One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
Thursday, November 9, 2023
1:00 P.M.
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Pursuant to Assembly Rule 55m, time limits and schedules
for floor debate established for each proposal are noted.
*Debate times are listed twice for companion bills.
1. Call of the Roll.
2. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
3. Committee Reports and subsequent reference of proposals.
4. Messages from the senate, and other communications.
5. Consideration of conference committee reports and vetoes.
6. Consideration of senate action on proposals approved by the assembly.
7. Consideration of motions for reconsideration of passage or concurrence.
8. Third reading of assembly proposals.
9. Third reading of senate proposals.
10. Second reading and amendment of assembly proposals.
QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Assembly Joint Resolution 76 (60 minutes)
Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (second consideration).
By Representatives August, Gustafson, Dittrich, Allen, Plumer, Hurd, Maxey, O'Connor, Rettinger, Schutt, Armstrong, Magnafici, Nedweski, Bodden, Snyder, Petersen, Rozar, Behnke, Mursau, Penterman, Swearingen, Schraa, Edming, Murphy, Brooks, Binsfeld, Green, Summerfield, Moses, Callahan, Dallman, Schmidt, Goeben, Wittke, Gundrum, Duchow, Melotik, S. Johnson, Brandtjen, Born and Michalski; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Nass, Wanggaard, Jacque, Stroebel, Ballweg, Jagler, Quinn, Tomczyk, Testin, Marklein, Felzkowski, Stafsholt and Cabral-Guevara.
Report adoption recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 77 (75 minutes)
Relating to: prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration).
By Representatives August, Bodden, Sortwell, Dittrich, Allen, Steffen, Plumer, Hurd, Maxey, O'Connor, Rettinger, Schutt, Armstrong, Magnafici, Michalski, Nedweski, Snyder, Petersen, Rozar, Gundrum, Behnke, Mursau, Penterman, Swearingen, Edming, Murphy, Brooks, Binsfeld, Callahan, Green, Summerfield, Moses, Donovan, Dallman, Schmidt, Goeben, Wittke, Duchow, Melotik, S. Johnson, Brandtjen, Born and Gustafson; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Wanggaard, Nass, Stroebel, Feyen, Ballweg, Testin, Marklein, Cowles, Felzkowski, Tomczyk, Stafsholt and Cabral-Guevara.
Report adoption recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 78 (75 minutes)
Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (first consideration).
By Representatives Snyder, Gustafson, Allen, Armstrong, August, Binsfeld, Born, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Goeben, Green, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Schutt, Spiros, Swearingen, Tusler and Brandtjen; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Ballweg, Bradley, Marklein, Nass, Testin and Tomczyk.
Report adoption recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 38 (10 minutes)
Relating to: absentee ballot request and return confirmation. (FE)
By Representatives Steffen, Knodl, Armstrong, C. Anderson, Bare, Edming, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Swearingen, Tusler and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Spreitzer and Tomczyk.
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 9, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 93 (10 minutes)
Relating to: verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. (FE)
By Representatives Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Kitchens, Magnafici, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schraa, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Nass and Tomczyk.
Report passage recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 3, Noes 2.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 243 (10 minutes)
Relating to: designating and marking the Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial Highway. (FE)
By Representatives Kurtz, VanderMeer, C. Anderson, Behnke, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Donovan, Duchow, Emerson, Goeben, Green, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Petryk, Rettinger, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck, Tranel, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Felzkowski, James, Nass, Spreitzer, Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard.
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 282 (10 minutes)
Relating to: broadcasting election night proceedings. (FE)
By Representatives Sortwell, Ortiz-Velez, Steffen, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Edming, Murphy, Moses and Krug; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Taylor, Nass and Tomczyk.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 9, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 298 (30 minutes)
Relating to: polling place closures.
By Representatives Sortwell, Ortiz-Velez, Baldeh, Behnke, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Moses, Myers, Steffen, Stubbs and Krug; cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Jacque, Ballweg and Tomczyk.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 7, Noes 2.
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 330 (10 minutes)
Relating to: the number of signatures on nomination papers.
By Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Sortwell, Tittl, Gundrum, Cabrera, Joers, Andraca, C. Anderson, Sinicki, Murphy, Stubbs, Allen, Moses, Conley, Gustafson, Brandtjen, Krug and Bodden; cosponsored by Senators James, Taylor, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Cabral-Guevara, Tomczyk and Ballweg.
Report passage recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 335 (10 minutes)
Relating to: judgments concerning a candidate's felony violation of certain campaign finance or election fraud laws.
By Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Sortwell, Conley, Cabrera, Myers, Joers, Ohnstad, Krug, Gustafson, Murphy and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Spreitzer and Taylor.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 9, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 396 (10 minutes)
Relating to: fees for obtaining the official voter registration list. (FE)
By Representatives Binsfeld, Gustafson, Bodden, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Donovan, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, Schmidt, Steffen, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Tomczyk, Stroebel, Nass and Jacque.
Report passage recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 6, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 441 (10 minutes)
Relating to: timeline for sending or transmitting presidential preference primary absentee ballots. (FE)
By Representatives Bodden, Michalski, C. Anderson, Andraca, Behnke, Brooks, Conley, Considine, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Joers, Krug, Maxey, Rettinger, Schmidt, Subeck, Ortiz-Velez and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Spreitzer, Knodl, Ballweg, Felzkowski and James.
Report passage recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 476 (10 minutes)
Relating to: filling vacancies in elective state offices in the executive branch.
By Representatives Magnafici, Behnke, Brandtjen, Brooks, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor, Rozar, Schutt and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Ballweg and James.
Report passage recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 493 (10 minutes)
Relating to: counting write-in votes in the general election.
