hist96546Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 883 offered by Senator Stroebel. hist96533Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 884 offered by the joint committee on Finance. hist96678Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 884 offered by Senator Fitzgerald. hist96537Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 886 offered by the joint committee on Finance. hist96651Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 886 offered by Senator Fitzgerald. hist96649Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 365 offered by Senators Feyen and Fitzgerald. hist96686Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 365 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Shilling, Schachtner, Wirch, Miller, L. Taylor, Johnson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Larson, Frostman, Ringhand, Risser, Hansen and Bewley. hist96637Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 365 offered by Senators Feyen and Fitzgerald. hist96685Senate Substitute Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 365 offered by Senators Craig and Kapenga. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of President George H.W. Bush.
By Senators Roth, Darling, Cowles, Petrowski, Feyen, Wanggaard, Marklein, Kapenga, Tiffany, Moulton, Vukmir, Stroebel and LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, Allen, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, R. Brooks, Duchow, Felzkowski, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Knodl, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ott, Pronschinske, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Summerfield, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Vos, Wichgers, VanderMeer and Tusler.
hist96544To the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
Report of Committees
The joint committee on Finance reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 883
Relating to: state and local highway projects; expenditure of transportation moneys received from the federal government; determining a reduction in individual income tax rates; and election of pass-through entities to be taxed at the entity level.
Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Vukmir, Tiffany and Stroebel; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born and Rohrkaste.
Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Shankland.
Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Vukmir, Tiffany and Stroebel; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born and Rohrkaste.
Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Shankland.
Senate Bill 884
Relating to: legislative powers and duties, state agency and authority composition and operations, and administrative rule-making process.
Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Vukmir, Tiffany and Stroebel; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born and Rohrkaste.
Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Shankland.
Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Vukmir, Tiffany, and Stroebel; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born, and Rohrkaste.
Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach, and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor, and Shankland.
Senate Bill 886
Relating to: federal government waivers and other requests for federal approval; public assistance programs; waivers from work search and registration requirements for certain unemployment insurance benefit claimants; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Vukmir, Tiffany and Stroebel; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born and Rohrkaste.
Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Shankland.
Ayes: 12 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Vukmir, Tiffany and Stroebel; Representatives Kooyenga, Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Born and Rohrkaste.
Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Shankland.
ALBERTA DARLING
Senate Chairperson
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Petitions and Communications
hist96650Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Kitchens and Vorpagel added as cosponsors of Senate Joint Resolution 118. hist96708Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch withdrawn as cosponsors of Assembly Bill 365. _____________
Advice and consent of the Senate
Senator Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that all appointments be taken up en masse.
Senator Carpenter objected.
POINT OF ORDER
Senator Carpenter raised the point of order that the appointments were not properly before the Senate.
The Chair ruled the point of order not well taken.
Senator Roth, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
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Senator Roth, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
2:36 P.M.
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Recess
3:14 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.
ANDERSON, RENEE E.
Of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024.
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Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Vinehout’s remarks be entered into the journal.
“We heard from the Senator from the 27th that we thought this was a violation of process, but I’ve just now learned from the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau that it’s not only a violation of proves, it’s a violation of state law. The particular statute is 19.42 (10)(d), which says that the Board of Regents members are required to file a statement of economic interest. I think it’s important Mr. President that we understand not only does it appear to be that we’re looking at violating process, we’re also violating law.”
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In the Chair
President Pro Tempore Marklein in the chair.
3:37 P.M.
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In the Chair
Senate President Roth in the chair.
3:38 P.M.
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Senator Carpenter withdrew his objection to take the appointments up en masse.
Senator Erpenbach moved that the appointments of Scott Beightol and Torrey Tiedeman be referred to the committee on Senate Organization.
hist96548The question was: Referral of the appointments of Scott Beightol and Torrey Tiedeman to the committee on Senate Organization? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 15; noes, 18; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Frostman, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 15.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Craig, Darling, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Roth, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany, Vukmir and Wanggaard - 18.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
