One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session
4:28 P.M. THURSDAY, November 13, 2025
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Anderson, pursuant to Senate Rule 5 (4)(b). Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist213655Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 316 offered by Senator Testin. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist213621Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Stafsholt added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 16. hist213821Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 203. hist213820Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 598. _____________
Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
Relating to revisions to fees for reviewing air pollution control construction permit applications and exemption determination requests and affecting small business.
Submitted by the Department of Natural Resources.
hist212795Report received from Agency, November 5, 2025. hist213743Referred to the committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, November 13, 2025. Relating to an alternative method for a municipality to establish proof of financial responsibility required for a solid waste disposal facility.
Submitted by the Department of Natural Resources.
hist212796Report received from Agency, November 5, 2025. hist213744Referred to the committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, November 13, 2025. Relating to extending the validity of qualification exams if certain conditions are met, creating a registration exemption for certain merger and acquisition brokers, correcting cross-references, eliminating obsolete provisions, correcting errors, and modifying the structure of existing rules in nonsubstantive ways to improve clarity and meet current drafting standards.
Submitted by the Department of Financial Institutions.
hist212861Report received from Agency, November 6, 2025. hist213747Referred to the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, November 13, 2025. Relating to procedures for nomination paper challenges.
Submitted by the Elections Commission.
hist212663Report received from Agency, November 4, 2025. hist213745Referred to the committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, November 13, 2025. Relating to challenge procedures for declarations of candidacy.
Submitted by the Elections Commission.
hist212664Report received from Agency, November 4, 2025. hist213746Referred to the committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, November 13, 2025. Relating to the full-time equivalent determination for 4-year-old kindergarten students participating in the Private School Choice Programs and Special Needs Scholarship Program and affecting small businesses.
Submitted by the Department of Public Instruction.
hist212910Report received from Agency, November 6, 2025. hist213748Referred to the committee on Education, November 13, 2025. _____________
Advice and Consent of the Senate
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 13, 2025
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint KRISTI KIEL, of Washburn, as a Naturopathic Doctor Representative on the Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2028.
Respectfully Submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
hist213750Read and referred to the committee on Health. State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 13, 2025
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint SCOTT R. WHEATON, of Brookfield, as a Designer Engineer on the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, Land Surveyors and Registered Interior Designers, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2029.
Respectfully Submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
hist213751Read and referred to the committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs. State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
November 13, 2025
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint PAUL T. ESSER, of Sun Prairie, as a Public Member on the Pharmacy Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2029.
Respectfully Submitted,
