One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
Thursday, September 14, 2023
11:00 A.M.
First Order. Call of roll.
Second Order. Chief clerk's entries.
Third Order. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
Fourth Order. Report of committees.
Fifth Order. Petitions and communications.
QUESTION: Shall the bill pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?
Senate Bill 49. Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy. (FE) By Senators Bradley, Feyen, Nass, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Steffen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Kitchens, Kurtz, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Snyder, Sortwell, Swearingen, Tittl, Tusler and Zimmerman.
QUESTION: Shall the vetoed portion of the bill pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?
(An "Aye" vote will override the Governor's position. A "No" vote will sustain the Governor's position)
Senate Bill 70. Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) By joint committee on Finance, by request of Governor Tony Evers.
Item Veto A – 1 (SB 70 partial veto) Sections 402, 403, 404, and 408
Relating to: Per Pupil Revenue Limit Adjustment
Item Veto B - 7 (SB 70 partial veto) Sections 328, 329, 332, 333, 336, and 337
Relating to: Individual Income Tax Rate Reduction
Sixth Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
Seventh Order. Advice and consent of the Senate.
QUESTION: Shall the appointment be confirmed?
Amundson, Emilie, of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Carlton, Daniel A., of Mount Horeb, as Administrator of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2027. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Wolfe, Meagan, of Madison, as Administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2027. (Report confirmation by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 1, Noes 3)
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
Ninth Order. Special Orders.
Tenth Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 60. Relating to: fees for certain motor vehicle certificate of title transfers. (FE) By Senators Cowles, Wanggaard and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Neylon, Behnke, Donovan, Emerson, Kitchens, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Pronschinske, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Snodgrass, Spiros, Steffen and Tusler. (Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 110. Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE) By Senators Ballweg, Felzkowski, Carpenter, Cowles, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, Kurtz, Allen, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Billings, Bodden, Brandtjen, Conley, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Emerson, Goyke, Green, Joers, Kitchens, Krug, Madison, Michalski, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Riemer, Rodriguez, Schmidt, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining and Wichgers. (Report passage recommended by committee on Insurance and Small Business, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 134. Relating to: farmland preservation agreements and tax credits. (FE) By Senators Testin, Taylor, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Ballweg, Hesselbein, Marklein, Quinn, Smith, Tomczyk, Carpenter, Roys and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Oldenburg, Novak, Shankland, Tranel, C. Anderson, Considine, Hurd, Jacobson, Mursau, Schmidt, VanderMeer, Bare, Joers, Krug, Nedweski, Penterman and Subeck. (Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 135. Relating to: reciprocal credentials. (FE) By Senators Jacque, Felzkowski, Quinn, Roys, Stroebel and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Allen, Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Mursau, Neylon, Penterman, Tusler, Wichgers and Behnke. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 140. Relating to: financial assistance limits for dam removal. (FE) By Senators Stafsholt, Cowles, Marklein, Nass and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Zimmerman, Armstrong, Behnke, Magnafici and Moses. (Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 163. Relating to: membership of the Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council in the Department of Workforce Development. By Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Spreitzer and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Oldenburg, Moses, Mursau and Novak. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 166. Relating to: punitive articles in the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice prohibiting certain activities; procedures applicable to courts-martial cases under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; treatment of victims of an offense under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; defining military offenses under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; punishments for violations of the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; and the removal of gender-specific language from the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice. By Joint Legislative Council. (Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 167. Relating to: annual reporting to the legislature of sexual harassment and assault that occurs in the Wisconsin National Guard and of changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. By Joint Legislative Council. (Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 168. Relating to: a case management system for tracking misconduct within the Wisconsin national guard. (FE) By Joint Legislative Council. (Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 169. 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 Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1)
