2017-04-04 Senate Journal

Call of Roll

The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.

Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was:

Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Johnson, Kapenga, C. Larson, Lasee, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Wirch - 33.

Absent with leave – None - 0.

The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Father John Silva from St. John’s Catholic Church in Spring Green and St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Plain.

The Senate remained standing and Senator Marklein led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.

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Chief Clerk's Entries

Amendments Offered

hist66393 Senate Amendment 9 to Senate Bill 49 offered by Senators Vinehout, Johnson, Hansen, Wirch, Bewley, Shilling, Miller, Ringhand, Risser and Erpenbach.

hist66394 Senate Amendment 10 to Senate Bill 49 offered by Senators Vinehout, Johnson, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch, Bewley, Shilling, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Carpenter and Erpenbach.

hist66395 Senate Amendment 11 to Senate Bill 49 offered by Senators Vinehout, Johnson, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch, Bewley, Shilling, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

hist66396 Senate Amendment 12 to Senate Bill 49 offered by Senators Vinehout, Wirch, Bewley, Shilling, Miller, Ringhand, Risser and Erpenbach.

hist66397 Senate Amendment 13 to Senate Bill 49 offered by Senators Shilling, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Vinehout, L. Taylor, Johnson, C. Larson, Hansen, Wirch and Bewley.

hist66398 Senate Amendment 14 to Senate Bill 49 offered by Senators Ringhand, Risser, Erpenbach, L. Taylor, Vinehout, Johnson, Hansen, Wirch, Bewley and Shilling.

hist66399 Senate Amendment 15 to Senate Bill 49 offered by Senators Vinehout, Johnson, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch, Bewley, Shilling, Risser, Ringhand, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

hist66392 Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 76 offered by Senator Testin.

hist66401 Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Bill 76 offered by Senators Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Vinehout, Johnson, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch, Bewley and Shilling.

hist66402 Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Bill 76 offered by Senators Vinehout, Johnson, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch, Bewley, Shilling, Risser, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

hist66403 Senate Amendment 7 to Senate Bill 76 offered by Senators Vinehout, Johnson, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch, Bewley, Shilling, Risser, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

hist66537 Senate Amendment 8 to Senate Bill 76 offered by Senators Ringhand, Carpenter, L. Taylor, Erpenbach, Risser, Miller, Hansen, Vinehout and Shilling.

hist66572 Senate Amendment 9 to Senate Bill 76 offered by Senator Vinehout.

hist66575 Senate Amendment 10 to Senate Bill 76 offered by Senator Vinehout.

hist66400 Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 76 offered by Senators Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Vinehout, Johnson, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch, Bewley and Shilling.

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Petitions and Communications

hist66603 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Berceau withdrawn as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 108.

hist66604 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Berceau withdrawn as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 109.

hist66434 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a co-author of Senate Bill 49.

hist66436 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Joint Resolution 32.

hist66463 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-sponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 14.

hist66449 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-sponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 15.

hist66405 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a co-author of Senate Joint Resolution 30.

hist66406 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a co-author of Senate Joint Resolution 32.

hist66407 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a co-sponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 14.

hist66440 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Olsen added as a co-author of Senate Joint Resolution 32.

hist66383 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Spreitzer added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 149.

hist66404 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a co-sponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 13.

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Legislative Reference Bureau Corrections

Corrections In:

SENATE AMENDMENT 1,

TO 2017 SENATE BILL 49

Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau

(April 3, 2017)

hist66384 1. Page 1, line 5: delete “each odd-numbered” and substitute “each odd-numbered”.

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Advice and consent of the Senate

Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments, with the exception of Jay Risch, James Rooney and Yash Wadhwa, be taken up en masse.

hist66408 BIRSCHBACH, ERIC D. of Verona, as a Public Member on the Land and Water Conservation Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2018.

hist66409 BROWN, RITCHIE of Black River Falls, as a Recreational User Group Representative on the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2018.

hist66410 CUPP, MARK E. of Muscoda, as a Government Unit River Representative on the Land and Water Conservation Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2020.

hist66411 CURREN, KATHRYN A. of Suamico, as a Brown County Representative on the Fox River Navigational System Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2019.

hist66412 DEKEYSER, JEANETTE P. of Neenah, as a Town Official on the Waste Facilities Siting Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2018.

hist66413 GAMBOA, IVAN of Greendale, as a Public Member on the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2019.

hist66414 HEMP BOLL, LORNA of Madison, as a Commissioner on the Tax Appeals Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2023.

hist66415 MARINO, RICHARD J. of Plain, as a Real Estate Sales/Broker on the Real Estate Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2018.

hist66416 MAXWELL, DAVID M. of Westby, as a Non-Resident, Tourism Representative on the Kickapoo Reserve Management Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019.

hist66417 MYERS, DENNIS of Germantown, as a Public Member on the Real Estate Appraisers Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2021.

hist66418 VETTE, JOHN L. of Oshkosh, as a Winnebago County Representative on the Fox River Navigational System Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2019.

hist66419 WALSH, ROGER E. of Wauwatosa, as an Inland Lakes Representative on the Wisconsin Waterways Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2018.

hist66420 WEBSTER, ROBERT L. of Fontana, as a Real Estate Sales/Broker on the Real Estate Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2020.

The question was: Confirmation en masse?

The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:

Ayes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Johnson, Kapenga, C. Larson, Lasee, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir and Wirch - 32.

Noes – None - 0.

Absent or not voting - Senator Wanggaard - 1.

Confirmed.

Senator Wanggaard, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “Aye” on the question of confirmation of the appointments en masse.

RISCH, JAY M.

Of Sun Prairie, as Secretary of the Department of Financial Institutions, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

hist66421 The question was: Confirmation?

The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:

Ayes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Johnson, Kapenga, C. Larson, Lasee, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir and Wirch - 32.

Noes – None - 0.

Absent or not voting - Senator Wanggaard - 1.

Confirmed.

Senator Wanggaard, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “Aye” on the question of confirmation of Jay Risch.

ROONEY, JAMES F.

Of Racine, as a Lake Michigan Representative on the Wisconsin Waterways Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2019.

hist66422 The question was: Confirmation?

The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:

Ayes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Johnson, Kapenga, C. Larson, Lasee, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Wirch - 33.

Noes – None - 0.

Absent or not voting – None - 0.

Confirmed.

WADHWA, YASH