Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was: Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bernier, Bewley, Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Johnson, Kapenga, Kooyenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Roys, Smith, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 31.
Absent with leave - Senator L. Taylor - 1.
Vacancies - 13th Senate District - 1.
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate who ae attending today’s session virtually be considered present and able to vote on today’s business.
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Leaves of Absence
Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator L. Taylor be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that for a moment of silence for those killed or harmed during the assault on our nation’s capital on January 6th.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senate President Kapenga.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Bradley led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist125884Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 offered by Senators LeMahieu and Testin. hist125894Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 offered by Senators LeMahieu and Testin. hist125888Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 1 offered by Senators Roys, Agard, Erpenbach, Johnson, Larson and Smith. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: modifications to the tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level.
By Senators Marklein, Kooyenga and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke and Macco.
hist125886To the committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. Relating to: various changes to the laws administered and enforced by the Department of Revenue.
By Senators Marklein, Kooyenga and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Macco, Katsma and Zimmerman.
hist125887To the committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. _____________
Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Ethics Commission
January 12, 2021
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §13.685 (7), we are providing the enclosed information. Please visit the Wisconsin Ethics Commission’s Eye on Lobbying website, https://lobbying.wi.gov, for more detailed information about lobbyists, lobbying principals (organizations), and state agency liaisons. Abrams, William Wisconsin Health Care Association Inc.
Avery, Kelsey Wisconsin Association of Health Plans
Bautch, JoAnna Citizen Action of Wisconsin
Brooks, Bryan Alkermes, Inc.
Brooks, Bryan InState Partners
Brooks, Bryan Schneider Electric
Brooks, Bryan Secure Democracy
Brooks, Bryan SmileDirectClub
Brooks, Bryan Wisconsin Association of Health Plans
Brunsvold, Elizabeth Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Cascone, Heather Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)
Childress, Jason Advocate Aurora Health Care
Childress, Jason Boys & Girls Clubs of Wisconsin
Childress, Jason Johnsonville, LLC
Childress, Jason Literacy Lab Inc.
Clark, James Pediatric Home Respiratory Services, LLC dba Pediatric Home Service
Cliffe, Elizabeth Ascension Wisconsin
Cruz, Annette IBM
Cruz, Annette LeadingAge Wisconsin
Cruz, Annette NIC-Wisconsin
Cruz, Annette Standard Process Inc.
Cruz, Annette Sunshine Health Freedom Foundation
Cruz, Annette TC Energy (Formerly TransCanada US Pipeline Central)
Cruz, Annette Wireless Infrastructure Association
Cruz, Annette Wisconsin Autism Providers Association
Cruz, Annette Wisconsin Health Freedom Coalition
Culotta, Jason Midwest Food Products Association Inc
Dennik, Robert VJS Construction Services
Dennik-Champion, Wisconsin Nurses Association
Georgina
Duffy, Melissa Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative
Early, Annie American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Wisconsin
Early, Annie Gulfstream Aerospace
Early, Annie Wisconsin Fire Protection Coalition
Early, Annie Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association
Engel, Andrew 3M Company
Engel, Andrew Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants
Engel, Andrew Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
Ermert, George American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Wisconsin
Ermert, George Gulfstream Aerospace
Ermert, George Wisconsin Fire Protection Coalition
Ermert, George Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association
Fenley, James Arts Wisconsin
Finger-Warmuth, Sara Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health, Inc.
Fish, Corydon Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
Fitzgerald, Jeff Alkermes, Inc.
Fitzgerald, Jeff InState Partners
Fitzgerald, Jeff Schneider Electric
Fitzgerald, Jeff SmileDirectClub
Fitzgerald, Jeff Wisconsin Association of Health Plans
Fitzgerald, Jeff Wisconsin Wine and Spirit Institute
Fonfara, Thomas Microsoft Corporation
