One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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 Bill 100 (10 minutes)
Relating to: funding for reduction of infiltration and inflow in connecting laterals and sewer lines. (FE)
By Representatives Rodriguez, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Brooks, Duchow, Green, Gustafson, Mursau, Shankland and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Cowles and Wimberger.
Report passage recommended by committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 16, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 180 (20 minutes)
Relating to: establishing a hotline for employers interested in hiring individuals with a conviction record. (FE)
By Joint Legislative Council.
Report passage recommended by committee on Corrections, Ayes 12, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 197 (15 minutes)
Relating to: procedures for reviewing commercial building plans. (FE)
By Joint Legislative Council.
Report passage recommended by committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 10, Noes 5.
Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 198 (15 minutes)
Relating to: local government review of commercial building plans. (FE)
By Joint Legislative Council.
Report passage recommended by committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 10, Noes 5.
Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 199 (15 minutes)
Relating to: permission to start construction of a commercial building before plan approval. (FE)
By Joint Legislative Council.
Report passage recommended by committee on Housing and Real Estate, Ayes 10, Noes 5.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 274 (15 minutes)
Relating to: a commercial driver training grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)
By Representatives Pronschinske, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Callahan, Edming, Green, Magnafici, Mursau, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Petryk, Summerfield and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger and Cabral-Guevara.
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 2.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Pronschinske.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 314 (10 minutes)
Relating to: state aid for prizes awarded at local fairs. (FE)
By Representatives Kurtz, Schutt, Armstrong, Behnke, Edming, Green, Magnafici, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Plumer, Schmidt, Summerfield, Tittl and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Feyen, Marklein, Spreitzer, Stroebel and Stafsholt.
Report passage recommended by committee on Local Government, Ayes 11, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 337 (30 minutes)
Relating to: eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors.
By Representatives Tusler, Allen, Behnke, Conley, Gustafson, Kitchens, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Spiros and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Cabral-Guevara, Wanggaard, Ballweg and Stroebel.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 14, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 2.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 353 (10 minutes)
Relating to: creating a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of certain memberships to a real estate broker. (FE)
By Representatives Steffen, Wittke, Allen, Dittrich, Donovan, Gustafson, Magnafici, Murphy, Moses, Nedweski, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Penterman, Rettinger, Vos, Wichgers, Jacobson and Rozar; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Ballweg, Marklein, Roys, Wanggaard and Spreitzer.
Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 7, Noes 0.
Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 365 (10 minutes)
Relating to: permits for the overweight transport of pig iron. (FE)
By Representatives Petersen, Armstrong, Behnke, Dallman, Green, O'Connor and Schmidt; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Feyen and Tomczyk.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 442 (60 minutes)
Relating to: permits authorizing the employment of minors. (FE)
By Representatives Moses, Binsfeld, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Krug, Magnafici, Nedweski, O'Connor, Rettinger and Schmidt; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Felzkowski and Stroebel.
Report passage recommended by committee on Labor and Integrated Employment, Ayes 5, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 461 (20 minutes)
Relating to: allowing certain municipalities to increase the rate of the premier resort area tax. (FE)
By Representatives Dallman, Kurtz, Donovan, Novak, O'Connor and Melotik; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Marklein and Quinn.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 10, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 1.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 15, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 491 (20 minutes)
Relating to: prohibiting certain rules related to dispensing liquefied petroleum gases for vehicle fuel purposes.
By Representatives Novak, Armstrong, Brooks, Goeben, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Rettinger, Schmidt and Tranel; cosponsored by Senators Knodl and Stroebel.
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 9, Noes 4.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak.
Assembly Bill 627 (10 minutes)
Relating to: various changes to the business development tax credit. (FE)
By Representatives Armstrong, Macco, Behnke, Donovan, Hurd, Maxey, Mursau, O'Connor, VanderMeer and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Ballweg.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 12, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 15, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 659 (10 minutes)
Relating to: notarial acts performed for remotely located individuals.
