2:48 P.M. TUESDAY, April 15, 2025
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative O'Connor in the chair.
The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.
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Amendments Offered
hist202141Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 35 offered by Representative Steffen. hist202040Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 132 offered by Representative Steffen. hist201901Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 163 offered by Representative Penterman. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred on Monday, April 14:
Relating to: transmission facilities; installation of large wind energy, large solar energy, and battery energy storage systems; installation of light-mitigating technology systems; and prioritizing nuclear energy resources.
By Representatives O'Connor, Brooks, Green, Moses, Tranel, Vos, and Mursau.
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Read first time and referred on Tuesday, April 15:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Senator Timothy Francis Cullen.
By Representatives Roe, Anderson, Brown, J. Jacobson, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, DeSmidt, Doyle, Fitzgerald, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Krug, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Wall, and Wirch.
Relating to: requiring periodic inspections of parking structures.
By Representatives Maxey, Donovan, Madison, Dittrich, Hong, Joers, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Udell, Kirsch, and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Larson, and Spreitzer.
hist202044To committee on Housing and Real Estate. Relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program.
By Representatives Kaufert, Franklin, Bare, Behnke, Donovan, Gundrum, Joers, Knodl, Kreibich, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Snyder, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Madison, Clancy, and Melotik; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Testin, Dassler-Alfheim, James, Tomczyk, Wirch, Drake, Ratcliff, and Spreitzer.
hist202045To committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care. Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for diapers and feminine hygiene products.
By Representatives Brill, Krug, Behnke, Brown, J. Jacobson, Miresse, Mursau, Palmeri, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Snyder, Stroud, Subeck, Tusler, Udell, Wichgers, Stubbs, and Joers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Tomczyk, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Spreitzer, and Wall.
Relating to: expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion programs.
By Representatives Tittl, Behnke, Kreibich, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Sortwell, Wichgers, Kaufert, and Krug; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Wirch.
Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles.
By Representatives B. Jacobson, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Knodl, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, and Pronschinske; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen, and Nass.
Relating to: requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits.
By Representatives Moses, Knodl, Kaufert, Allen, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, Murphy, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder, and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Cabral-Guevara, Nass, and Tomczyk.
Relating to: county forest administration grant eligibility.
By Representatives Green, Armstrong, Behnke, Callahan, Hysell, B. Jacobson, Krug, Miresse, Mursau, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Stroud, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tittl, Tucker, VanderMeer, and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Stafsholt, James, Marklein, and Tomczyk.
hist202050To committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation. Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit.
By Representatives Armstrong, Green, Bare, Goodwin, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Krug, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Subeck, Tenorio, and Roe; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, James, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Wall, and Wirch.
hist202051To committee on Housing and Real Estate. Relating to: standard industrial classification codes for linen supply and industrial launderers and modifying the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit.
By Representatives Krug, Allen, Gundrum, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Snyder, and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Nass, and Testin.
Relating to: coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions and benefit limits under health plans.
By Representatives Franklin, Behnke, Brill, Johnson, Kaufert, Kreibich, Subeck, Mursau, and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Nass, Ratcliff, and Spreitzer.
Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters.
By Representatives Kitchens, Novak, Duchow, Melotik, Kreibich, Brown, Billings, Tranel, Mursau, O'Connor, Rivera-Wagner, Johnson, and Sheehan; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Spreitzer.
