One-Hundred and Third Regular Session
THURSDAY, February 1, 2018
The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist84888Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 203 offered by Senator Marklein. hist84962Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 677 offered by Senator Vukmir. hist84847Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 682 offered by Senator Testin. hist84848Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 682 offered by Senator Testin. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: recognizing May 7 through May 11, 2018, as Teacher Appreciation Week.
By Senators Bewley, Larson, Johnson, Wanggaard, Risser, L. Taylor and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Pope, Genrich, Considine, Hebl, Bowen, Vruwink, Kolste, Meyers, Milroy, Petryk, Sinicki, Zepnick, Tusler, Shankland, Ballweg, C. Taylor, Pronschinske, Sargent, VanderMeer, Jacque, Crowley, Spreitzer, Berceau, Hesselbein, Fields, Duchow, Subeck, Novak, Kitchens, Thiesfeldt, Riemer, Horlacher and Anderson.
hist84856To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: University of Wisconsin System resident tuition for certain veterans and their family members.
By Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Larson, Ringhand, Risser and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Anderson, Ballweg, Berceau, E. Brooks, Crowley, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Sargent, Spiros, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Tusler and VanderMeer.
hist84850To the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Relating to: Telecommuter Forward! community certification and creating a Telecommuter Forward! council.
By Senators Marklein, Testin and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Quinn, Bernier, E. Brooks, Kulp, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Spiros, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Zimmerman, Edming and Mursau.
hist84851To the committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues. Relating to: attempted homicide of a parent as a ground for involuntary termination of parental rights and evidence necessary to support homicide or attempted homicide of a parent as a ground for involuntary termination of parental rights.
By Senators Bewley, Wanggaard and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Meyers, Berceau, C. Taylor, Sinicki and Sargent.
hist84852To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: long-term care investment accounts and making appropriations.
By Senators Miller, Carpenter and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Anderson, Petryk, Milroy, Pope, Hebl, Skowronski, Berceau, Horlacher, Shankland, Vruwink, Meyers, Hesselbein, Spiros, Sargent, Spreitzer, Zepnick and Considine.
hist84853To the committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues. Relating to: regulation of taxicab companies and taxicab dispatch services, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a criminal penalty.
By Senator Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Tusler, Hutton and Duchow.
hist84854To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. Relating to: changes to vital records references and procedures.
By Senators Olsen, Testin, Marklein and Bewley; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Berceau, Doyle, Jacque, Kolste, Novak, Sinicki, Tusler, Vruwink, Zimmerman, Krug, VanderMeer and Spiros.
hist84855To the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government. Relating to: designating the ruffed grouse as the state small game bird.
By Senators Bewley and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Meyers, Fields, Berceau, Tusler, Milroy and Wachs.
hist84857To the committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. Relating to: preparation and response required by railroad corporations in the event of discharge of transported materials and making an appropriation.
By Senators Shilling, Wirch, Miller, Risser, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Hansen, Ringhand and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Considine, Anderson, Berceau, Crowley, Doyle, Hebl, Pope, Wachs and Zepnick.
hist84858To the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Relating to: disclosures to the commissioner of insurance and other changes to the insurance laws, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By Senator Craig; cosponsored by Representative Duchow.
hist84859To the committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Constitution and Federalism. Relating to: updating references to the Internal Revenue Code relating to certain individual income tax provisions, limiting the income tax deduction for certain tuition payments, clarifying the duties of the College Savings Program Board, a sales and use tax exemption for title holding entities for certain tax-exempt charitable organizations, and computing depletion for income and franchise tax purposes.
By Senators Marklein, Craig, Kapenga, Stroebel and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Macco, Katsma, Weatherston, Tittl, Steffen, Spiros, Sanfelippo, Rohrkaste, Neylon, Kulp, Ballweg and Zimmerman.
hist84860To the committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues. Relating to: municipal welcome signs in the highway right-of-way.
By Senator Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives E. Brooks, Bowen, Horlacher, Jacque, Kulp, Mursau, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Tranel, Tusler and Wichgers.
hist84861To the committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Relating to: taking rough fish or catfish by hand or with a bow and arrow or a crossbow.
By Senator Tiffany; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Ballweg, Horlacher and Meyers.
hist84862To the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 397
Relating to: eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Nass, Wanggaard, Wirch, Ringhand and Kapenga.
Noes: 0.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Nass, Wanggaard and Kapenga.
Noes: 2 - Senators Wirch and Ringhand.
STEPHEN NASS
Chairperson
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The committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 478
Relating to: licensing micro markets and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Kapenga, Craig, Johnson, Vinehout and Olsen.
Noes: 0 - None.
