One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session10:53 A.M. THURSDAY, January 20, 2022
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Dan Norman from Friendship Church of Mondovi.
Representative Neubauer led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, August, Baldeh, Behnke, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Callahan, Considine, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Gundrum, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, McGuire, B. Meyers, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pope, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Riemer, J. Rodriguez, S. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Steineke, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 96.
Absent with leave - Representatives Conley, Horlacher and Milroy - 3.
Vacancies - None.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Horlacher. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Conley and Milroy. Granted.
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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 Plumer. Granted.
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative L. Myers. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Tittl introduced Hometown Hero Award recipient Doug Schoen of Potter, founder of the Hilbert/Potter First Responder Group in 1999, in recognition of his years of service to his community. Mr. Schoen addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Special Guest
Representative Baldeh introduced Hometown Hero Award recipient Chief Steven A. Davis of Madison, in recognition of his thirty-two years serving as a member of the City of Madison Fire Department, including a decade as Fire Chief. Chief Davis addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Special Guest
Representative B. Meyers introduced Hometown Hero Award recipients, Heather Wisner and her canine partner Obi, in recognition of their years of volunteer service on the Sawyer County Search and Rescue team. Ms. Wisner addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Amendments Offered
hist147515Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 71 offered by Representative Tauchen. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 364 offered by Representative Knodl.
hist147520Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 743 offered by Representative Dallman. hist147521Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 259 offered by Representative Steffen. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: commending the UW-Madison volleyball team, the coaching staff, the athletic department, and the chancellor on winning the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball National Championship title.
By Representatives Stubbs, Hong, Baldeh, Subeck, Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Billings, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Conley, Considine, Drake, Dittrich, Duchow, Emerson, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kerkman, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, Penterman, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spiros, Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, Vining, Vruwink, Wichgers and Kuglitsch; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Agard, Ballweg, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Jacque, Johnson, Kooyenga, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Ringhand, Smith and Wirch.
Relating to: declaring February 22, 2022, as Supermarket Employee Day to celebrate the hardworking individuals in the retail food industry in Wisconsin and across the nation.
By Representatives Dittrich, Magnafici, Vruwink, Penterman, Mursau, Armstrong, Milroy, Duchow, Gundrum, Subeck, Moore Omokunde, Spreitzer, Doyle, Petryk, Brandtjen, Shankland, Drake, Vining and Behnke; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Ballweg, Wimberger and Pfaff.
Relating to: grants for dairy exports promotion and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Kurtz, Brooks, Duchow, Edming, James, Kuglitsch, Macco, Moses, Murphy, Novak, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rozar, Shankland, VanderMeer, Vruwink and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Pfaff and Testin.
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Committee Reports
The committee on Constitution and Ethics reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 675
Relating to: natural immunity to COVID-19 in lieu of proof of vaccination or test.
hist147394Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption: Ayes: 6 - Representatives Wichgers, Thiesfeldt, Allen, Ramthun, Murphy and Penterman.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Hebl, Cabrera and Pope.
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Wichgers, Thiesfeldt, Allen, Ramthun, Murphy and Penterman.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Hebl, Cabrera and Pope.
CHUCK WICHGERS
Chairperson
Committee on Constitution and Ethics
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The committee on Consumer Protection reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 415
Relating to: regulating scrap dealer purchases of catalytic converters.
Ayes: 8 - Representatives Dittrich, Edming, Skowronski, VanderMeer, Sortwell, Macco, Pope and McGuire.
Noes: 0.
Senate Bill 408
Relating to: regulating scrap dealer purchases of catalytic converters.
