One-Hundred and Third Regular Session
11:36 A.M. THURSDAY, August 24, 2017
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fitzgerald.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: creating family treatment court and juvenile treatment court grant programs in the Department of Children and Families.
By Senators Darling, Johnson, Olsen, Carpenter, Wirch, L. Taylor and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Goyke, Nygren, Gannon, Spiros, Petryk, Vorpagel, Ballweg, Tusler, Billings, Kolste, Duchow, C. Taylor, Crowley, Pope, Felzkowski, Krug, Mason, Horlacher, Ohnstad, Sargent, Spreitzer, Snyder, Riemer, Kulp, Wachs and Mursau.
hist74146To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: changing the residency requirements for town sanitary district commissioners.
By Senators Tiffany, Olsen and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Swearingen, Jarchow, Bernier, R. Brooks, E. Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Krug, Mursau, Novak, Ripp, Spiros, Summerfield, Tusler and VanderMeer.
hist74147To the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government. Relating to: municipal ordinances authorizing all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle operation on highways within the municipality.
By Senators Marklein, Testin, Harsdorf and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Duchow, Gannon, Horlacher, Jarchow, Kitchens, Kulp, Ripp, Summerfield and Spiros.
hist74148To the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Relating to: the treatment of a pregnant or postpartum person in prison and county jail.
By Senators L. Taylor, Risser, Erpenbach and Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Zamarripa, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Brostoff, Crowley, Hintz, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Spreitzer, Wachs and Goyke.
hist74149To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: eliminating the Building Inspector Review Board and the Contractor Certification Council and requiring the Uniform Dwelling Code Council to review complaints regarding the inspection of one-family or two-family dwelling construction.
By Senators Lasee, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Jagler, Jarchow, Gannon, Bernier, Horlacher, E. Brooks and Murphy.
hist74150To the committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade. _____________
Report of Committees
The joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 30
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2017 legislature.
hist74115Report of joint survey on Tax Exemptions received. Ayes: 6 - Senator Feyen, Representative August, Senator Tiffany, Representative Swearingen, Public Members O’Neill and Shaul.
Noes: 2 - Senator Carpenter and Representative Young.
Recused: 1 - Public Member Meany.
DAN FEYEN
Senate Chairperson
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Petitions and Communications
hist74134Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Loudenbeck withdrawn as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 239. hist74152Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Thiesfeldt added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 392. _____________
Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
Relating to radiation protection.
Submitted by the Department of Health Services.
hist74076Report received from Agency, August 21, 2017. hist74133Referred to the committee on Health and Human Services, August 24, 2017. Relating to closing the Long-Term Disability Insurance program (LTDI) to new claims and reopening the Wis. Stat. s. 40.63 Disability Annuity Program (40.63) to all eligible employees effective January 1, 2018. Submitted by the Department of Employee Trust Funds.
hist73914Report received from Agency, August 10, 2017. hist74129Referred to the committee on Insurance, Housing and Trade, August 24, 2017. Relating to scheduling acryl fentanyl.
Submitted by the Controlled Substances Board .
hist73981Report received from Agency, August 14, 2017. hist74130Referred to the committee on Health and Human Services, August 24, 2017. Relating to designating continuing education on the topic of prescribing controlled substances.
Submitted by the Dentistry Examining Board .
hist73980Report received from Agency, August 14, 2017. hist74131Referred to the committee on Health and Human Services, August 24, 2017. Relating to technical corrections to rules governing the Wisconsin Education Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Wisconsin Center for the Blind and visually Impaired, high school graduation standards, disposition of funds, and commencement of school term.
Submitted by the Department of Public Instruction.
hist73995Report received from Agency, August 15, 2017. hist74132Referred to the committee on Education, August 24, 2017. _____________
Advice and Consent of the Senate
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 24, 2017
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint RENEE E. ANDERSON, of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024.
Respectfully Submitted,
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
hist74137Read and referred to the committee on Health and Human Services. State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
