One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
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 73 (30 minutes)
Relating to: statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets.
By Representatives Tusler, B. Jacobson, Brooks, Knodl, Murphy, and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Wimberger.
Report passage recommended by committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 7, Noes 2.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 162 (30 minutes)
Relating to: workforce metrics. (FE)
By Representatives Armstrong, O'Connor, Brooks, Dittrich, Green, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, and Penterman; cosponsored by Senator Feyen.
Report passage recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 164 (60 minutes)
Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants. (FE)
By Representatives B. Jacobson, Snyder, Dallman, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Nedweski, Murphy, O'Connor, Wichgers, Wittke, and Allen; cosponsored by Senator Jacque.
Report passage recommended by committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 165 (60 minutes)
Relating to: local guaranteed income programs.
By Representatives Piwowarczyk, Maxey, Allen, Behnke, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Nass and Wanggaard.
Report passage recommended by committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 166 (30 minutes)
Relating to: academic and career planning services provided to pupils and requiring the reporting of certain data on college student costs and outcomes. (FE)
By Representatives Melotik, Maxey, Behnke, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Sheehan, and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Feyen.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 10, Noes 3, passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 167 (30 minutes)
Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits. (FE)
By Representatives Tucker, Armstrong, Brooks, B. Jacobson, Duchow, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Wimberger.
Report passage recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 168 (30 minutes)
Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
By Representatives Kreibich, O'Connor, Nedweski, Green, Duchow, Murphy, Knodl, B. Jacobson, Gundrum, and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senator Feyen.
Report passage recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 169 (30 minutes)
Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
By Representatives Knodl, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Marklein, and Kapenga.
Report passage recommended by committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
11. Second reading and amendment of senate proposals.
12. Motions may be offered.
13. Consideration of resolutions.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?
Assembly Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller.
By Representatives Novak, Tranel, Vos, August, Petersen, Allen, Brown, Dittrich, Emerson, Goodwin, Gundrum, Haywood, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neubauer, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Pronschinske, Rivera-Wagner, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Wittke, and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Jacque, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Smith, Stafsholt, Wanggaard, and Wirch.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 14
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative David O. Martin.
By Representatives Kaufert, Tranel, Kurtz, Gustafson, Novak, O'Connor, Tittl, Murphy, Penterman, Tusler, Sinicki, Kreibich, Knodl, Subeck, and Goodwin; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Nass, Ratcliff, Roys, and Spreitzer.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 19
Relating to: honoring April 22, 2025, as the 55th anniversary of Earth Day.
By Representatives Tenorio, Miresse, Palmeri, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Melotik, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Udell, and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall, and Wirch.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week.
By Representatives Vining, Hurd, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Knodl, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Tenorio, Udell, Subeck, and Johnson; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ratcliff, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, and Spreitzer.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Gustafson, Bare, Clancy, Dittrich, Hong, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Knodl, Madison, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Stubbs, Subeck, and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Marklein, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, and Spreitzer.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: proclaiming April 26, 2025, as Shared Parenting Day in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, O'Connor, Sheehan, and Udell; cosponsored by Senators James, Jacque, and Hesselbein.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 23
Relating to: designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Months.
By Representatives Subeck, Kaufert, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Joers, Kitchens, Knodl, Madison, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Stubbs, Tranel, Udell, Vining, and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wanggaard, and Wirch.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.
By Representatives Kitchens, Franklin, Tranel, Billings, Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Goodwin, Kaufert, Krug, Miresse, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Sheehan, Stubbs, Swearingen, Wittke, and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Tomczyk, Roys, Cabral-Guevara, Jacque, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, and Wanggaard.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 25
Relating to: proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Penterman, Tusler, Subeck, Bare, Callahan, Clancy, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Franklin, Gundrum, Hong, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Madison, Miresse, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Steffen, Stubbs, Udell, and Andraca; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Jacque, Jagler, Marklein, Nass, Ratcliff, Roys, and Tomczyk.
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules.
14. Announcements.
15. Adjournment.