Tauchen, Rohrkaste, Spreitzer, Novak, Berceau, Wachs, Mason, Horlacher, Doyle, Riemer, Considine, Ripp, Subeck, Jacque, Anderson, Ohnstad, Kremer, Fields, Pope, Summerfield, Genrich, E. Brooks, Crowley, Tittl, Edming, Knodl, Tusler and Zepnick.
Senate Joint Resolution 40. Relating to: congratulating the Stevens Point Area Senior High boys varsity basketball team for winning the 2017 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division I State Championship title. By Senators Testin, Johnson and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Berceau, Bowen, Hintz, Sinicki, Tusler, Wachs, Zepnick, Thiesfeldt and Subeck.
Senate Joint Resolution 41. Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison Men's Basketball team on its 2016-2017 season and advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16. By Senators Risser, Shilling, Wirch, Hansen, Ringhand, Darling and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Berceau, Wachs, Sinicki, Shankland, Hebl, Milroy, Gannon, Spreitzer, Anderson, Kessler, Tranel, Zamarripa, Crowley, Petryk, Thiesfeldt, Pope, Ohnstad, Steineke, Zepnick, Subeck, Ballweg, Hesselbein, Novak, Sargent and Vruwink.
Senate Joint Resolution 43. Relating to: proclaiming May 4, 2017, as Wisconsin Day of Prayer. By Senators Kapenga, Darling, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Crowley, Duchow, Jacque, Katsma, Kulp, Murphy, Schraa, Tittl and Weatherston.
Senate Joint Resolution 44. Relating to: recognizing the Rock River Trail, honoring the efforts of trail founder Frank Schier, and celebrating the trail's grand opening. By Senators Ringhand, Nass, Feyen, Risser, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Spreitzer, Born, Loudenbeck, Berceau, Crowley, Horlacher, Jagler, Kessler, Kolste, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Vruwink, Wachs and Zamarripa.
Senate Joint Resolution 45. Relating to: proclaiming May 2017 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month. By Senators Lasee, Carpenter, Olsen, Shilling, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vinehout, Darling and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Anderson, E. Brooks, Crowley, Hebl, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Kulp, Meyers, Murphy, Petryk, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Tittl and Hintz.
Senate Joint Resolution 46. Relating to: proclaiming May 5, 2017, as Cri du Chat Awareness Day in Wisconsin. By Senator Darling.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be concurred in?
Assembly Joint Resolution 26. Relating to: proclaiming April 2017 as Autism Awareness Month in Wisconsin. By Representative Murphy; cosponsored by Senator Roth.
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 15. Relating to: various changes regarding administrative rules and rule-making procedures and making an appropriation. (FE) By Senators LeMahieu, Darling, Kapenga, Lasee, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel, Tiffany and Vukmir; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Jarchow, Brandtjen, Duchow, E. Brooks, Edming, Gannon, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Murphy, Petersen, Quinn, R. Brooks, Ripp, Rodriguez, Schraa, Spiros, Summerfield, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Wichgers, Hutton, Sanfelippo and Tauchen. (Report Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 3, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 20. Relating to: time periods for the abatement of late blight of potatoes. By Senators Testin, Petrowski, Cowles, Moulton and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Krug, Tauchen, Edming, E. Brooks, Vruwink and Skowronski. (Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 23. Relating to: seed potato certification and use and providing penalties. (FE) By Senators Petrowski, Testin, Cowles and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, E. Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Kulp, Tauchen and Vruwink. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 9, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 46. Relating to: an exemption for resident disabled veterans and for recipients of the purple heart medal from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses and tags. By Senators Testin, Vinehout, Bewley, Olsen, Wirch, Lasee, Petrowski, Carpenter and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Hesselbein, Kleefisch, Kolste, Weatherston, Sinicki, Tittl, Anderson, Hebl, Novak, Berceau, Ohnstad, Goyke, Doyle, Milroy, Edming, Tusler, Mursau, R. Brooks, Wachs, Ripp, E. Brooks, Kulp, Macco, Spreitzer, Petryk, Hintz, Kremer and Zamarripa. (Report passage recommended by committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 69. Relating to: operating a motorboat towing a person on water skis. By Senators Moulton, Feyen, Marklein, Stroebel and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Jarchow, Kleefisch, Neylon, Allen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Felzkowski, Gannon, Genrich, Horlacher, Kitchens, Knodl, Kooyenga, Kremer, Kulp, Mursau, Novak, Tittl and Tusler. (Report passage recommended by committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 100. Relating to: expiration of statements of scope for administrative rules. (FE) By Senators Nass, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Stroebel, Tiffany, Craig and Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Jarchow, Allen, Bernier, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Jacque, Kremer, Krug, Murphy, Skowronski, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Hutton and Schraa. (Report Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 144. Relating to: resources eligible for renewable resource credits. By Senators Roth, LeMahieu, Cowles, Darling, Feyen, Marklein, Petrowski and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives R. Brooks, Kuglitsch, E. Brooks, Gannon, Horlacher, Jacque, Katsma, Knodl, Kremer, Krug, Murphy, Mursau, Petersen, Quinn, Skowronski, Stuck, Thiesfeldt and VanderMeer. (Report passage recommended by committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 148. Relating to: personal delivery devices and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senators Kapenga, Risser, Testin and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Kuglitsch, Steffen, Jagler, Krug, Kulp, Murphy, Quinn, Ripp, Sanfelippo, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Skowronski. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
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 59. Relating to: terminology change and corrections for emergency medical technicians and first responders. By Representatives Loudenbeck, Shankland, Anderson, Bernier, Mursau, Spiros and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Harsdorf, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski and Ringhand. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 73. Relating to: designating cheese as the state dairy product. By Representatives Novak, Krug, Tranel, Petryk, Anderson, Kulp, Skowronski, Tittl, Horlacher, Crowley, Kitchens, Riemer, Tusler, Mursau, Edming, Nerison, E. Brooks, Ballweg, R. Brooks and Ripp; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, LeMahieu, Vinehout, Wirch and Ringhand. (Companion Senate Bill 44 report passage recommended by committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 146. Relating to: the practice of dental hygienists. By Representatives Bernier, Sanfelippo, Allen, Born, R. Brooks, Kessler, Mursau, Nygren, Ripp, Skowronski, Summerfield, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, E. Brooks, Goyke, Kremer, Murphy, Jacque, C. Taylor, Kolste, Rohrkaste, Tauchen, Petryk, Gannon, Riemer, Kooyenga, Considine, Sargent, Spiros, Macco, Schraa, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Jarchow, Horlacher, Anderson, Billings, Tittl, Stafsholt, Doyle, Subeck, Bowen and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Carpenter, Vukmir, Moulton, Johnson, Marklein, Wirch, Olsen, Bewley, Darling, Kapenga, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Testin, Ringhand, Wanggaard, Hansen and Risser. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Health and Human Services, 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.
