2018-01-19 Senate Journal

Scott L. Fitzgerald     211 South

Dave Hansen       106 South

LaTonya Johnson     22 South

Chris Kapenga     15 South

Chris Larson       20 South

Vacant       319 South

Devin LeMahieu     323 South

Howard Marklein     8 South

Mark Miller       19 South

Terry Moulton     316 South

Stephen Nass       10 South

Luther Olsen       122 South

Jerry Petrowski     123 South

Janis Ringhand     7 South

Fred A. Risser     130 South

Roger Roth       220 South

Senator-Elect Patty Schachtner   3 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     313 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 Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Wirch, Carpenter, Ringhand, Taylor, Erpenbach, Risser, Miller, Senator-Elect Patty Schachtner and Vinehout.

Outer Ring:

Senators Marklein, Roth, Feyen, Craig, Moulton, Testin, Nass, Olsen, Wanggaard, Cowles, LeMahieu, Darling, Vukmir, Fitzgerald, Shilling, Bewley, Vacant, Stroebel, Tiffany, Kapenga and Petrowski.

Ayes: 3 - Senators Fitzgerald, Roth and Vukmir.

Noes: 2 - Senators Shilling and Bewley.

SCOTT FITZGERALD

Chairperson

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Petitions and Communications

hist83094 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Krug added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 677.

hist83095 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Krug added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 682.

hist83090 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Loudenbeck added as a co-author of Assembly Joint Resolution 94.

hist83093 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator L. Taylor added as a co-author of Senate Bill 467.

hist83092 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 94.

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State of Wisconsin

Office of the Senate President

January 19, 2018

The Honorable, the Senate:

Pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposals to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate standing committee chairsperson and the chairperson of the committee on Senate Organization.

hist83098 Senate Bill 329, relating to: professional development training in character education for teachers, principals, and school district administrators, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation., withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to the joint committee on Finance.

hist83097 Senate Bill 525, relating to: creating the innovation fund and economic development programs funded by that fund, establishing the Innovation Fund Council, authorizing the State of Wisconsin Investment Board to provide certain advice and services to state agencies and others, and making appropriations., withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to the joint committee on Finance.

Sincerely,

ROGER ROTH

President

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State of Wisconsin

Office of the Governor

January 19, 2018

The Honorable, the Senate:

I respectfully request a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature for January 24, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. This joint session will be for the purpose of delivering the 2018 State of the State Address

Thank you for your consideration of this request. I look forward to addressing the full Legislature as well as the citizens of Wisconsin.

Respectfully Submitted,

SCOTT WALKER

Governor

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Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules

The joint committee for review of Administrative Rules reported and recommended:

Senate Clearinghouse Rule 17-039

Relating to an exception to the annual privacy notice requirements and affecting small business.

hist83100 No action taken on January 18, 2018.

Senate Clearinghouse Rule 17-064

Relating to education required for examination and recertification.

hist83099 No action taken on January 17, 2018.

STEPHEN NASS

Senate Chairperson

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Advice and Consent of the Senate

State of Wisconsin

Office of the Governor

January 19, 2018

The Honorable, the Senate:

I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint ALAN RICHARDS, of Grafton, as an At-Large Member on the Department of Veterans Affairs, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2021.

Respectfully Submitted,

SCOTT WALKER

Governor

hist83104 Read and referred to the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs.

State of Wisconsin

Office of the Governor

January 19, 2018

The Honorable, the Senate: