One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session
WEDNESDAY, May 5, 2021
The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist132974Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 123 offered by Senator Wanggaard. hist132977Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 282 offered by Senator Darling. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: recognizing Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Desi Americans to the history of the United States.
By Senators Kooyenga, Agard, Bernier, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Johnson, Larson, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, Kitchens, Macco, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Tittl, Vining and Vruwink.
hist132975To the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Agriculture and Tourism reported and recommended:
HANSEN, BRYCE L., of Prairie Farm, as a Professional Member on the Auctioneer Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2024.
Ayes: 9 - Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
STOCKWELL, RANDY, of Dorchester, as a Professional Member on the Auctioneer Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2024.
Ayes: 9 - Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
JOAN BALLWEG
Chairperson
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The committee on Economic and Workforce Development reported and recommended:
HUGHES, MELISSA L., of Viroqua, as Chief Executive Officer of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Feyen, Testin, Jacque, Ringhand and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
NEWELL, HENRY, of Mosinee, as a Private Sector Representative on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Feyen, Testin, Jacque, Ringhand and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
VAUGHN, NATHAN, of Dousman, as a Land Surveyor on the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Feyen, Testin, Jacque, Ringhand and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
DAN FEYEN
Chairperson
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The committee on Health reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 228
Relating to: the use of alkaline hydrolysis to cremate human remains and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Testin, Kooyenga, Bradley, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 255
Relating to: reimbursement of pharmacist services under the Medical Assistance program.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Testin, Kooyenga, Bradley, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes: 0 - None.
PATRICK TESTIN
Chairperson
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The committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 267
Relating to: providing a temporary tax exemption for unemployment compensation.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Nass, Wanggaard and Stafsholt.
Noes: 2 - Senators Wirch and Johnson.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Nass, Wanggaard and Stafsholt.
Noes: 2 - Senators Wirch and Johnson.
STEPHEN NASS
Chairperson
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Petitions and Communications
hist132999Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator L. Taylor added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 154. hist133043Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Cabrera added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 215. hist132994Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Pfaff added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 257. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
May 5, 2021
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate standing committee chairsperson and the chairperson of the committee on Senate Organization. hist133061Senate Bill 177, relating to: the timing of equalization aid payments to school districts., withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to the joint committee on Finance. Sincerely,
CHRIS L. KAPENGA
Senate President