One-Hundred and Third Regular Session
11:04 A.M. WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2017
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Roth.
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Call of Roll
The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was: Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Johnson, Kapenga, Larson, Lasee, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Wirch - 33.
Absent with leave – None - 0.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Pastor Randolf Raasch, Senior Pastor at First Immanuel Lutheran Ministries in Cedarburg and Saukville.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Stroebel led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist71740Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 108 offered by Senators Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Risser, Ringhand, Miller, Bewley, Hansen and Larson. hist71736Senate Amendment 8 to Senate Bill 109 offered by Senators Larson, Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Wirch and Hansen. hist71741Senate Amendment 9 to Senate Bill 109 offered by Senators Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Risser, Ringhand, Miller, Bewley, Hansen and Larson. hist71752Senate Amendment 10 to Senate Bill 109 offered by Senators Larson, Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Wirch and Hansen. hist71758Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 113 offered by Senators Hansen, Risser, Ringhand, Shilling, Carpenter and Bewley. hist71715Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 133 offered by Senator Miller. hist71759Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 133 offered by Senators Hansen, L. Taylor, Larson, Johnson, Vinehout, Risser, Erpenbach, Ringhand, Miller, Shilling, Bewley and Wirch. hist71737Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 293 offered by Senators Larson, Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Miller, Bewley, Wirch and Hansen. hist71738Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Bill 293 offered by Senators Larson, Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Bewley, Hansen and L. Taylor. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist71735Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Ballweg, Steffen, Duchow, Bernier and Katsma added as co-sponsors of Senate Joint Resolution 55. hist71760Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Joint Resolution 59. hist71796Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 99. hist71795Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a co-author of Senate Bill 99. hist71761Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Spreitzer added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 130. _____________
Messages from the Assembly
By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has adopted and asks concurrence in:
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Messages from the Assembly Considered
Assembly Joint Resolution 51
Relating to: recognizing the value and need for employment services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
By Representatives Kleefisch, Horlacher, Vos, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Born, Brandtjen, Crowley, Gannon, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Kitchens, Krug, Macco, Novak, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Harsdorf, Hansen, Lasee, Marklein, Olsen and Stroebel.
hist71882Read and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
Advice and consent of the Senate
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments be taken up en masse.
hist71742ADAMSKI, PAUL C. of Stevens Point, as a Representative with over Five Years of Savings and Loan Banking Experience on the Savings Institutions Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2022. hist71743ATWELL, ROBERT B. of De Pere, as a Congressional District 8 Representative on the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2024. hist71744CUMMINGS, NORMAN of Brookfield, as a Local Government Representative on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2023. hist71745JONES, MICHAEL T. of Milwaukee, as a Congressional District 4 Representative on the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2024. hist71746KAUTZ, HUNTER of Osceola, as a WTCS Student Representative on the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2017. hist71747LYONS, JERRY C. of Waupaca, as a Real Estate Sales/Broker on the Real Estate Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2021. hist71748RIEBE, DANIEL M. of Eau Clarie, as a Professional Member on the Banking Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2022. hist71749SCHMALZ, CHARLES of Appleton, as a Representative with over Five Years of Savings and Loan Banking Experience on the Savings Institutions Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2022. hist71750STEIN, DAVID of Madison, as an Investment Experience Representative on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2023. The question was: Confirmation en masse?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
