By Representatives Felzkowski, Krug, Summerfield, Novak, Kitchens, Kurtz, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Katsma, Knodl, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Mursau, Nygren, Petryk, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Skowronski, Sortwell, Swearingen, Tranel, VanderMeer, Zimmerman, Tusler, Gundrum, Born, Allen and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, LeMahieu, Olsen, Tiffany, Kooyenga, Stroebel, Wanggaard and Craig.
hist119845Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 795
Relating to: grants and funding for water stewardship certification, a grazing coordinator position, producer-led watershed protection grants, lake protection, soil and water conservation, and crop insurance premium rebates for cover crops; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Tranel, Kurtz, Tauchen, Krug, Summerfield, Novak, Kitchens, Felzkowski, Shankland, Pope, Hebl, Kulp, Gruszynski, VanderMeer, Anderson, Zimmerman, Considine, Neubauer, Oldenburg, Sargent, Mursau, Ballweg, Doyle, Magnafici, Kolste, Petryk, Plumer, Swearingen, Vining, Stubbs, Subeck, Milroy, Katsma, C. Taylor, Quinn, Spreitzer, Sinicki, Emerson, Zamarripa, Ohnstad, Cabrera, Billings, Vruwink, Born, Ott and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Jacque, Petrowski, Feyen, Olsen, Wanggaard, Wirch and Smith.
hist119844Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 796
Relating to: creating a pilot grant program for farmers to reduce nitrate loading, funding research for nitrate loading reduction methods, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Kitchens, Shankland, Tranel, Krug, Summerfield, Novak, Kurtz, Pope, Hebl, Felzkowski, Anderson, Ballweg, Cabrera, Considine, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Emerson, Gruszynski, Horlacher, Kolste, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Quinn, Sinicki, Skowronski, Sortwell, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Swearingen, C. Taylor, Vining, Vruwink, Zamarripa, Zimmerman, Billings, Tusler, Born and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Petrowski.
hist119843Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 797
Relating to: prohibiting the sale and use of coal tar-based sealants and high PAH sealant products.
By Representatives Kitchens, Pope, Summerfield, Novak, Shankland, Hebl, Felzkowski, Anderson, Ballweg, Cabrera, Considine, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Emerson, Gruszynski, Kolste, Kulp, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Petryk, Quinn, Ramthun, Sargent, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, Swearingen, C. Taylor, Tranel, Vining, Zamarripa, Zimmerman, Vruwink, Billings, Tusler, Sortwell, Hintz, Plumer, Born and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Miller, Testin, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Smith and Wanggaard.
hist119842Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 798
Relating to: biomanipulation projects to improve the water quality of lakes and impoundments and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Summerfield, Brooks, Ballweg, Dittrich, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Horlacher, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Quinn, Ramthun, Skowronski, Sortwell, Swearingen, Tranel, Zimmerman, Thiesfeldt and Born; cosponsored by Senator Bernier.
hist119841Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 799
Relating to: creating an office of water policy and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Kurtz, Pope, Summerfield, Novak, Shankland, Hebl, Kitchens, Felzkowski, Zimmerman, Kulp, Gruszynski, Mursau, Sargent, Anderson, Considine, Doyle, Subeck, Tranel, Swearingen, Petryk, C. Taylor, Vining, Spreitzer, Edming, Sinicki, Emerson, Cabrera, Ohnstad, Zamarripa, Vruwink, Billings, Tusler, Thiesfeldt and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Olsen.
hist119840Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 800
Relating to: supporting the Center for Watershed Science and Education, creating a hydrogeologist position, funding research on phosphorus recovery and reuse, creating grant programs for counties to test wells and provide public education, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Shankland, Krug, Felzkowski, Pope, Hebl, Kitchens, Kurtz, Novak, Summerfield, Anderson, Ballweg, Billings, Cabrera, Considine, Edming, Gruszynski, Horlacher, Kolste, Kulp, B. Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Plumer, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, Vining, Vruwink, Zamarripa, Allen and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Testin and Olsen.
hist119839Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 801
Relating to: funding a University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Novak, Shankland, Tranel, Krug, Summerfield, Kurtz, Pope, Hebl, Kitchens, Felzkowski, Zimmerman, Kulp, Gruszynski, Murphy, Sargent, Mursau, Neubauer, Anderson, Considine, Ballweg, Magnafici, Petryk, Macco, Plumer, Katsma, Spreitzer, Edming, Skowronski, Tauchen, Billings, Tusler, Sinicki, Stubbs, Vining, Swearingen, Kolste, Doyle, Subeck, C. Taylor, Zamarripa, Ohnstad, Cabrera, Milroy, Emerson, Vruwink, Allen, Ott and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Cowles, Testin, Wirch, Petrowski, Olsen and Larson.
hist119838Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 820
Relating to: requirements for design-build transportation projects, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Nygren and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski and Fitzgerald.
hist119837Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
hist119562Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolutions 84, 89, 94 and 99 and Assembly Joint Resolutions 102, 119 and 128 on the delayed calendar from February 19, 2020, be placed at the foot of today’s calendar. _____________
Third reading of joint resolutions and bills
Senate Bill 821
Relating to: a property tax exemption for all machinery, tools, and patterns; a reduction of state general obligation and variable rate debt supported by general purpose revenue; and increasing the maximum deduction under the individual income tax sliding scale standard deduction.
Read a third time.
hist120931Senator Fitzgerald moved to call the question. Question called.
The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 821?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Roth, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany and Wanggaard - 19.
Noes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Passed.
Senator Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Senator Carpenter objected.
Senator Roth, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
hist119570Senator Fitzgerald moved to call the question. The question was: Shall the Senate vote immediately on the current question?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Roth, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany and Wanggaard - 19.
Noes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Question called.
Senator Fitzgerald moved reconsideration of the vote by which Senate Bill 821 was passed.
hist119576The question was: Shall the Senate reconsider the vote by which Senate Bill 821 was passed? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 14; noes, 19; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Noes - Senators Bernier, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Roth, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany and Wanggaard - 19.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Refused to reconsider.
Assembly Bill 26
Relating to: direct primary care agreements.
hist119573Senator Fitzgerald moved to call the question. The question was: Shall the Senate vote immediately on the current question?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Roth, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany and Wanggaard - 19.
Noes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - None.
Question called.
hist119574The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Bill 26? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 13; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Roth, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany and Wanggaard - 20.
Noes - Senators Bewley, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 13.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Concurred in.
Senator Carpenter moved reconsideration of the vote by which Assembly Bill 26 was concurred in.
hist120933Senator Fitzgerald moved to call the question. Question called.
hist119578The question was: Shall the Senate reconsider the vote by which Assembly Bill 26 was concurred in? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 12; noes, 21; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
