Luther Olsen 313 South
Jerry Petrowski 123 South
Janis Ringhand 3 South
Fred A. Risser 130 South
Roger Roth 220 South
Jennifer Shilling 206 South
Duey Stroebel 18 South
Lena C. Taylor 5 South
Patrick Testin 131 South
Tom Tiffany 409 South
Kathleen Vinehout 108 South
Leah Vukmir 415 South
Van H. Wanggaard 319 South
Robert Wirch 127 South
The Senate Session Chamber seating arrangement is listed from facing out from the President’s chair, going left to right, starting with the inner ring:
Senators Roth, Johnson, Larson, Wirch, Carpenter, Ringhand, Taylor, Erpenbach, Risser, Hansen, Miller and Vinehout.
Outer Ring:
Senators Marklein, Wanggaard, Feyen, Craig, Moulton, Testin, Nass, Olsen, Harsdorf, Cowles, LeMahieu, Darling, Vukmir, Fitzgerald, Shilling, Bewley, Stroebel, Lasee, Tiffany, Kapenga and Petrowski.
Ayes: 5 − Senators Fitzgerald, Roth, Vukmir, Shilling and Bewley.
Noes: 0 – None.
Sincerely,
SCOTT FITZGERALD
Chairperson
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The committee on Senate Organization reported:
Pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (1)(c), the attached list shall be the standing committees of the Senate for the 2017-18 Legislative Session: Number of members on each committee are listed in parenthesis. 9 member committees will have 5 majority party members and 4 minority party members. 7 member committees will have 4 majority party members and 3 minority party members. 5 member committees will have 3 majority party members and 2 minority party members.
Committee on:
Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism (9)
Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government (7)
Education (7)
Elections and Utilities (5)
Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism (5)
Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection (5)
Health and Human Services (5)
Insurance, Housing and Trade (5)
Judiciary and Public Safety (5)
Labor and Regulatory Reform (5)
Natural Resources and Energy (5)
Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations (5)
Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues (5)
Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry (5)
Transportation and Veterans Affairs (5)
Universities and Technical Colleges (5)
Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues (5)
Ayes: 5 − Senators Fitzgerald, Roth, Vukmir, Shilling, and Bewley.
Noes: 0 – None.
Sincerely,
SCOTT FITZGERALD
Chairperson
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Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
January 4, 2017
The Honorable the Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (2)(a), I am making the following appointments: Senate Standing Committees:
To the committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism: Senators Moulton (Chair), Tiffany (Vice-Chair), Harsdorf, Petrowski, Testin, Taylor, Miller, Larson and Vinehout
To the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government: Senators Feyen (Chair), Petrowski (Vice-Chair), Darling, Testin, Ringhand, Bewley and Johnson
To the committee on Education: Senator Olsen (Chair), Darling (Vice-Chair), Nass, Vukmir, Larson, Bewley and Johnson
To the committee on Elections and Utilities: Senators LeMahieu (Chair), Kapenga (Vice-Chair), Wanggaard, Miller and Risser
To the committee on Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism: Senators Craig (Chair), Stroebel (Vice-Chair), Feyen, Vinehout and Risser
To the committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection: Senators Stroebel (Chair), Craig (Vice-Chair), Kapenga, Wirch and Carpenter
To the committee on Health and Human Services: Senators Vukmir (Chair), Moulton (Vice-Chair), LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson
To the committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade: Senators Lasee (Chair), Olsen (Vice-Chair), Craig, Bewley and Larson
To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety: Senators Wanggaard (Chair), Craig (Vice-Chair), Stroebel, Risser and Taylor
To the committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform: Senators Nass (Chair), Wanggaard (Vice-Chair), Lasee, Wirch and Ringhand
To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy: Senators Cowles (Chair), Lasee (Vice-Chair), Olsen, Miller and Hansen
To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations: Senators Kapenga (Chair), Harsdorf (Vice-Chair), Craig, Johnson and Vinehout
To the committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues: Senators Marklein (Chair), LeMahieu (Vice-Chair), Tiffany, Ringhand and Vinehout
To the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry: Senators Tiffany (Chair), Testin (Vice-Chair), Moulton, Wirch and Erpenbach
To the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs: Senators Petrowski (Chair), Marklein (Vice-Chair), Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen
To the committee on Universities and Technical Colleges: Senators Harsdorf (Chair), Nass (Vice-Chair), Feyen, Hansen and Bewley
To the committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues: Senators Testin (Chair), Feyen (Vice-Chair), Marklein, Ringhand and Erpenbach
Joint Committees:
To the joint committee for review of Administrative Rules: Senators Nass (Co-Chair), LeMahieu, Stroebel, Larson and Wirch
To the joint legislative Audit committee: Senators Cowles (Co-Chair), Darling (ex-officio), Kapenga, Vinehout and Miller
To the joint review committee on Criminal Penalties: Senators Wanggaard (Co-Chair) and Taylor
To the joint committee on Employment Relations (all ex-officio): Senators Roth, Fitzgerald, Darling and Shilling
To the joint committee on Finance: Senators Darling (Co-Chair), Olsen (Vice-Chair), Harsdorf, Marklein, Tiffany, Vukmir, Taylor and Erpenbach
To the joint committee on Information Policy and Technology: Senators Harsdorf (Co-Chair), Cowles, Roth, Carpenter and Vinehout
To the joint committee on Legislative Organization (all ex-officio): Senators Roth (Co-Chair), Fitzgerald, Vukmir, Shilling and Bewley
To the joint Legislative Council: Senators Roth (Co-Chair, ex-officio), Darling (ex-officio), Fitzgerald (ex-officio), Marklein (ex-officio), Moulton, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Shilling (ex-officio), Taylor (ex-officio), Risser, and Miller
To the joint survey committee on Retirement Systems: Senators Testin (Co-Chair), Craig and Erpenbach
To the joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions: Senators Feyen (Co-Chair), Tiffany and Carpenter
With regard to members of the minority party, appointments are based on nominations by the minority leader. The minority party Senator listed first for each committee shall be the ranking minority member.
Sincerely,
