2021-04-14 Senate Journal

Call of Roll

The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.

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, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Roys, Smith, Stafsholt, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 31.

Absent with leave - Senator Larson - 1.

Vacancies - 13th Senate District - 1.

The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Dr. John Davis of Watertown.

The Senate remained standing and Senator Smith led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

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Leaves of Absence

Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Larson be granted a leave of absence for today's session.

Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.

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Chief Clerk's Entries

Amendments Offered

hist132004 Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Resolution 6 offered by Senator LeMahieu.

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Petitions and Communications

hist131941 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Bowen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 9.

hist132082 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Allen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 41.

hist132282 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tittl added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 68.

hist132266 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Brostoff added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 120.

hist132268 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Brostoff added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 123.

hist132133 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Tittl withdrawn as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 182.

hist131937 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Bowen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 185.

hist131938 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Bowen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 220.

hist131939 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Bowen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 294.

hist131940 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Bowen added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 19.

hist132210 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 21.

hist131936 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 23.

hist132011 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Jacque added as a coauthor of Senate Resolution 6.

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Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules

Senate Clearinghouse Rule 20-070

Relating to speech and language pathologist licenses.

hist131196 Resubmitted by Agency with germane modifications attached, pursuant to s. 227.19 (4)(b)4, Wisconsin Statutes, April 6, 2021

hist131990 Referred to the committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, April 14, 2021.

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Messages from the Assembly

By Edward A. Blazel, chief clerk.

Mr. President:

I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has

Adopted and asks concurrence in:

hist131949 Assembly Joint Resolution 14

hist131950 Assembly Joint Resolution 19

hist131951 Assembly Joint Resolution 26

hist131952 Assembly Joint Resolution 31

hist131953 Assembly Joint Resolution 32

hist131954 Assembly Joint Resolution 33

Passed and asks concurrence in:

hist131955 Assembly Bill 18

hist131956 Assembly Bill 232

hist131957 Assembly Bill 233

hist131958 Assembly Bill 234

hist131959 Assembly Bill 235

hist131960 Assembly Bill 236

hist131961 Assembly Bill 237

hist131962 Assembly Bill 238

hist131963 Assembly Bill 239

hist131964 Assembly Bill 240

hist131965 Assembly Bill 241

hist131966 Assembly Bill 242

hist131967 Assembly Bill 243

Concurred in:

hist131943 Senate Bill 11

hist131944 Senate Bill 50

hist131945 Senate Bill 64

hist131946 Senate Bill 69

hist131947 Senate Bill 85

hist131948 Senate Joint Resolution 14

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Messages from the Assembly Considered

Assembly Bill 18

Relating to: adopting federal law changes to extend the time for filing individual income tax returns.

By Representatives Macco, Callahan, Dittrich, Drake, Duchow, Gundrum, Haywood, Horlacher, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Ramthun, Skowronski, Snyder, Steffen, Wittke, Zimmerman and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Ballweg, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Marklein, Nass, L. Taylor and Wanggaard.

hist132269 Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Joint Resolution 14

Relating to: commending the life and art of O.V. “Verne” Shaffer.

By Representatives Spreitzer, Loudenbeck, Bowen, Conley, Drake, Emerson, Hesselbein, Hintz, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Skowronski, Subeck, Tauchen and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, Nass, Carpenter, Cowles and Felzkowski.

hist132271 Read and referred to the committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Joint Resolution 19

Relating to: recognition and celebration of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Sesquicentennial.

By Representatives Hintz, Schraa, Hesselbein, Thiesfeldt, Snodgrass, Milroy, Cabral-Guevara, Spiros, Haywood, Hebl, Sinicki, Conley, S. Rodriguez, Spreitzer, Bowen, Shelton, Baldeh, Considine, Vining, Drake, Novak, Murphy, Stubbs and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Roth, Ballweg, Carpenter and Marklein.

hist132272 Read and referred to the committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Joint Resolution 26

Relating to: honoring April 22, 2021, as the 51st Anniversary of Earth Day.

By Representatives Kitchens, Novak, Neubauer, Anderson, Armstrong, Baldeh, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Conley, Drake, Duchow, Hebl, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Shelton, Sinicki, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Tranel, Tusler and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Ballweg, Agard, Carpenter, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch.

hist132204 Read and referred to the committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Joint Resolution 31