2022-01-25 Senate Journal

The committee voted by paper ballot to recommend approval of the report. The result is as follows:

Ayes: (5) Senators Roth, Nass, Stafsholt, Feyen, Darling

Noes: (4): Senators Larson, Erpenbach, Roys, Pfaff

Please record the actions of the committee and the committee report in the Senate Journal. Attached is a copy of the full report.

Sincerely,

ROGER ROTH

Chair, Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

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Minority Report

On January 25, 2022, Senators Larson, Erpenbach, Roys, and Pfaff offered the following minority report, pursuant to Senate Rule 28, to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges’ Report on Security and Research Protections in the University of Wisconsin System.

Democratic Senators on the Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges Unanimously Object to Committee Report

Democratic members on the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges issued the following minority report objection to passage of the so-called ‘committee report’ entitled “Security and Research Protections in the University of Wisconsin System.”

Once again, Chairman Roth has issued a ‘report’ crafted without the input of Democratic committee members, one that does not reflect any collaborative work done between committee members or the public.

While Democratic committee members agree that authoritarianism and human rights violations happening abroad are concerning, the Wisconsin Legislature is not Congress or the US State Department. The federal government is already working to address concerns related to the security of our higher education institutions.

Democratic committee members voted against Senate Bills 742, 744, and 745 in committee for these same reasons. Should the legislature act on these recommendations, it will lead to a multitude of problems within the UW System. If the committee chair wants to ensure our institutions are ‘secure’, he should work to ensure proper funding of our public higher educational institutions.

This report has been offered by:

CHRIS LARSON

Senator

JON ERPENBACH

Senator

KELDA HELEN ROYS

Senator

BRAD PFAFF

Senator

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Petitions and Communications

hist148462 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 679.

hist148310 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 257.

hist148053 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 388.

hist148054 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 519.

hist147973 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Ramthun added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 547.

hist148309 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 564.

hist148055 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senators Carpenter and Taylor added as coauthors of Senate Bill 605.

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State of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Ethics Commission

January 25, 2022

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.

Alexander, Eric   The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

Carter, Dana   Susan G. Komen

Fonfara, Thomas   Atlas Strategy Group

Glozier, Jason   Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers

Meyer, Scott   Atlas Strategy Group

Nelson, Elise   Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association

Shipp, Preston   The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

Stephenson, Sean   Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)  

Sincerely,

DANIEL A. CARLTON, JR.

Administrator

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Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules

The joint committee for review of Administrative Rules reported and recommended:

Senate Clearinghouse Rule 20-085

Relating to chiropractic practice.

hist148598 No action taken on January 20, 2022.

Senate Clearinghouse Rule 21-005

Relating to unprofessional conduct.

hist148597 No action taken on January 20, 2022.

Senate Clearinghouse Rule 21-034

Relating to reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses.

hist148596 No action taken on January 20, 2022.

STEPHEN NASS

Senate Chairperson

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Messages from the Assembly

Senate Bill 115

Relating to: continuing education program sponsors for chiropractors, chiropractic technicians, and chiropractic radiological technicians.

hist147979 The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 115?

Concurred in.

Senate Bill 235

Relating to: measuring a school district's improvement for the school and school district accountability report.

hist147980 The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 235?

Concurred in.

Senate Bill 491

Relating to: subsidized guardianship payments.

hist147981 The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 491?

Concurred in.

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Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills

Senate Joint Resolution 32

Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration).

hist147982 Read a second time.

hist147983 Ordered to a third reading.

hist147984 Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading.

Senate Joint Resolution 32

hist147985 The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 32?

The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 21; noes, 12; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:

Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Roth, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 21.