One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session11:56 P.M. THURSDAY, March 13, 2025
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
Representative August asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Dr. Wesley Carter of the New Restoration Ministries in Milwaukee.
Representative Tusler led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America flag.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Arney, August, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Born, Brill, Brooks, Brown, Callahan, Clancy, Cruz, Dallman, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goeben, Goodwin, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Haywood, Hong, Hurd, Hysell, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Madison, Maxey, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Petersen, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Pronschinske, Rivera-Wagner, Rodriguez, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spaude, Spiros, Steffen, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Taylor, Tenorio, Tittl, Tranel, Tucker, Tusler, Udell, VanderMeer, Vining, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman, and Speaker Vos - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Penterman - 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Leave of Absence
Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Penterman. Granted.
Representative Subeck asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Ortiz-Velez. Granted.
Representative Subeck asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representative Sinicki. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Fitzgerald introduced Hometown Hero Award recipient, Dr. Mable Schumacher, recognized for her extraordinary contributions and public service to her community. Dr. Schumacher addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: recognizing the achievements of women athletes in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Dittrich, Behnke, Brill, Gundrum, Knodl, Melotik, O'Connor, Penterman, Tittl, and Tusler.
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff.
By Representatives Neubauer, Andraca, Kirsch, Doyle, Sinicki, Madison, Emerson, Tusler, Moore Omokunde, Haywood, Hong, DeSmidt, Tenorio, Kitchens, Bare, Miresse, Cruz, Vining, Roe, Dittrich, Stubbs, Snodgrass, Snyder, Taylor, Clancy, Arney, Rivera-Wagner, Ortiz-Velez, Brown, Goodwin, Fitzgerald, McCarville, Subeck, Tittl, Mursau, Joers, Anderson, Krug, J. Jacobson, Prado, Mayadev, Rodriguez, Hysell, McGuire, Sheehan, Palmeri, Udell, and Johnson; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Smith, L. Johnson, Drake, Ratcliff, Wirch, Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, Jacque, Spreitzer, Quinn, Pfaff, Keyeski, and Wall.
Relating to: providing safe drinking water in public and private schools.
By Representatives Mursau, Novak, Behnke, Donovan, and Tusler; cosponsored by Senator Jacque.
Relating to: exempting certain persons from PFAS enforcement actions under the spills law.
By Representatives Mursau, Swearingen, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Spiros, Steffen, Tucker, and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Nass, and Tomczyk.
Relating to: programs and requirements to address PFAS.
By Representatives Mursau, Swearingen, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Novak, O'Connor, Spiros, Steffen, Tucker, and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Nass, and Tomczyk.
Relating to: creating a board to organize, promote, and host a Wisconsin nuclear power summit and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Steffen, Sortwell, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Green, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder, Subeck, and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Feyen, and Quinn.
Relating to: investment securities under the Uniform Commercial Code.
By Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kreibich, Mursau, and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Nass, and Wanggaard.
By Representatives Gundrum, Knodl, Brill, Mursau, O'Connor, Steffen, and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Marklein, and Nass.
hist200605To committee on Campaigns and Elections. Relating to: the right to repair motor vehicles and providing a penalty.
