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).
hist92210Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 838
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).
hist92214Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 839
Assembly Bill 840
Relating to: municipal boundary information (suggested as remedial legislation by the Legislative Technology Services Bureau).
hist92218Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 840
Assembly Bill 841
Relating to: various changes to bingo and raffles (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Administration).
hist92222Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 841
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).
hist92226Senator Fitzgerald moved that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 842 be rejected. The question was: Rejection of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 842?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Craig, Darling, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Roth, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany, Vukmir and Wanggaard - 18.
Noes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
Rejected.
hist92228Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 842
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
6:48 P.M.
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Recess
7:39 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senate President Roth in the chair.
The Chair noted the possible lack of a quorum.
The roll was taken and a quorum was present.
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).
hist92881Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 843 be placed at the foot of today’s calendar. Assembly Bill 773
Relating to: discovery of information in court proceedings; procedural requirements relating to class actions; consumer lawsuit lending; the statute of limitations for certain civil actions; agreements by the secretary of revenue to allow third-party audits related to unclaimed property; interest rates for overdue insurance claims; and providing a penalty.
hist92239The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 773? Adopted.
hist92241Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 773