One-Hundred and Third Regular Session
11:24 A.M. TUESDAY, January 23, 2018
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Roth.
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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, Johnson, Kapenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Wirch - 31.
Absent with leave – None - 0.
Vacancies - 1st and 10th Senate Districts - 2.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Moulton.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Vukmir 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. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist83370Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 48 offered by Senators Risser, Miller, Carpenter, L. Taylor, Wirch, Ringhand, Shilling, Erpenbach, Larson, Johnson and Hansen. hist83391Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 95 offered by Senator Wanggaard. hist83330Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 582 offered by Senator Olsen. hist83342Senate Amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 532 offered by Senators Miller, Risser, Ringhand, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Vinehout, Johnson, Larson, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch and Bewley. hist83343Senate Amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 532 offered by Senators Miller, Risser, Ringhand, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Vinehout, Johnson, Larson, L. Taylor, Hansen, Wirch and Bewley. hist83344Senate Amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 532 offered by Senators Vinehout, Miller, Ringhand, Erpenbach, Carpenter, Johnson, Larson, L. Taylor, Hansen and Bewley. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist83438Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Barca added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 551. hist83446Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Barca added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 557. hist83445Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Barca added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 505. hist83442Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Barca added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 648. hist83439Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Barca added as a co-sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 90. hist83447Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Barca added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 559. hist83440Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Barca added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 726. hist83448Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Barca added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 644. hist83443Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Barca added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 621. hist83459Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Genrich added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 648. hist83372Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Goyke withdrawn as a co-author of Assembly Bill 365. hist83576Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-sponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 77. hist83577Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-sponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 95. hist83574Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 435. hist83575Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 488. hist83624Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a co-author of Senate Bill 494. hist83791Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Nass added as a co-author of Senate Bill 488. hist83388Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Ohnstad added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 636. hist83376Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 691. hist83377Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 688. hist83385Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 90. hist83384Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 91. hist83374Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 680. hist83382Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 690. hist83379Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 695. hist83386Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-author of Assembly Joint Resolution 95. hist83373Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 679. hist83380Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 694. hist83375Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 681. hist84310Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 710. hist83383Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tusler added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 724. hist83704Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a co-author of Senate Bill 488. hist83339Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Wichgers added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 621. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
January 23, 2018
The Honorable, the Senate:
The Senate Republican caucus elected Senator Patrick Testin to the vacant position of Vice Caucus Chair, effective January 23, 2018.
Sincerely,
SCOTT FITZGERALD
Majority Leader
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Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
The committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism reported and recommended:
Relating to the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, and inspection of the Wisconsin commercial buildings and affecting small business.
hist83327No action taken on January 22, 2018. hist83328Referred to the joint committee for review of Administrative Rules, January 23, 2018. TERRY MOULTON
Chairperson
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Messages from the Assembly
By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
