One-Hundred and Third Regular Session
THURSDAY, March 16, 2017
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: application to Congress under the provisions of Article V of the Constitution of the United States for a convention for proposing amendments relating to a balanced budget. By Senators Kapenga, Craig, Darling, Harsdorf, Lasee, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany and Vukmir; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Bernier, August, Born, E. Brooks, Duchow, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Hutton, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Macco, Mursau, Neylon, Nygren, Petersen, Petryk, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vos, Weatherston and Wichgers.
hist65591To the committee on Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism. Relating to: rules and procedures for convening an Article V convention proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
By Senators Kapenga, Craig and Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Bernier, Knodl, E. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Hutton, Jarchow, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Mursau, Neylon, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Spiros and Steffen.
hist65592To the committee on Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: appointing delegates for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution. By Senators Kapenga, Craig, Lasee and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Bernier, Knodl, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Horlacher, Hutton, Jarchow, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Mursau, Neylon, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen and Thiesfeldt.
hist65593To the committee on Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism. Relating to: cosmetology and barbering continuing education requirements and licensure of barbers, cosmetologists, and related professionals from jurisdictions outside Wisconsin.
By Senators Kapenga, L. Taylor, Craig, Darling, Harsdorf, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Kleefisch, Allen, Berceau, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Doyle, Duchow, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Hutton, Jacque, Jarchow, Katsma, Knodl, Kremer, Krug, Macco, Mursau, Neylon, Petryk, Skowronski and Spiros.
hist65594To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. Relating to: practicing barbering and cosmetology outside licensed establishments, regulating barbering and cosmetology managers, and instructor certificates for barbering, cosmetology, and related professions.
By Senators Kapenga, L. Taylor, Craig, Darling, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Allen, Berceau, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Doyle, Duchow, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Hutton, Jarchow, Katsma, Knodl, Krug, Macco, Mursau, Neylon, Skowronski and Spiros.
hist65595To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. Relating to: advertising on bus shelters located on state trunk highways.
By Senators Kapenga, Vukmir, Petrowski, Stroebel, Craig, L. Taylor and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Hutton, Kooyenga, Allen, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Fields, Gannon, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Murphy, Neylon, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Weatherston.
hist65596To the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Relating to: requiring a local governmental unit to create a civil service system with a just cause standard of discipline for its employees.
By Senators Erpenbach, Wirch, Carpenter, Ringhand, C. Larson, Shilling and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Hesselbein, Wachs, Hebl, Kessler, Pope, Sargent, Berceau, Brostoff, Fields, Billings, Considine, C. Taylor, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Subeck, Genrich, Shankland, Zamarripa, Anderson and Bowen.
hist65597To the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government. Relating to: a tax credit for hiring certain apprentices from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
By Senators C. Larson, Johnson and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Brostoff, Sinicki, Goyke, Kessler, Berceau, Sargent and Zamarripa.
hist65598To the committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues. Relating to: the establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed.
By Senators Roth, Harsdorf, Vukmir, Testin, Petrowski, Lasee, Wanggaard, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Jagler, Ott, Horlacher, Murphy, Rodriguez, Bernier, Nygren, Mursau, Kulp, Thiesfeldt, Born, Kremer, Macco, Ripp, Krug, Stafsholt, Skowronski, Brandtjen, Weatherston, Allen, R. Brooks, E. Brooks, Kleefisch, Edming, Rohrkaste, Tusler, Petryk, Sinicki, Goyke, Genrich, Riemer, Fields, Sargent, Considine, C. Taylor and Hesselbein.
hist65599To the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Relating to: the practice of dental hygienists.
By Senators Harsdorf, Carpenter, Vukmir, Moulton, Johnson, Marklein, Wirch, Olsen, Bewley, Darling, Kapenga, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Testin, Ringhand, Wanggaard, Hansen and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Bernier, Sanfelippo, Goyke, Kremer, Murphy, Jacque, Skowronski, C. Taylor, Kolste, Subeck, Nygren, Rohrkaste, Tauchen, Petryk, Gannon, Riemer, Kooyenga, Considine, E. Brooks, Sargent, Spiros, Macco, Schraa, R. Brooks, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Jarchow, Horlacher, Anderson, Billings, Tittl, Milroy, Stafsholt, Doyle, Allen, Tusler, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Summerfield, Kessler, Born, Ripp, Mursau, Bowen, Felzkowski and Vruwink.
hist65600To the committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: public service commission authority over leased generation contracts.
By Senators Stroebel and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Ott, Neylon, Gannon, Hutton, Jarchow, Kremer, Sanfelippo and Skowronski.
hist65601To the committee on Elections and Utilities. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs reported and recommended:
ROSS, DAVE B., of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Transportation, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Petrowski, Marklein and Cowles.
Noes: 2 - Senators Carpenter and Hansen.
WADHWA, YASH, of Glendale, as the Commissioner of Railroads of the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2023.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0 - None.
ZIMMERMAN, DANIEL J., of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: 0 - None.
