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, L. Taylor, Testin, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 32.
Absent with leave – None - 0.
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.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Bernier.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Wimberger led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist126565Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 offered by Senator Nass. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: dentists administering certain vaccines.
By Senator Bernier.
Relating to: justices or judges authorized to officiate a marriage.
By Senators Kooyenga, Carpenter, Felzkowski, Marklein, Nass, Roth and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Duchow, Rozar, Skowronski and Subeck.
hist126592To the committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry. Relating to: motor vehicle instruction permit and probationary license eligibility and duration.
By Senators Bernier and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, James, Petryk, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl, Moses, Mursau, Plumer, Ramthun, Skowronski and Sortwell.
hist126593To the committee on Transportation and Local Government. Relating to: requirements for children born alive following abortion or attempted abortion and providing a penalty.
By Senators Roth, Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, Born, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Jagler, Katsma, Magnafici, Neylon, Petryk, Ramthun, Rozar, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Zimmerman, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Duchow, Knodl, Petersen and Plumer.
hist126594To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: increased penalties for crimes against elder persons; restraining orders for elder persons; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an elder person; sexual assault of an elder person; physical abuse of an elder person; and providing a penalty.
By Senators Testin, Carpenter, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Feyen, Nass and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Wittke, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Milroy, Petryk, Snyder, Steffen, Summerfield, Zimmerman, Ramthun, Skowronski and James.
hist126595To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving the testimony of a crime victim or witness who is an elder person.
By Senators Testin, Carpenter, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Feyen and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Wittke, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Milroy, Petryk, Ramthun, Skowronski, Snyder, Steffen, Summerfield, Zimmerman, Gundrum and James.
hist126596To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.
By Senators Testin, Carpenter, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Marklein and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Wittke, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Horlacher, Katsma, Kerkman, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Milroy, Murphy, Petryk, Ramthun, Skowronski, Snyder, Steffen, Summerfield, Tranel, Zimmerman, James and Doyle.
hist126597To the committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults with securities accounts, violations of the Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Senators Testin, Carpenter, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Marklein and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Wittke, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Horlacher, Katsma, Kerkman, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Milroy, Murphy, Petryk, Ramthun, Skowronski, Snyder, Steffen, Summerfield, Tranel, Zimmerman and James.
hist126598To the committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. Relating to: aids to counties and municipalities for certain special election costs and making an appropriation.
By Senators Jacque, Nass and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Brooks, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Ramthun and Tittl.
hist126599To the committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics. Relating to: the retail sale of intoxicating liquor by the glass for consumption away from the licensed premises.
By Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Feyen, Larson, Ringhand, Testin, Wimberger, Stroebel and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Anderson, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Hintz, Hong, Kitchens, Knodl, Milroy, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snodgrass, Sortwell, Summerfield, Swearingen, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Drake and Thiesfeldt.
hist126600To the committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.
By Senators Jacque, Wimberger, Carpenter, Pfaff, Marklein, Ringhand, Smith and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Emerson, Baldeh, Billings, Cabrera, Doyle, Drake, Hintz, Hong, Milroy, Moses, Neubauer, Rozar, Shankland, Snodgrass, Steffen, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, Anderson and Brostoff.
hist126601To the committee on Veterans and Military Affairs and Constitution and Federalism. Relating to: prohibiting the out-of-home placement of a child with a person with a record of a crime against a child.
By Senators Jacque, Nass, Carpenter and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Murphy, Callahan, Dittrich, Drake, Gundrum, Rozar, Wichgers and Subeck.
hist126602To the committee on Human Services, Children and Families. Relating to: member meetings, bylaws, and emergency powers of a cooperative.
By Senators Testin, Ringhand, Cowles, Ballweg, Bernier, Bewley, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Jacque, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Roys, Smith and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Oldenburg, Armstrong, Billings, Doyle, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kitchens, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Skowronski, Snyder, Spreitzer, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, VanderMeer and Vruwink.
hist126603To the committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues. Relating to: prostitution crime surcharge and making an appropriation.
By Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Darling, Felzkowski and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Brandtjen, Callahan, Dittrich, Drake, Gundrum, Horlacher, Milroy, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Ramthun, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Steffen, Tittl, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Subeck.
hist126604To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: defining “multijurisdictional” for the purposes of the lottery.
By Senators Marklein, Felzkowski and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Armstrong, Kuglitsch, Moses, J. Rodriguez, Skowronski and Swearingen.
hist126605To the committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Relating to: battery by a person detained while awaiting trial as a sexually violent person and providing a penalty.
By Senator Marklein; cosponsored by Representative Kurtz.
hist126606To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: a disclaimer of parental rights and payments allowed in connection with an adoption.
By Senators Jacque, Darling, Marklein and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Brandtjen, Dittrich, Armstrong, Murphy, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Wichgers and Baldeh.
hist126607To the committee on Human Services, Children and Families.