2020-02-13 Senate Journal

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session

3:55 P.M.   THURSDAY, February 13, 2020

The Senate met.

The Senate was called to order by Senator Feyen.

Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.

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Chief Clerk's Entries

Amendments Offered

hist117631 Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 738 offered by Senator Feyen.

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Report of Committees

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

Senate Bill 575

Relating to: farmland preservation implementation grants, agreements, and tax credits and making an appropriation.

hist117727 Passage.

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

Noes: 0 - None.

Senate Bill 624

Relating to: prohibiting an assessor from changing the valuation of property based solely on a recent sale of the property.

hist117729 Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption.

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

Noes: 0 - None.

hist117730 Passage as amended.

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

Noes: 0 - None.

Senate Bill 737

Relating to: creating a voluntary individual animal identification program and granting rule-making authority.

hist117732 Senate Amendment 1 adoption.

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

Noes: 0 - None.

hist117733 Senate Amendment 2 adoption.

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

Noes: 0 - None.

hist117734 Passage as amended.

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

Noes: 0 - None.

HOWARD MARKLEIN

Chairperson

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The joint committee on Finance reported and recommended:

Assembly Bill 470

Relating to: adding 12 circuit court branches to be allocated by the director of state courts.

hist117493 Concurrence.

Ayes: 16 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.

Noes: 0 - None.

ALBERTA DARLING

Senate Chairperson

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The committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts reported and recommended:

Senate Bill 428

Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults with securities accounts, violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.

hist117663 Passage.

Ayes: 3 - Senators Craig, Stroebel and Feyen.

Noes: 2 - Senators L. Taylor and Risser.

Senate Bill 429

Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.

hist117665 Passage.

Ayes: 3 - Senators Craig, Stroebel and Feyen.

Noes: 2 - Senators L. Taylor and Risser.

Senate Bill 430

Relating to: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving the testimony of a crime victim or witness who is an elder person.

hist117667 Passage.

Ayes: 5 - Senators Craig, Stroebel, Feyen, L. Taylor and Risser.