One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session
TUESDAY, April 29, 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: congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship.
By Senators Pfaff, Bradley, Drake, Roys, Spreitzer, Cabral-Guevara and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Doyle, Emerson, DeSmidt, Arney, Joers, Sinicki, Mursau, Roe, Vining, Kirsch, Murphy, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Stubbs, Dittrich, Madison, Goodwin, Bare, Clancy, Phelps, Knodl, Subeck, Palmeri, Wichgers, J. Jacobson, Behnke and Haywood.
hist202994To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: an advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
By Senators Smith, Larson, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Sheehan, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell, Vining and Kirsch.
hist202999To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: declaring May 2025 as Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month.
By Senators James, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Dittrich, Brown, Madison, O'Connor and Sinicki.
hist203000To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
By Senators Habush Sinykin, Wall, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Tenorio, Mayadev, Hong, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Haywood, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, McGuire, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Johnson, Udell and Vining.
hist203001To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people.
By Senators Drake, Dassler-Alfheim, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Jacque, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Tenorio, Hong, Mayadev, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Udell and Vining.
hist203002To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: proclaiming 2025 as the year of the snake.
By Senators Ratcliff, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Tenorio, Hong, Mayadev, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Haywood, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snyder, Spaude, Stroud, Taylor, Udell and Vining.
hist203003To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: the right of the people to a clean, safe, and healthy natural environment and to its preservation (first consideration).
By Senators Spreitzer, Habush Sinykin, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Stroud, Miresse, Tenorio, McCarville, Palmeri, J. Jacobson, Joers, Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, Johnson, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Udell and Vining.
hist202995To the committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs. Relating to: the law enforcement officers’ bill of rights.
By Senators James, Wanggaard, Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Duchow, O'Connor, Armstrong, B. Jacobson, Dittrich, Brill, Brooks, Callahan, Kaufert, Piwowarczyk, Behnke and Penterman.
hist202992To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.
By Senator Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Callahan, O'Connor, Allen, Behnke, Goeben, Knodl, Melotik, Mursau and Wichgers.
Relating to: transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development.
By Senators Testin, Wanggaard, Feyen and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Armstrong, Dittrich, Moses, Murphy and Sinicki.
hist202996To the committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development. Relating to: requiring retail sellers to accept cash and providing a penalty.
By Senators Cabral-Guevara and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Piwowarczyk, Green, Nedweski, Knodl, Murphy and Behnke.
hist202997To the committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs. Relating to: creating a tax credit for expenses related to film production services and for capital investments made by a film production company, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Bradley, Testin, Drake, Feyen, Larson, Pfaff, Quinn and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Callahan, Hurd, Brown, Doyle, Emerson, Goodwin, Green, Johnson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Miresse, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Prado, Snyder, Steffen, Swearingen, Tittl, Wichgers and Zimmerman.
hist202998To the committee on Utilities and Tourism. Relating to: grants to child advocacy centers.
By Senators James and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Novak, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Franklin, Gundrum, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Spiros, Steffen and Wichgers.
hist203004To the committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families. Relating to: inducements to sign or refrain from signing nomination papers, recall petitions, and certain other petitions.
By Senators Larson, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Rivera-Wagner, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Hong, J. Jacobson, Joers and Kirsch.
hist203005To the committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development. Relating to: posting the child abuse and neglect reporting hotline in school buildings.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Brooks, Dittrich, Franklin, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Wichgers, Behnke and Subeck.
Relating to: criminal trespass at a campground and providing a penalty.
By Senators Jacque and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Dittrich, Green, Penterman and Behnke.
hist203007To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. _____________
Petitions and Communications
