One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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.
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?
Clarke, Dr. Callisia, of Milwaukee, as a Medical Doctor Representative on the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0)
Erpenbach, Jon, of Lodi, as Chair of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2023. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Erpenbach, Jon, of Lodi, as Chair of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2025. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Majeed-Haqqi, Dr. Lubna, of Brookfield, as a Medical Doctor Representative on the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2027. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0)
Miesen, Dr. Stephanie, of Edgerton, as a Veterinarian Representative on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 0)
Schuh, Lyn, of Oshkosh, as a Certified Veterinary Technician Representative on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 0)
Vruwink, Don, of Milton, as the Commissioner of Railroads, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2029. (Report confirmation recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
QUESTION: Shall the amendment be concurred in?
Senate Bill 158. Relating to: preliminary health care credentials granted to previously unlicensed individuals. (FE) By Senators Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Marklein and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Sortwell, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Born, Dittrich, Donovan, Gustafson, Kitchens, Kurtz, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rozar, Schmidt, Schraa, Tittl and Wichgers. (Report passage recommended by committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Assembly Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 174. Relating to: requiring use of the electronic system of vital records for medical certifications of death. By Joint Legislative Council. (Report passage recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0)
Assembly Amendment 1 pending
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 Joint Resolution 93. Relating to: continuity of government (first consideration). By Senator Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Armstrong, Edming, Gundrum, Rozar and Schmidt. (Report adoption recommended by committee on Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 58. Relating to: nitrate contamination and the well compensation grant program. (FE) By Senators Cowles, Testin, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Pfaff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Novak, Shankland, Krug, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Behnke, Considine, Donovan, Emerson, Green, Joers, Knodl, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spiros and Subeck. (Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 172. Relating to: establishing and operating community reentry centers and making an appropriation. (FE) By Joint Legislative Council. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 274. Relating to: the amount and distribution of the real estate transfer fee. (FE) By Senators Stafsholt, Marklein, Nass, Quinn and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Behnke, Bodden, Krug, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Plumer, Schmidt, Rozar, Edming and Oldenburg. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 351. Relating to: creating a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of certain memberships to a real estate broker. (FE) By Senators Bradley, Ballweg, Marklein, Roys and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Wittke, Allen, Dittrich, Donovan, Gustafson, Magnafici, Murphy, Moses, Nedweski, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Penterman, Rettinger, Vos and Wichgers. (Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received)
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 353, in lieu of Senate Bill 351.
Senate Bill 367. Relating to: guaranteed admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and requiring high schools to prepare class rankings for certain pupils. (FE) By Senator Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, Murphy, Vos, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Macco, Maxey, Nedweski, Rozar and Wichgers. (Report Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3)
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 374. Relating to: Wisconsin and Minnesota income tax reciprocity. (FE) By Senators Stafsholt, Ballweg, Bradley and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Zimmerman, Petryk, Green, Magnafici, O'Connor and Wittke. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 407. Relating to: healthy aging grants and making an appropriation. (FE) By Senators Feyen and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, Armstrong, Baldeh, Conley, Edming, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Petryk, Shankland, Sinicki, Steffen, Stubbs and Subeck. (Report passage recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 488. Relating to: legislative redistricting. By Senators Knodl, Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Stroebel and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Oldenburg, Novak, Tranel, Plumer, Mursau and Kitchens.
