One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session
MONDAY, February 3, 2025
The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.
hist198881By Senators L. Johnson, James, Jacque, Keyeski, Wirch, Carpenter, Drake, Ratcliff, Hesselbein, Testin, Tomczyk, Habush Sinykin, Wall, Feyen, Wanggaard, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, Kitchens, Billings, Stubbs, Snyder, Sinicki, Novak, Gundrum, Dittrich, Spiros, Goeben, Hurd, Vining, Spaude, Steffen, Rivera-Wagner, Bare, Prado, Mursau, Fitzgerald, Knodl, Murphy, Goodwin, Kirsch, Tenorio, Brill, Callahan, Miresse, Behnke, Franklin, Allen, Kreibich, Nedweski, Snodgrass, Arney, Duchow, Madison, Stroud, Palmeri, Tusler, Anderson, Subeck, Hong, Emerson, Roe, Rodriguez, Joers, B. Jacobson, DeSanto, Wittke, J. Jacobson, Phelps, Haywood, Johnson, Ortiz-Velez, McCarville and Mayadev. To the committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: access to public high schools for military recruiters.
By Senators Cabral-Guevara, Bradley, Feyen, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Brill, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Franklin, Green, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Tittl, Tucker, Wichgers, Wittke and Tusler.
Relating to: allowing representatives of certain federally chartered youth membership organizations to provide information to pupils on public school property.
By Senators Cabral-Guevara, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau and Tusler.
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of gun safes.
By Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, Marklein, Quinn and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Spiros, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Callahan, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Maxey, Mayadev, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Tusler, Vining, Wichgers, Goeben and Palmeri.
hist198878To the committee on Agriculture and Revenue. Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades.
By Senators Nass, Cabral-Guevara and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Melotik, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goodwin, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, Tusler, Vos, Wichgers and Piwowarczyk.
Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.
By Senators Jacque, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Subeck, Allen, Anderson, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Kirsch, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Rodriguez, Tusler and Wichgers.
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Petitions and Communications
hist198883Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Roe added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 2. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 3, 2025
The Honorable, the Senate:
This letter is to remove the following appointment from consideration for confirmation by the Wisconsin Senate:
hist198897BAUER, PAUL of Ellsworth, as a Consumer Representative on the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2029. Respectfully Submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 3, 2025
The Honorable, the Senate:
This letter is to remove the following appointment from consideration for confirmation by the Wisconsin Senate:
hist198898HOGAN, JOHN J. of Hazelhurst, as a Wisconsin Bar Representative on the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2026. Respectfully Submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms
January 31, 2025
Dear Senator LeMahieu:
I have been asked by the Administration of President Donald Trump to return to Washington DC to serve in a senior leadership position in the United States Department of Health and Human Services. I have accepted this position and been asked to report to Washington DC, on Monday, February 10, 2025 to be sworn in and to begin my service there. As such, I am tendering my resignation as Wisconsin State Sergeant-at-Arms effective on the close of business on Friday, February 7, 2025.
It has been an honor and privilege to serve as the Wisconsin State Senate Sergeant-at-Arms since June of 2021. I have served in the capacity to the best of my ability and have always held the integrity my duties to highest level. I thank you for your support and friendship during my two terms.
Wishing you and all the members and staff of the Wisconsin Senate my very best as you continue serving the Citizens of the Great State of Wisconsin.
