One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session
2:16 P.M. THURSDAY, March 26, 2020
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Roth.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist122511Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 450 offered by Senator Larson. hist123643Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 914 offered by Senator Jacque. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: acknowledging that the Communist Party of China deliberately and intentionally misled the world on the Wuhan Coronavirus and standing in solidarity with the Chinese people to condemn the actions of the Communist Party of China.
By Senator Roth.
hist123640To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: sponsors of nutritional counseling education programs and repealing and modifying administrative rules related to sponsors of nutritional counseling education programs.
By the joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
hist123612To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. Relating to: the membership of the Higher Educational Aids Board.
By Senators Bewley and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives B. Meyers, Zamarripa, Cabrera, Hebl, Sargent, Billings, Mursau, Spreitzer, Considine, Subeck and Ohnstad.
hist123613To the committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families. Relating to: suspension of the waiting period for collection of unemployment insurance benefits.
By Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Risser, L. Taylor and Kooyenga; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Nygren, Brostoff, Cabrera, Edming, Milroy, Schraa, Vorpagel and Tittl.
hist123614To the committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform. Relating to: application of prescription drug payments for health coverage.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa and Wichgers.
hist123615To the committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: information on Down syndrome.
By Senator Kooyenga.
hist123616To the committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: violence prevention grants and making an appropriation.
By Senators L. Taylor and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Bowen, Crowley, Haywood, Anderson, Brostoff, Cabrera, Goyke, Hebl, Neubauer, Sargent, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor and Vining.
hist123617To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: financial assistance for double-fencing farm-raised deer, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senator Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representative Pope.
hist123618To the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry. Relating to: allowing certain rehired annuitants to elect to not become new participants in the Wisconsin Retirement System for a defined period.
By Senators Jacque and Kooyenga; cosponsored by Representatives Brandtjen, Mursau, Schraa and Wichgers, by request of Badger Sheriff's Association.
hist123619To the committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. Relating to: postponing the annual town meeting and the meeting of the boards of review.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representative Wichgers, by request of Wisconsin Towns Association.
hist123620To the committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development. Relating to: coverage of telehealth services.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representative Wichgers.
hist123621To the committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: meetings of governing bodies of local governmental units during a state of emergency.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representative Wichgers, by request of Wisconsin Towns Association, Wisconsin Counties Association, League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the Wisconsin Associatin of School Boards.
hist123622To the committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development. Relating to: reciprocal credentials and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Jacque and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy and Wichgers.
hist123623To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. Relating to: sending absentee ballots to registered voters during a state of emergency.
By Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff.
hist123624To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues. Relating to: canvassing absentee ballots during a state of emergency on the Sunday before an election and providing a penalty.
By Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff.
hist123625To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues. Relating to: the deadline for electronic voter registration during a state of emergency.
By Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff.
hist123626To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues. Relating to: the deadline for returning absentee ballots by mail during a state of emergency.
By Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff.
hist123627To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues. Relating to: suspending the requirement to provide identification to vote at an election during a state of emergency.
By Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff.
hist123628To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues.
