2021-03-17 Assembly Journal

Senate Joint Resolution 13

Relating to: celebrating March 25, 2021, as the 200th anniversary of Greek independence.

By Senators Kooyenga and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Baldeh, Krug, Murphy, Skowronski, Steffen and Tusler.

hist129718 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 4

Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus.

By Senators Jacque, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Marklein, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Wimberger, Stroebel, Bernier, Stafsholt, Nass, Ballweg and Bradley; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Brooks and Schraa.

hist129712 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 7

Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship.

By Senators Jacque, Stroebel, Darling, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Marklein, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Testin, Wimberger, Stafsholt, Nass, Kooyenga, Ballweg and Bradley; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Brooks and Schraa.

hist129713 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 10

Relating to: educational qualifications for certified public accountants.

By Senators Kooyenga, Ballweg, Darling, Felzkowski, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Moses, Ramthun, Rozar, Skowronski, Tranel, VanderMeer and Zimmerman.

hist129711 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 38

Relating to: return to in-person work for state employees.

By Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski, Jacque, Marklein, Bradley and Stafsholt; cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, Dittrich, Brooks and Skowronski.

hist129714 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 39

Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities and school district membership in an interscholastic athletic association in the 2021-22 school year.

By Senators Stroebel, Bernier, Felzkowski, Jacque, Nass and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Rozar, Magnafici, Brooks, Skowronski and Edming.

hist129715 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 79

Relating to: monitoring extension and outreach hours of certain University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff who provide extension services in applied agricultural research.

By Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Nass, Petrowski, Testin and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Loudenbeck, Murphy, Novak, Tauchen, Tranel, VanderMeer, Oldenburg and Snyder.

hist129716 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 110

Relating to: applications for full-time open enrollment.

By Senator Ballweg; cosponsored by Representative Loudenbeck.

hist129717 To committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 116

Relating to: modifications to legal custody or physical placement contingent upon a future event.

By Senators Ballweg, Darling, Jacque, Stroebel, Wanggaard and Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives J. Rodriguez, Brooks, Armstrong, Billings, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, James, Kitchens, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Oldenburg, Rozar, Spiros, Steffen, Tusler and Skowronski.

hist129776 To committee on Rules.

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Reference Bureau Corrections

hist129815 Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 69

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Page 1, line 8: delete “line 13” and substitute “line 12”.

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Speaker’s Communications

March 17, 2021

Edward A. Blazel

Assembly Chief Clerk

17 West Main Street, Suite 401

Madison, WI 53703

Dear Chief Clerk Blazel:

I am reappointing Representative Thiesfeldt to the State Superintendent's Academic Standards Review Council. Please facilitate this appointment and send notice to the State Superintendent’s Office.

Sincerely,

ROBIN J. VOS

Assembly Speaker

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Calendar of Tuesday, March 16

hist129642 Assembly Bill 148

Relating to: state response to COVID-19 related to health services and practice of health care providers licensed outside of this state.

hist129365 Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 148 offered by Representatives B. Meyers, Doyle, Shankland, Vining, S. Rodriguez, Andraca, Sinicki, Cabrera, Baldeh, Spreitzer, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Subeck, Hebl, Hintz, Hesselbein, Snodgrass, Ohnstad, Anderson, Drake, Vruwink, Billings, Goyke, Bowen, Stubbs, McGuire, Neubauer, Hong, Pope, Ortiz-Velez, Brostoff, Shelton, Riemer, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers and Haywood.

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Point of Order

hist129643 Representative Steineke rose to the point of order that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 148 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.

Speaker Pro Tempore August ruled the point of order well taken.

hist129644 Representative Spreitzer appealed the decision of the Chair.

hist129645 The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?

The roll was taken.

The result follows:

Ayes - Representatives Allen, Armstrong, August, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 59.

Noes - Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink - 34.

Absent or not voting - Representatives Billings, Bowen, Macco, Pope and Shankland - 5.

Motion carried.

hist129611 Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 148 offered by Representative VanderMeer.

hist129646 The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 148 be adopted?

Motion carried.

hist129647 The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 148 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?

Motion carried.

hist129648 Representative Pope asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted.

Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 148 be given a third reading. Granted.

hist129649 The question was: Assembly Bill 148 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed?

Motion carried.

hist129650 Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 148 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.

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Calendar of Wednesday, March 17

hist129651 Assembly Bill 27

Relating to: making various changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission and requiring investor-owned energy utilities to fund a consumer advocate.

hist129652 The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 27 be adopted?

Motion carried.

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Leaves of Absence

Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative James. Granted.

The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 27 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?