Senate Bill 218. Relating to: creating a grant program for public safety interoperable communication system upgrades. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Felzkowski, James, Quinn, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Armstrong, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Moses, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, Palmeri, Petryk, Rettinger, Spiros and Swearingen. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 238. Relating to: tuition and fee remission for eligible veterans' spouses and children enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or a technical college. (FE) By Senators Cowles and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Behnke, Binsfeld, Cabrera, Donovan, Edming, Green, Myers, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Schmidt, Shankland, Sinicki and Wichgers. (Report passage recommended by committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3)
Senate Bill 251. Relating to: members of the Council on Veterans Programs. By Senators Quinn, Hesselbein, Cowles, James and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Penterman, Jacobson, C. Anderson, Bare, Conley, Considine, Edming, Green, Joers, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros and Stubbs. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 263. Relating to: 100-day prescription drug supplies under SeniorCare and amending an administrative rule related to 100-day prescription drug supplies permitted under SeniorCare. (FE) By Senators Quinn, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Feyen, Jacque, James, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Ballweg and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Hurd, Edming, Schraa, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Brooks, Callahan, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, Kitchens, Macco, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Summerfield, Tittl, Tranel and Tusler. (Report passage recommended by committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 270. Relating to: damages claims relating to delayed relocation of utilities in a highway right-of-way and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Transportation. (FE) By Senators Tomczyk, Cowles and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Edming, Bodden, Green, Maxey, Mursau, Plumer, Rettinger, Schmidt, Spiros, Swearingen, VanderMeer and Wittke. (Report Senate Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 2 pending
Senate Bill 311. 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. (Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 313. Relating to: increased penalties for failing to stop for a school bus. By Senators James, Ballweg and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, S. Johnson, Allen, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Conley, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kitchens, Kurtz, Moses, Murphy, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rettinger, Schmidt, Spiros, Stubbs and Brooks. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 380. 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. (Report passage recommended by committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0)
Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 57. Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes. By Representatives Rettinger, Michalski, Donovan, Behnke, Gundrum, Knodl, Murphy, Nedweski, Rozar and Summerfield; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Nass and Jacque. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 3)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Assembly Bill 109. Relating to: requiring one-half credit of personal financial literacy for high school graduation. (FE) By Representatives Dallman, Penterman, Allen, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Jacobson, Joers, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Schutt, Sinicki, Steffen, Subeck, Summerfield, Tranel, Tusler, Zimmerman and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Stafsholt, Agard, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, Marklein, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Cowles. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2)
Assembly Bill 166. Relating to: definition of “sexual contact” for purposes of crimes against children and sexual assault and providing a penalty. By Representatives Rettinger, Nedweski, C. Anderson, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Sapik, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Wanggaard, Marklein and Tomczyk. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Twelfth Order. Third reading of joint resolutions and bills.
Thirteenth Order. Motions may be offered.
Fourteenth Order. Consideration of resolutions and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 39. Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Sheryl Albers. By Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter, Jacque, Spreitzer, Nass and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Krug, Tranel, Sinicki, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Spiros, Vos, Conley, Considine, Murphy, Rozar, Subeck and Green.
Senate Joint Resolution 67. Relating to: recognizing September 2023 as Family Meals Month. By Senators Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Spreitzer and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Allen, C. Anderson, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Gundrum, Gustafson, Joers, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Duchow, Schmidt, Wittke, Mursau and Stubbs.
Senate Joint Resolution 68. Relating to: proclaiming September 17, 2023, as Kleefstra Syndrome Awareness Day in Wisconsin. By Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representative Vos.
Senate Joint Resolution 69. Relating to: designating September 2023 and September 2024 as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. By Senators Roys, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Rozar, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Binsfeld, Cabrera, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Drake, Emerson, Haywood, Jacobson, Joers, S. Johnson, Madison, Magnafici, Melotik, Moore Omokunde, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vining and Kitchens.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be concurred in?
Assembly Joint Resolution 58. Relating to: congratulating Grace Stanke on winning the 2023 Miss America pageant. By Representative Snyder; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk.
Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.
Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.
