One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
8:08 A.M. TUESDAY, November 14, 2023
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Kapenga.
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Call of Roll
The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was: Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Kapenga, Knodl, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Taylor, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 33.
Absent with leave - None - 0.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Wanggaard.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Smith led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
8:13 A.M.
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Recess
9:23 A.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senate President Kapenga in the chair.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist178925Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 268 offered by Senators Hutton and Spreitzer. hist178926Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 268 offered by Senators Hutton and Spreitzer. hist178910Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 268 offered by Senator LeMahieu. hist178930Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 268 offered by Senators Hutton and Spreitzer. hist178941Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 268 offered by Senator Spreitzer. hist178942Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 268 offered by Senator Spreitzer. hist178943Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 268 offered by Senator Spreitzer. hist178874Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 312 offered by Senators Pfaff, Wirch, Hesselbein, Agard, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Larson, Smith, Spreitzer and Taylor. hist178824Senate Substitute Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 312 offered by Senators Pfaff, Wirch, Hesselbein, Agard, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Larson, Smith, Spreitzer and Taylor. hist178802Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 438 offered by Senator Nass. hist178816Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 438 offered by Senator Feyen. hist178870Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 439 offered by Senator Feyen. hist178878Senate Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 439 offered by Senators Larson, Carpenter and Taylor. hist178877Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 439 offered by Senators Larson, Carpenter and Taylor. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist179052Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Cabrera and O'Connor added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 133. hist179502Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 253. hist179505Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 267. hist179519Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative C. Anderson withdrawn as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 268. hist179049Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Cowles withdrawn as a coauthor of Senate Bill 268. hist178867Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 271. hist178868Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senators Carpenter and Hesselbein added as coauthors of Senate Bill 462. hist179508Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 491. hist179509Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 524. hist178869Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 527. hist179495Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 527. hist179498Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Madison added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 528. hist179522Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 539. hist179510Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives O'Connor, Cabrera and Subeck added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 610. hist179059Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Palmeri, McGuire, Rettinger, Schutt, Cabrera and Subeck added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 621. hist179511Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 635. hist179518Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Cabrera and Drake added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 642. hist179513Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Ballweg added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 676. hist179496Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 79. hist179497Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 87. hist179520Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Larson added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 87. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Offices of Senator Carpenter and Senator Larson
November 14, 2023
The Honorable, the Senate:
The Brewers stadium funding deal was negotiated behind closed doors, including only a small group of people. Senators were given mere minutes to evaluate the proposed substitute amendment and have our ideas drafted as amendments to it.
