One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session
11:11 A.M. TUESDAY, January 12, 2021
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Kapenga.
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Call of Roll
The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was: Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bernier, Bewley, Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Johnson, Kapenga, Kooyenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Roys, Smith, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 31.
Absent with leave - Senator L. Taylor - 1.
Vacancies - 13th Senate District - 1.
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate who ae attending today’s session virtually be considered present and able to vote on today’s business.
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Leaves of Absence
Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator L. Taylor be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that for a moment of silence for those killed or harmed during the assault on our nation’s capital on January 6th.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senate President Kapenga.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Bradley led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist125884Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 offered by Senators LeMahieu and Testin. hist125894Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 offered by Senators LeMahieu and Testin. hist125888Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 1 offered by Senators Roys, Agard, Erpenbach, Johnson, Larson and Smith. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: modifications to the tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level.
By Senators Marklein, Kooyenga and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke and Macco.
hist125886To the committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. Relating to: various changes to the laws administered and enforced by the Department of Revenue.
By Senators Marklein, Kooyenga and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Macco, Katsma and Zimmerman.
hist125887To the committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. _____________
Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Ethics Commission
January 12, 2021
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §13.685 (7), we are providing the enclosed information. Please visit the Wisconsin Ethics Commission’s Eye on Lobbying website, https://lobbying.wi.gov, for more detailed information about lobbyists, lobbying principals (organizations), and state agency liaisons. Abrams, William Wisconsin Health Care Association Inc.
Avery, Kelsey Wisconsin Association of Health Plans
Bautch, JoAnna Citizen Action of Wisconsin
Brooks, Bryan Alkermes, Inc.
Brooks, Bryan InState Partners
Brooks, Bryan Schneider Electric
Brooks, Bryan Secure Democracy
Brooks, Bryan SmileDirectClub
Brooks, Bryan Wisconsin Association of Health Plans
Brunsvold, Elizabeth Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Cascone, Heather Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)
Childress, Jason Advocate Aurora Health Care
Childress, Jason Boys & Girls Clubs of Wisconsin
Childress, Jason Johnsonville, LLC
Childress, Jason Literacy Lab Inc.
Clark, James Pediatric Home Respiratory Services, LLC dba Pediatric Home Service
Cliffe, Elizabeth Ascension Wisconsin
Cruz, Annette IBM
Cruz, Annette LeadingAge Wisconsin
