By Representatives Tusler, Steffen, Nygren, Berceau, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Riemer, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Vorpagel, Spiros, R. Brooks and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Lasee, Craig, Bewley, Darling, L. Taylor, Hansen, Johnson and Stroebel.
hist84039Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 752
Relating to: applications for alcohol beverage licenses and permits and for cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses, appointment of corporate agents of alcohol beverage licensees and permittees, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Doyle, Genrich, Kooyenga, Krug, Kuglitsch, Macco, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Ripp, Swearingen, Tauchen, VanderMeer and Vorpagel; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Bewley, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, LeMahieu, Kapenga, Marklein, Moulton, Nass, Ringhand, Stroebel, Testin, Vukmir and Wirch.
hist84040Read first time and referred to the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. Assembly Bill 769
Relating to: requirements for colleges when service member students are called into active duty.
By Representatives Duchow, Anderson, Ballweg, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Horlacher, Jagler, Kitchens, Kooyenga, Kremer, Kuglitsch, Novak, Rohrkaste, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Knodl, Ripp and Neylon; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Miller, Testin, Darling, Roth and Vukmir.
hist84041Read first time and referred to the committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues. Assembly Bill 774
Relating to: the charges, rules, and practices of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.
By Representatives Sanfelippo, Kuglitsch, Brandtjen, Knodl, Kooyenga, Hutton, Ott, Skowronski, Tauchen, Weatherston and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Darling, Wanggaard and Vukmir.
hist84143Read first time and referred to the committee on Elections and Utilities. Assembly Bill 809
Relating to: notes, bonds, and economic development programs of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, homeownership mortgage loans used to refinance existing mortgages, and uses of the housing rehabilitation loan fund.
By Representatives Loudenbeck, Fields, Allen, Anderson, Berceau, Considine, Krug, Mursau, Novak, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Tauchen, Zepnick, Crowley, Ballweg and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Darling and Bewley.
hist84142Read first time and referred to the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government. Assembly Bill 812
Relating to: real estate disclosure reports, the written reports of home inspectors, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures.
By Representatives Horlacher, R. Brooks, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Kremer, Murphy, Wichgers and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Cowles, Marklein and Bewley.
hist84141Read first time and referred to the committee on Natural Resources and Energy. Assembly Bill 838
Relating to: changes to board of review proceedings and elimination of the property tax assessment freeze (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Revenue).
By the Law Revision committee.
hist84130Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 839
Relating to: the determination of indigency prior to the state public defender appointing an attorney to represent a parent in a proceeding under chapters 48 and 938, the description of defendant indigency for public defender fees, and recusal from juvenile justice proceedings (suggested as remedial legislation by the State Public Defender).
By the Law Revision committee.
hist84129Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 840
Relating to: municipal boundary information (suggested as remedial legislation by the Legislative Technology Services Bureau).
By the Law Revision committee.
hist84128Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 841
Relating to: various changes to bingo and raffles (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Administration).
By the Law Revision committee.
hist84127Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 842
Relating to: various changes to the Wisconsin Retirement System, cancelling coverage under the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Life Insurance Program, and income continuation insurance premiums for certain teachers employed by the University of Wisconsin System (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds).
By the Law Revision committee.
hist84126Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 843
Relating to: open enrollment and repealing outdated or expired reporting requirements and tuberculosis screening (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Public Instruction).
By the Law Revision committee.
hist84125Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 844
Relating to: planning for certain federal highway money distribution transfers; correcting a cross-reference related to penalties for drunk driving; penalties for violations of motor vehicle mileage disclosure requirements; certain references to obsolete federal motor carrier law; and providing a criminal penalty (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
By the Law Revision committee.
hist84124Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 845
Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill).
By the Law Revision committee.
hist84123Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 846
Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill).
By the Law Revision committee.
hist84122Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 847
Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill).
By the Law Revision committee.
hist84121Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
President Roth appointed Senators Vukmir and Vinehout to escort his Excellency, the Governor, to the Joint Convention.
Senator Moulton, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess and proceed is a body to the Assembly Chamber to meet in Joint Convention to receive the Governor’s State of the State Address, and further, that the Senate stand adjourned until Tuesday, February 13, 2018, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, upon the rising of the Joint Convention.
2:35 P.M.
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Recess
The Senate proceeded in a body to the Assembly Chamber to meet in Joint Convention to receive the State of the State Message.
2:45 P.M.
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In Assembly Chamber
In Joint Convention
3:00 P.M.
Senate President Roth in the chair.
The Committee to wait upon the Governor appeared with his Excellency, the Honorable Governor Scott Walker, who delivered his message as follows:
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State of the State Address
Speaker Vos, Speaker Pro Tem August, President Roth, Majority Leader Fitzgerald, Minority Leader Shilling, Minority Leader Hintz, Supreme Court Justices, Constitutional Officers, tribal leaders, members of the Cabinet, members of the Legislature, distinguished guests, and most importantly, fellow citizens of Wisconsin, it is an honor to come before you this afternoon, to report on the state of our great state.
Before we start, I want to recognize the First Lady of Wisconsin, my wife, Tonette, and our sons Matt and Alex.
Last year, Tonette joined me at this podium to talk about her groundbreaking work called Fostering Futures. She and her team continue their efforts with tribal councils, county governments, nonprofits, colleges and universities and employers from across the state. Our agencies have been trained on how to incorporate trauma-informed care into their daily routines. She brought a group of First Spouses and staff to Wisconsin to talk about this important work and she went to Washington to get the federal government more involved in this area. Tonette, thank you for your leadership – leadership that will change the lives of children, adults, and families all over Wisconsin.
Next to my wife is Major General Donald Dunbar who is the Adjutant General of the 10,000 strong men and women of the Wisconsin National Guard. Thank you for your service, General Dunbar.
And next to him is Major General Mark Anderson. It was my privilege to administer the Oath earlier this month to our second Two-Star General. What an honor for Wisconsin. Congratulations, General Anderson.
In September, General Dunbar, Chief Master Sergeant Thomas Safer, and I had an opportunity to visit members of the 115th Fighter Wing from here in Madison while they were deployed to Kunsan Air Base in South Korea.
Commanding Officer Bart Van Roo, who I had the honor of flying with in a F-16 in the past, and 255 airmen were deployed to one of the most intense spots in the world – South Korea. While we were there, I met the commander of the Seventh Air Force, Lieutenant General Thomas Bergeson, a 1981 graduate of Wisconsin Rapids High School. He told me of the incredible skill of our airmen.
And, as if that wasn’t enough, the commander of the 115th, Colonel Erik Peterson and man y o f the remarkable men and women of the Wisconsin National Guard joined me last month as we announced that Wisconsin had been selected to host the brand-new F-35A Lightning II fighter jets at Truax Field. Out of all the states in America, we had the number one location. I am looking forward to hearing the F-35s take off. That’s the sound of freedom. Congratulations to this outstanding team! Many of them are here with us tonight.
Today, I am proud to declare that the state of our state is historically strong!
In Wisconsin, employment is at historic highs and unemployment at historic lows. We invested more actual dollars into schools than ever before in our history. The state property tax is gone. Wisconsin received a bond rating upgrade from three national agencies. Our health care systems are ranked number one in the nation for quality.
And we announced the largest economic development project in state history.