By Representatives Macco, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Michalski, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez and Rozar; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard.
Report passage recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 494 (30 minutes)
Relating to: status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of automatically receiving absentee ballots and providing a penalty. (FE)
By Representatives Duchow, Armstrong, Dittrich, Edming, Goeben, Kitchens, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor and Rettinger; cosponsored by Senator Knodl.
Report passage recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 3, Noes 2.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 543 (10 minutes)
Relating to: election observers and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Tittl, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Goeben, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Nass and Tomczyk.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 3, Assembly Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 552 (10 minutes)
Relating to: setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record. (FE)
By Representatives Rettinger, Dittrich, O'Connor and Gustafson; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and Cabral-Guevara.
Report without recommendation (Assembly Rule 19) by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 4.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 567 (75 minutes)
Relating to: transmitting and canvassing absentee ballots, use of central counting locations, election night reporting, whistleblower protection for municipal clerks, notifications and verifications concerning citizenship status, court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote, and providing a penalty. (FE)
By Representatives Tusler, Maxey, Armstrong, Dittrich, Donovan, Kitchens, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schraa and Steffen; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 570 (10 minutes)
Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty. (FE)
By Representatives Maxey, Macco, Armstrong, Edming, Michalski, Murphy, Rettinger, Steffen and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senator Jacque.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 3, passage as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 571 (10 minutes)
Relating to: maintenance of the voter registration list, training of municipal clerks, data sharing agreements, pre-election procedures, lines at the polls on election day, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
By Representatives Dittrich, Maxey, Michalski, S. Johnson, Edming, O'Connor, Murphy, Callahan, Rettinger, Armstrong, Moses and Rozar.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 572 (30 minutes)
Relating to: absentee voting in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes and court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote.
By Representatives Kitchens, Allen, Binsfeld, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman and Rozar; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Ballweg, Marklein and Nass.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 577 (15 minutes)
Relating to: an election official's personal information; battery against election officials; whistleblower protection for municipal clerks, county clerks, and election officials who witness and report election fraud or irregularities; harassing election officials; and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Goeben, Rozar, Ortiz-Velez, Behnke, Dittrich, S. Johnson, Maxey, O'Connor and Rettinger.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Assembly Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
11. Second reading and amendment of senate proposals.
QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Joint Resolution 71 (60 minutes)
Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (second consideration).
By Senators Bradley, Nass, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Jacque, Jagler, Marklein, Quinn, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives August, Gustafson, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, S. Johnson, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Schraa, Schutt, Snyder, Summerfield, Swearingen and Wittke.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Joint Resolution 73 (75 minutes)
Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (first consideration).
By Senators Wanggaard, Ballweg, Bradley, Marklein, Nass, Testin and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Gustafson, Armstrong, August, Binsfeld, Born, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Goeben, Green, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Rozar, Schutt, Spiros, Swearingen, Tusler, Allen, Rettinger and Brandtjen.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Joint Resolution 78 (75 minutes)
Relating to: prohibiting state and local governments from using privately sourced moneys or equipment in connection with the conduct of elections and specifying who may perform tasks related to the conduct of an election (second consideration).
By Senators Wimberger, Wanggaard, Nass, Stroebel, Feyen, Ballweg, Testin, Marklein, Cowles, Felzkowski, Tomczyk, Stafsholt and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives August, Bodden, Sortwell, Dittrich, Allen, Steffen, Plumer, Hurd, Maxey, O'Connor, Rettinger, Schutt, Armstrong, Magnafici, Nedweski, Snyder, Petersen, Rozar, Gundrum, Behnke, Mursau, Penterman, Swearingen, Edming, Murphy, Brooks, Binsfeld, Callahan, Green, Summerfield, Moses, Donovan, Dallman, Schmidt, Goeben, Wittke, Duchow, Melotik, S. Johnson, Brandtjen, Born and Gustafson.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 98 (10 minutes)
Relating to: verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. (FE)
By Senators Stroebel, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Kitchens, Magnafici, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schraa, Tittl and Tusler.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 249 (10 minutes)
Relating to: designating and marking the Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial Highway. (FE)
By Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Felzkowski, James, Nass, Spreitzer, Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, VanderMeer, C. Anderson, Behnke, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Donovan, Duchow, Emerson, Goeben, Green, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Petryk, Rettinger, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck, Tranel, Wichgers and Zimmerman.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 283 (30 minutes)
Relating to: broadcasting election night proceedings. (FE)
By Senators Wimberger, Taylor, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Ortiz-Velez, Steffen, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Edming, Murphy, Moses and Krug.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 380 (10 minutes)
Relating to: Wisconsin grants and other financial aid for higher education. (FE)
By Senators Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Smith, Spreitzer, Tomczyk and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Jacobson, Joers, Mursau, O'Connor and Stubbs.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murphy.
Senate Bill 433 (10 minutes)
Relating to: timeline for sending or transmitting presidential preference primary absentee ballots. (FE)
By Senators Stroebel, Spreitzer, Knodl, Ballweg and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Bodden, Michalski, C. Anderson, Andraca, Behnke, Brooks, Conley, Considine, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Joers, Krug, Maxey, Rettinger, Schmidt, Subeck, Ortiz-Velez and Jacobson.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
12. Motions may be offered.
13. Consideration of resolutions.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?
Assembly Joint Resolution 88
Relating to: declaring the brandy old-fashioned as Wisconsin's state cocktail.
By Representatives Plumer, Dittrich, Emerson, Green, Gundrum, Jacobson, Kitchens, Melotik, Michalski, Nedweski, Penterman, Rettinger, Sapik, Schmidt, Steffen and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Feyen, Quinn and Spreitzer.
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules.
14. Announcements.
15. Adjournment.
