One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session
TUESDAY, March 9, 2021
The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist128780Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 19 offered by Senator Testin. hist128807Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 47 offered by Senator Bradley. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: licensure of dental therapists; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Felzkowski, Bernier, Darling, Kooyenga, Pfaff, Ringhand, Stafsholt, Stroebel and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Armstrong, Baldeh, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Krug, Magnafici, Moses, Mursau, L. Myers, Neylon, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Tauchen and Zimmerman.
hist128755To the committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry. Relating to: the commencement of fall classes in public schools.
By Senators Darling, Kooyenga, Bernier, Nass and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Andraca, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Hintz, L. Myers, Neylon, Oldenburg, Pope, Rozar, Skowronski, Tittl, Vining and Allen.
Relating to: legislative oversight of federal COVID-19 funds.
By Senators LeMahieu, Kapenga, Feyen, Testin, Wanggaard, Bernier, Marklein, Stroebel, Jacque and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Steineke, August, Petersen, Vorpagel, Duchow, James, Kerkman, Born, Loudenbeck, Katsma, Zimmerman, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Skowronski, Kitchens, Ramthun, Edming, Spiros, Petryk, Neylon, Sortwell, Plumer, Tusler, Murphy, Moses, Summerfield, Snyder, Macco, Steffen, Rozar, Krug, Dittrich, Gundrum, Dallman, Tranel, Brooks, Allen, Wittke, Swearingen and Armstrong.
hist128844To the committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Relating to: regulation of physician assistants, creating a Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Senators Bernier, Ballweg, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Jacque, Kooyenga, Pfaff, Ringhand, Stafsholt, Smith, Testin and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Considine, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Gundrum, Hong, James, Kerkman, Krug, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Milroy, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Ramthun, S. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Summerfield, Tauchen, Tittl, Thiesfeldt, Vruwink and Spreitzer.
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Report of Committees
The committee on Agriculture and Tourism reported and recommended:
GREBE, KELLY H., of Mequon, as a General Business Representative on the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2025.
Ayes: 9 - Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
HOLTER, DR. ALAN, of Dodgeville, as a Veterinarian on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024.
Ayes: 9 - Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
REBOUT, DOUG, of Janesville, as an Agriculture Representative on the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2021.
Ayes: 9 - Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
REESE, AMANDA, of Fitchburg, as a Public Member on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024.
Ayes: 9 - Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
WINTERS, KEENE, of Wausau, as a Public Member on the Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2023.
Ayes: 9 - Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
YINGLING, JOHN, of Mequon, as a State Resident Member on the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2025.
Ayes: 9 - Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
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.
Ayes: 8 - Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach and Smith.
Noes: 1 - Senator L. Taylor.
JOAN BALLWEG
Chairperson
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The committee on Education reported and recommended:
LECHLEITER-LUKE, LEAH R., of New Lisbon, as a Public Schools Representative on the Educational Communications Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2024.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Darling, Bernier, Nass, Larson and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
SENTER, TARA GRACE ANN, of Rhinelander, as a Public Representative on the Educational Communications Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2021.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Darling, Bernier, Nass, Larson and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
WEGENKE, DR. ROLF, of Sun Prairie, as a Private Schools Representative on the Educational Communications Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2023.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Darling, Bernier, Nass, Larson and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 109
Relating to: full-time open enrollment to attend a fully virtual program offered by a nonresident school district during the 2021-22 school year.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Darling, Bernier, Nass, Larson and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.