Concurred in.
hist127695Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 2 be laid on the table. Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
Senate Bill 1
Relating to: modifications to the tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level.
hist127692Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 3 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time. Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: modifications to the tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level.
hist127699Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time.
The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Bill 3?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - 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.
Noes – None - 0.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Concurred in.
hist127702Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 1 be laid on the table. Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Consideration of resolutions and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading
hist127703Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Resolution 4 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time. Senate Resolution 4
Relating to: observing February 28, 2021, as Rare Disease Day.
hist127704The question was: Adoption of Senate Resolution 4? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: recognizing February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
hist127705The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 5? Adopted.
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In the Chair
President Pro Tempore Testin in the chair.
6:21 P.M
Assembly Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: honoring the life and commemorating the career and accomplishments of Hank Aaron.
hist127706The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Joint Resolution 2? Concurred in.
hist127708Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Joint Resolution 6 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time. Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: proclaiming February 2021 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.
hist127707The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Joint Resolution 6? Concurred in.
Assembly Joint Resolution 3
Relating to: declaring January 24 to 30, 2021, School Choice Week and recognizing the importance of giving parents the choice in the educational path for their children.
hist127709The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Joint Resolution 3? Concurred in.
Senator Roys, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of concurrence in Assembly Joint Resolution 3.
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Announcements, Adjournment Honors, and Remarks Under Special Privilege
Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked the Senate to adjourn in honor of President Joe Biden who is paying a visit to Milwaukee today at the Pabst Theatre to hold his first town hall meeting as President of the United States. Senator Carpenter thanks President Biden for visiting the great state of Wisconsin.
Senator Pfaff, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of his friend Roger William LeGrand Jr. Roger recently passed away after a life well lived in the community he loved. He lived a life of public service, studying to be a catholic priest at Our Lady of Benburb Priory in Northern Ireland, serving as a VISTA volunteer in Florida, and in the Peace Corps, training English teachers in remote south, India. Roger attended the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he was president of the Student Bar Association. Roger served his community with service on the city council, La Crosse School Board, as District Attorney of La Crosse County, where he established the first victim-witness program and founded the La Crosse Domestic Violence Task Force. Roger served as Family Court Commissioner from 1992-2006 until Governor Jim Doyle appointed him Circuit Court Judge, where he established the Law Information Center at the courthouse. Roger continued to stay active in the La Crosse community in retirement in many ways. Roger lived life by this motto: to live, to love, to learn, to celebrate, to savor and be grateful for every moment.
Senator Jacque, with unanimous consent, asked the Senate adjourn in memory of his uncle, Dr. John D. “Jack” Brusky of Allouez, WI, a military veteran, family doctor and dedicated community volunteer and philanthropist who passed away on February 6, 2021.
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Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 6:45 P.M. for the purpose of awaiting the Governor’s Budget Address in Joint Convention in the Assembly Chambers at 7:00 P.M., and further, that the Senate stand adjourned, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, upon the rising of the Joint Convention.
6:37 P.M.
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Recess
The Senate proceeded in a body to the Assembly Chamber to meet in Joint Convention to receive the Budget Address.
6:45 P.M.
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In Assembly Chamber In
Joint Convention
Senate President Kapenga in the chair.
The Honorable Governor Tony Evers delivered his message virtually as follows:
7:00 P.M.
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“Good evening, Wisconsinites. Thanks for tuning in.
I’m Tony Evers, and I’m proud to be the 46th governor of our great state and to introduce my 2021-23 biennial budget to you this evening.
Before we begin tonight, I want to mention that today is a pretty important day. And that’s not just because I’m giving my second-ever budget address—it’s because today we have a spring primary across our state. And there are a lot of important things on the ballot, from state superintendent of our schools, local mayors and village board members, judges, and so many others.
Polls close in less than an hour. So, if you haven’t had a chance to vote yet and you’re watching from home, hit pause, grab your mask, your photo ID, and your proof of residence if you need to register, find your polling location by going to myvote.wi.gov and get there right away. And remember, you just need to be in line by 8 p.m. to vote. Voting is such an important part of our democracy, so don’t worry—I promise I won’t be offended, and I’ll still be here on YouTube when you get back.
When I gave my State of the State address last month, I talked about the struggles we’ve shared this past year, and the challenges we have faced and will face in the days ahead. I know I don’t have to tell you how hard this past year has been because we’ve lived it—you’ve lived it.
People across our state and country spent the better part of the last year worried—worried about how you’ll see a doctor or afford your prescriptions, worried about taking care of your loved ones from a distance, worried about affording childcare for your kids, and how this pandemic has affected them. I know there have been sleepless nights worrying about finding work or being safe at work, worrying about the future of the business you built from the ground up, worrying about making sure you can keep the lights and heat on at home.
So, as you’re watching tonight filled with a year’s worth of worry, I know you’re also wondering whether we will claw out of this crisis, where we can go from here, how we get back on track, and what’s next.
Well, tonight, Wisconsin, I want to tell you this: it’s going to be ok. We are going to be ok.
As both a state and a country, we find ourselves with a decision to make—when this pandemic is over, we could go back to the way things always were and always have been, or we can take this moment to demand the future we dream.
