2020-02-05 Senate Journal

Report of Committees

The committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions reported and recommended:

PALMER, KRISTI, of Kronenwetter, as a Local Government Representative on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2023.

hist115974 Confirmation.

Ayes: 9 - Senators Marklein, Petrowski, Testin, Jacque, Bernier, Smith, Ringhand, Risser and Larson.

Noes: 0 - None.

ZENTNER, DEANA M., of Brooklyn, as a Public Member on the Auctioneer Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2023.

hist115976 Confirmation.

Ayes: 9 - Senators Marklein, Petrowski, Testin, Jacque, Bernier, Smith, Ringhand, Risser and Larson.

Noes: 0 - None.

Senate Bill 114

Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth.

hist115979 Passage.

Ayes: 9 - Senators Marklein, Petrowski, Testin, Jacque, Bernier, Smith, Ringhand, Risser and Larson.

Noes: 0 - None.

Senate Bill 116

Relating to: reducing the eligibility threshold to claim the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit.

hist115981 Passage.

Ayes: 9 - Senators Marklein, Petrowski, Testin, Jacque, Bernier, Smith, Ringhand, Risser and Larson.

Noes: 0 - None.

Senate Bill 684

Relating to: reciprocity for bulk milk weighing and sampling licenses.

hist115984 Passage.

Ayes: 9 - Senators Marklein, Petrowski, Testin, Jacque, Bernier, Smith, Ringhand, Risser and Larson.

Noes: 0 - None.

Senate Bill 685

Relating to: using milk producer affidavits to substantiate claims that a dairy product is free of synthetic bovine growth hormone.

hist115986 Passage.

Ayes: 9 - Senators Marklein, Petrowski, Testin, Jacque, Bernier, Smith, Ringhand, Risser and Larson.

Noes: 0 - None.

Senate Bill 706

Relating to: modifications to the tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level.

hist115988 Passage.

Ayes: 6 - Senators Marklein, Petrowski, Testin, Jacque, Bernier and Ringhand.

Noes: 3 - Senators Smith, Risser and Larson.

Senate Bill 726

Relating to: leasing tax exempt property of a church or religious organization to an educational association.

hist115990 Passage.

Ayes: 5 - Senators Marklein, Petrowski, Testin, Jacque and Bernier.

Noes: 4 - Senators Smith, Ringhand, Risser and Larson.

HOWARD MARKLEIN

Chairperson

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The committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs reported and recommended:

Senate Bill 102

Relating to: local regulation of honorary firearm discharges.

hist115878 Passage.

Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.

Noes: 0 - None.

Senate Bill 523

Relating to: commercial driver license waiver for certain operation of commercial motor vehicles by farmers.

hist115880 Passage.

Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.

Noes: 0 - None.

Senate Bill 573

Relating to: repair and replacement of implements of husbandry under warranty.

hist115882 Senate Amendment 2 adoption.

Ayes: 4 - Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.

Noes: 1 - Senator Marklein.

hist115883 Senate Amendment 3 adoption.

Ayes: 4 - Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.

Noes: 1 - Senator Marklein.

hist115884 Passage as amended.

Ayes: 4 - Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.

Noes: 1 - Senator Marklein.

JERRY PETROWSKI

Chairperson

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Petitions and Communications

hist116010 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Plumer added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 501.

hist115862 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Petryk added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 502.

hist115959 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Snyder added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 515.

hist115944 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Born added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 612.

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Legislative Reference Bureau Corrections

Corrections In:

SENATE AMENDMENT 2,

TO 2019 SENATE BILL 440

Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau

(February 5, 2020)

hist115942 1. Page 1, line 9: delete “25” and substitute “25 percent”.

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State of Wisconsin

Office of the Senate President

February 5, 2020

The Honorable, the Senate:

Pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal 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.

hist115909 Senate Bill 537, relating to: veteran-related tuition grants for certain veterans and dependents enrolled in private nonprofit institutions of higher education and making an appropriation., withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to the joint committee on Finance.

Sincerely,