Senate Bill 514. Relating to: fleeing an officer and providing a penalty. By Senators Knodl, Hutton, Bradley, Ballweg, James, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Tusler, Rettinger, Allen, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Duchow, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, Melotik, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor and Penterman. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1)
Senate Bill 517. Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints if the person's actions were in self-defense. By Senators Hutton, Bradley, Wanggaard, James, Felzkowski and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Rettinger, Donovan, Schutt, O'Connor, Dittrich, Rozar, Gundrum, Mursau, Wichgers, Bodden and Brandtjen. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 3)
Senate Bill 518. Relating to: University of Wisconsin System branch campus redevelopment grants, including a grant to Richland County, and making an appropriation. (FE) By Senators Marklein and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Michalski, Novak, O'Connor and Oldenburg. (Report Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 15, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0)
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 541. Relating to: use of fill in commercial waterways and Great Lakes waters. By Senators Stroebel, Quinn, Nass and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Green, Binsfeld, Katsma, O'Connor, Murphy, Goeben and Melotik. (Report Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Substitute Amendment 2 pending
Senate Bill 549. Relating to: allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property. By Senators Cabral-Guevara and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Rettinger, Dittrich, Edming, Rozar, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Donovan, Gustafson, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Petryk, Schmidt, Tusler and Melotik. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 553. Relating to: representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty. By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Wichgers, J. Anderson, Cabrera, C. Anderson, Behnke, Brandtjen, Gundrum, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Sapik and Sinicki. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1)
Senate Bill 612. Relating to: seasonally maintained highways. By Senators Marklein, Felzkowski, Ballweg, Cowles and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Behnke, Edming, Green, Moses, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Sortwell and Jacobson. (Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 616. Relating to: a sales tax exemption for road-building equipment; increasing the income tax withholding threshold for nonresidents; modifying the certification requirement for a qualified opportunity fund; prohibiting certain lottery games; and extending the capital gains exclusion to family members who inherit certain farms organized as a partnership or limited liability company. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Pfaff and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Katsma, Born, Dallman, Edming, Kurtz, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Plumer, Schutt, Steffen, Wichgers and Jacobson. (Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 641. Relating to: eliminating the prohibitions on electric weapons and providing a penalty. By Senators James and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Magnafici, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Goeben, Gustafson, S. Johnson, Rettinger, Schmidt and Wichgers. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 707. Relating to: national reading program grants. (FE) By Senators Felzkowski, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives August, Kitchens, O'Connor, Subeck, Krug, Plumer, Novak, Penterman, Hurd, Binsfeld, Allen, Rettinger, Murphy, Brandtjen, Melotik, Mursau, Gustafson, Petryk, Michalski and Schmidt. (Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 736. Relating to: postelection audits by the Legislative Audit Bureau and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senator Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Allen, Murphy, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Goeben, O'Connor, Rettinger and Wichgers. (Report passage recommended by committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 742. Relating to: an alternative teacher certification program for an initial license to teach. By Senator Knodl; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Allen, Armstrong, Bodden, Brandtjen, Goeben, Murphy, O'Connor and Dittrich. (Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 759. 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 Senators Wimberger and Knodl; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler and O'Connor. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1)
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 803, in lieu of Senate Bill 759.
Senate Bill 768. Relating to: prohibiting certain rules related to dispensing liquefied petroleum gases for vehicle fuel purposes. By Senators Knodl and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Armstrong, Brooks, Goeben, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Rettinger, Schmidt and Tranel. (Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 491, in lieu of Senate Bill 768.
Senate Bill 780. Relating to: nonresident archer and crossbow hunting license fees. (FE) By Senators Quinn, Ballweg and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, C. Anderson, Callahan, Edming, Goeben, Magnafici, Moses, Mursau and Penterman. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 787. Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Evansville. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Spreitzer, Ballweg, L. Johnson, Testin and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, C. Anderson, Hurd, Jacobson, S. Johnson, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Tranel and VanderMeer. (Report Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 788. Relating to: delegation of adjunctive services by chiropractors. By Senators Cabral-Guevara and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Magnafici, Murphy and Schmidt. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 6, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 6, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 829. Relating to: allowing a tactical emergency medical services professional to carry a firearm in prohibited areas. (FE) By Senators Wanggaard and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Behnke, Bodden, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Gundrum, Magnafici, Murphy, Ortiz-Velez and Schraa. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 833. Relating to: funding for the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center and making an appropriation. (FE) By Senators Knodl, Tomczyk, Spreitzer, Carpenter and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Spiros, Andraca, Steffen, Melotik, Murphy, Goeben, Penterman, Michalski, Subeck, O'Connor, Hong, Sinicki, Riemer, Emerson, C. Anderson, Bare and Behnke. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 6, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 836. Relating to: imposing conditions on a juvenile between a plea hearing and a fact-finding hearing or disposition hearing. By Senators Wanggaard, Jacque, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Dittrich, Goeben, Maxey, Melotik, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor and Penterman. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 866. Relating to: changes to the electronic waste recycling program and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Senators Cowles, Agard, James and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau and O'Connor. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 874. Relating to: counting convictions and findings for the purpose of the sex offender registry and notifications. By Senators Wimberger, Felzkowski, Jacque, James, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Born, Behnke, Binsfeld, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Rettinger, Schmidt, Summerfield, VanderMeer, Shankland and Melotik. (Report Senate Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2)
Senate Amendment 2 pending
Senate Bill 875. Relating to: excepting xylazine testing materials from the definition of drug paraphernalia and civil and criminal liability exemptions for distributing and administering xylazine testing products. By Senators James, Agard, L. Johnson, Pfaff, Roys, Spreitzer and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Billings, C. Anderson, Behnke, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Jacobson, Mursau, Myers, Nedweski, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rozar, Shankland, Sinicki and Subeck. (Report passage recommended by committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 880. Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Stevens Point. (FE) By Senators Testin, Ballweg, Spreitzer and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Shankland, Callahan, Jacobson, Ohnstad, Penterman and VanderMeer. (Report Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 894. Relating to: a technology and innovation hub grant to BioForward, Inc., and making an appropriation. (FE) By Senators Stroebel, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Quinn, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Zimmerman, Gustafson, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Dittrich, Duchow, Goeben, Gundrum, Kitchens, Macco, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Petryk, Rettinger, Sapik and Steffen. (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0)
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 916, in lieu of Senate Bill 894.