By Representatives Summerfield, Dittrich, O'Connor, Rettinger and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Ballweg, Nass, Roys and Marklein.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 737 (10 minutes)
Relating to: exempting certain sales from the notice and right to cancel provisions of the Wisconsin Consumer Act. (FE)
By Representatives Melotik, Dittrich, Binsfeld, Brooks, O'Connor, Penterman, Sortwell and Tittl; cosponsored by Senator Stroebel.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 6, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 6, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 742 (10 minutes)
Relating to: eliminating obsolete statutory references regarding property, sales, and income taxes; the uniform unclaimed property act; and lottery games. (FE)
By Representatives August and Shelton; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg and Smith.
Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 11, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 793 (20 minutes)
Relating to: modifying the tax treatment of college savings accounts and the employee college savings account contribution credit. (FE)
By Representatives Binsfeld, Joers, Allen, Behnke, Brandtjen, Callahan, Conley, Dittrich, Goeben, Goyke, Kitchens, Macco, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Ratcliff and Rettinger; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Nass, Spreitzer and Wirch.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 11, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 803 (10 minutes)
Relating to: trust administration, the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act, the Uniform Trust Decanting Act, disclosure of certain digital property, and the classification of certain digital property as individual property for purposes of determining marital property. (FE)
By Representatives Tusler and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger and Knodl.
Report passage recommended by committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 851 (10 minutes)
Relating to: license requirement exemption for retail food establishments that sell or process cotton candy.
By Representatives Goeben, Gustafson, Penterman, Rozar, Sapik and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senator Cowles.
Report passage recommended by committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 891 (15 minutes)
Relating to: academic and career planning services provided to pupils, requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
By Representatives Michalski, Binsfeld, Behnke, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor and S. Johnson; cosponsored by Senator Feyen.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 15, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 910 (10 minutes)
Relating to: remote sellers of cigars and pipe tobacco. (FE)
By Representatives Swearingen, Green, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Dallman, Myers, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Subeck and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Ballweg and Wanggaard.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development, Ayes 11, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 912 (10 minutes)
Relating to: financial statements of registered charitable organizations.
By Representatives Wittke, Brooks, Allen, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Sinicki, Wichgers and Goeben; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bradley and Roys.
Report passage recommended by committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 10, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 916 (10 minutes)
Relating to: a technology and innovation hub grant to BioForward, Inc., and making an appropriation. (FE)
By Representatives Nedweski, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Dittrich, Duchow, Goeben, Gundrum, Kitchens, Macco, Maxey, Murphy, Petryk, Rettinger, Sapik, Steffen, Mursau and Penterman; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer and Quinn.
Report passage recommended by committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 15, Noes 0.
Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 956 (45 minutes)
Relating to: modifications to building program project budgets, selection of project architects and engineers, single prime contracting, agency cooperation with energy conservation contractors, timeline for claims before the Claims Board, and making a transfer to the state building trust fund. (FE)
By Representatives Born, Armstrong, Donovan, Gundrum, Hurd, Krug, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Plumer, Schmidt, Swearingen and Wittke; cosponsored by Senator Ballweg.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 6, Noes 5, passage as amended recommended by committee on State Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 5.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 12, Noes 3, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 1020 (60 minutes)
Relating to: expansion of the second individual income tax bracket. (FE)
By Representatives Katsma, Born, Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Krug, Kurtz, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Schutt, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Tranel, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, LeMahieu, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jagler, Nass, Quinn, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Tomczyk.
Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 1021 (60 minutes)
Relating to: increasing and expanding the retirement income subtraction. (FE)
By Representatives Steffen, Kitchens, Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Binsfeld, Born, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Katsma, Krug, Kurtz, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Schutt, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Tranel, Wichgers, Wittke and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Wimberger, Ballweg, Bradley, Jagler, Felzkowski, Feyen, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Tomczyk.
Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 1022 (60 minutes)
Relating to: the married persons credit. (FE)
By Representatives Schutt, Katsma, Krug, Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Binsfeld, Born, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Kurtz, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Tranel, Wichgers, Wittke and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Stroebel, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jagler, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Testin, Wanggaard and Tomczyk.
Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 1023 (60 minutes)
Relating to: expanding the child and dependent care credit. (FE)
By Representatives Binsfeld, Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Born, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Katsma, Krug, Kurtz, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Schraa, Schutt, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Tranel, Wichgers, Wittke and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jagler, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Tomczyk.
Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
11. Second reading and amendment of senate proposals.
QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 99 (10 minutes)
Relating to: funding for reduction of infiltration and inflow in connecting laterals and sewer lines. (FE)
By Senators Cowles and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Rodriguez, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Brooks, Duchow, Green, Gustafson, Mursau, Shankland and Subeck.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 169 (20 minutes)
Relating to: establishing a hotline for employers interested in hiring individuals with a conviction record. (FE)
By Joint Legislative Council.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 186 (15 minutes)
Relating to: procedures for reviewing commercial building plans. (FE)
By Joint Legislative Council.
Report concurrence recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 187 (15 minutes)
Relating to: local government review of commercial building plans. (FE)
By Joint Legislative Council.
Report concurrence recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 188 (15 minutes)
Relating to: permission to start construction of a commercial building before plan approval. (FE)
By Joint Legislative Council.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 271 (15 minutes)
Relating to: a commercial driver training grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)
By Senators Wimberger and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Callahan, Edming, Green, Magnafici, Mursau, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Petryk, Summerfield and VanderMeer.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 311 (10 minutes)
Relating to: state aid for prizes awarded at local fairs. (FE)
By Senators Ballweg, Feyen, Marklein, Spreitzer and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Schutt, Armstrong, Behnke, Edming, Green, Magnafici, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Plumer, Schmidt, Summerfield, Tittl and Shankland.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 363 (10 minutes)
Relating to: permits for the overweight transport of pig iron. (FE)
By Senators Ballweg, Feyen and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Petersen, Armstrong, Behnke, Dallman, Green, O'Connor and Schmidt.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 436 (60 minutes)
Relating to: permits authorizing the employment of minors. (FE)
By Senators Tomczyk, Felzkowski and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Krug, Magnafici, Nedweski, Rettinger, Schmidt and O'Connor.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 451 (20 minutes)
Relating to: allowing certain municipalities to increase the rate of the premier resort area tax. (FE)
By Senators Ballweg, Marklein and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Kurtz, Donovan, Novak, O'Connor and Melotik.
Report concurrence recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 626 (10 minutes)
Relating to: notarial acts performed for remotely located individuals.
By Senators Quinn, Ballweg, Nass, Roys and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Dittrich, O'Connor, Rettinger and Wichgers.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
12. Motions may be offered.
13. Consideration of resolutions.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 96
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow.
By Senators Hutton, Jagler, Jacque, Spreitzer, Bradley, Kapenga, Nass, Carpenter, Felzkowski, Marklein, Wirch, Cowles, Agard, Feyen, Ballweg, Roys and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Michalski, Allen, August, Baldeh, Conley, Dittrich, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Hurd, Jacobson, Kitchens, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Schutt, Sinicki, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck, Tittl and Tranel.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 111
Relating to: observing February 29, 2024, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Dittrich, Zimmerman, Sinicki, Nedweski, Gundrum, Mursau, Bare, Binsfeld, Conley, Stubbs, Ohnstad, Murphy, Edming, Jacobson, Tittl, O'Connor, Subeck, Moses, Drake, Emerson, Tusler, Shankland and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Wirch, Spreitzer, Agard and Larson.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 113
Relating to: proclaiming February 2024 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Rozar, Andraca, Bare, Behnke, Binsfeld, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Penterman, Schmidt, Shankland, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Joers and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Larson, Marklein, Roys, Spreitzer, Testin and Agard.
Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 by Committee on Rules.
14. Announcements.
15. Adjournment.