Senate Bill 898. Relating to: electronic and remote witnessing and notarization of estate planning documents. By Senators Ballweg and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Baldeh, Behnke, Doyle, Kitchens, O'Connor, Ratcliff, Rettinger and Subeck. (Report passage recommended by committee on Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 915. Relating to: the maximum life and allocation period for Tax Incremental District Number 4 in the city of Antigo. (FE) By Senator Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representative Callahan. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 917. Relating to: student teaching requirement for teacher preparatory programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Senators Feyen, Jacque, Knodl, Bradley and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Armstrong, Maxey, Mursau and Binsfeld. (Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 932. 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 Senator Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Born, Armstrong, Donovan, Gundrum, Hurd, Krug, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Plumer, Schmidt, Swearingen and Wittke. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 12, Noes 3, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 956, in lieu of Senate Bill 932.
Senate Bill 971. Relating to: early literacy programs administered by the Department of Public Instruction. By Senator Stroebel; cosponsored by Representative Wittke. (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, 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 Joint Resolution 6. Relating to: the appropriation authority of the legislature and the allocation of moneys Wisconsin receives from the federal government (second consideration). By Representatives Wittke, Sortwell, Armstrong, Born, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl, Kurtz, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Penterman, Rozar, Sapik, Spiros, Tusler, Bodden, Green, Schutt, Rettinger, O'Connor, Donovan and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, James, Quinn, Stroebel and Tomczyk. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 3, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Universities and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Assembly Bill 251. Relating to: a tier I license issued by the Department of Public Instruction and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction. By Representatives Steffen, Armstrong, Behnke, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Kitchens, Macco, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Plumer, Rettinger, Schraa and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Quinn, Testin and Tomczyk. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 298. 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 concurrence recommended by committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 330. 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 concurrence recommended by committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 353. 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. (Companion Senate Bill 351 report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received)
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 353 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 351.
Assembly Bill 356. Relating to: grants for incumbent local exchange carriers for costs associated with Next Generation 911 and making an appropriation. (FE) By Representatives Kurtz, Novak, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Kitchens, Krug, Moses, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Petryk, Schmidt, Schraa, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tranel, VanderMeer and Rozar; cosponsored by Senators Testin, James, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn and Cowles. (Companion Senate Bill 371 report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1)
Assembly Bill 388. Relating to: creating a child care center renovations loan program. (FE) By Representatives Hurd, Goeben, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Krug, Magnafici, Melotik, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Rodriguez, Rozar, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tranel and Armstrong; cosponsored by Senators James, Cabral-Guevara and Stroebel. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Assembly Bill 480. Relating to: eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits. (FE) By Representatives Schutt, Behnke, Bodden, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gustafson, Hurd, Kitchens, Kurtz, Macco, Melotik, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Plumer, Rettinger and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel and Wanggaard. (Report concurrence recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)
Assembly Bill 491. 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. (Companion Senate Bill 768 report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 491 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 768.
Assembly Bill 510. Relating to: rights reserved to a parent or guardian of a child. By Representatives Wittke, Gundrum, Maxey, Nedweski, Schmidt, Binsfeld, Rettinger, Allen, Magnafici, Steffen, Brooks, Armstrong, Callahan, O'Connor, Goeben, Bodden, Sapik, Tittl, Michalski, Schutt, Penterman, Dittrich, Murphy, Green, Behnke, Mursau, Brandtjen, Wichgers, Gustafson, VanderMeer and Edming; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Quinn, Marklein and Nass. (Companion Senate Bill 489 report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2)
Assembly Bill 512. Relating to: hunting wild animals with the aid of a dog, dog training on wild animals, and dog trialing on wild animals in the northern portion of the state. By Representatives Green, Bodden, Brooks, Magnafici, Mursau, Schmidt and Edming; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Jacque and Tomczyk. (Companion Senate Bill 545 report passage recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Assembly Bill 572. 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 concurrence recommended by committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Assembly Bill 637. Relating to: removing a catalytic converter without consent and providing a penalty. By Representatives Rettinger, Donovan, Allen, Behnke, Dittrich, Duchow, Goeben, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Palmeri, Penterman, Sapik, Sortwell and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Ballweg, Carpenter, Marklein, Nass and Roys. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 803. 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. (Companion Senate Bill 759 report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1)
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 803 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 759.
Assembly Bill 890. Relating to: fund of funds investment program. (FE) By Representatives Wittke, Zimmerman, Dittrich, Duchow, Moses, O'Connor and Penterman; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Felzkowski and Feyen. (Companion Senate Bill 878 report passage recommended by committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 916. 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. (Companion Senate Bill 894 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0)
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 916 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 894.
Assembly Bill 956. 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. (Companion Senate Bill 932 report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 12, Noes 3, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3)
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 102. Relating to: observing February 29, 2024, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin. By Senators Testin, Agard, Spreitzer, Wirch and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Zimmerman, Bare, Binsfeld, Conley, Drake, Edming, Emerson, Gundrum, Jacobson, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ratcliff, Shankland, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Tittl and Tusler.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 111, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 102.
Senate Joint Resolution 103. Relating to: proclaiming March 19 to be Wisconsin Celebrating Women in Public Office Day. By Senators Ballweg, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Agard; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Dittrich, C. Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Binsfeld, Clancy, Conley, Drake, Emerson, Joers, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Schutt, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki and Stubbs.
Senate Joint Resolution 104. Relating to: proclaiming February 2024 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin. By Senators Ballweg, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Larson, Marklein, Roys, Spreitzer, Testin and Agard; cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, Andraca, Bare, Behnke, Binsfeld, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Penterman, Schmidt, Shankland, Sinicki, Stubbs and Subeck.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 113, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 104.
Senate Joint Resolution 112. Relating to: recognizing and commending the National Conference of State Legislatures on its 50th anniversary in 2025. By Senators LeMahieu, Hesselbein, Ballweg, James, Roys, Testin and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Neubauer, Armstrong, August, Bare, Binsfeld, C. Anderson, Considine, Dittrich, Duchow, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Macco, Magnafici, Michalski, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Shelton, Sinicki, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Wittke, Zimmerman, Schraa and Jacobson.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be concurred in?
Assembly Joint Resolution 104. Relating to: celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the American Birkebeiner and proclaiming February 19 to 25, 2024, as American Birkebeiner Week in Wisconsin. By Representatives Edming, Green and Armstrong; cosponsored by Senators Quinn and Tomczyk.
Assembly Joint Resolution 105. Relating to: declaring the week of January 21 to 27, 2024, School Choice Week and recognizing the right of parents to select the best educational path for their children. By Representatives Wittke, Schutt, Tusler, Plumer, Rozar, Schmidt, Rettinger, Melotik, Allen, Penterman, Dittrich, Duchow, Gustafson, Murphy, Callahan, Green and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Bradley and Felzkowski.
Assembly Joint Resolution 106. Relating to: recognizing the importance of sturgeon to Wisconsin and designating the second Saturday of February in 2024 as State Sturgeon Spearing Day. By Representatives Bodden, Gustafson, Green, Murphy, Rettinger, O'Connor, Penterman, Schmidt and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Feyen and Jacque.
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.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 111 in lieu of its companion joint resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 102.
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.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 113 in lieu of its companion joint resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 104.
Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.
Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.
