THURSDAY, June 3, 2021
The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Report of Committees
The committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 214
Relating to: early canvassing of absentee ballots, issuance of presidential ballots, combined polling places, timeline for sending or transmitting absentee ballots, nomination papers for certain independent candidates, and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Bernier, Darling and Stroebel.
Noes: 2 - Senators Smith and Roys.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Bernier, Darling and Stroebel.
Noes: 2 - Senators Smith and Roys.
Senate Bill 268
Relating to: compensation of election officials performing duties during a recount.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Bernier, Darling and Stroebel.
Noes: 2 - Senators Smith and Roys.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Bernier, Darling and Stroebel.
Noes: 2 - Senators Smith and Roys.
The committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics reported:
Senate Bill 204
Relating to: absentee ballot applications, unsolicited mailing or transmission of absentee ballot applications and absentee ballots, canvassing absentee ballots, electronic voter registration, and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 2 - Senators Darling and Stroebel.
Noes: 3 - Senators Bernier, Smith and Roys.
Senate Bill 205
Relating to: absentee voting in certain residential care facilities and retirement homes and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 2 - Senators Darling and Stroebel.
Noes: 3 - Senators Bernier, Smith and Roys.
Senate Bill 206
Relating to: status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of receiving absentee ballots automatically and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 2 - Senators Darling and Stroebel.
Noes: 3 - Senators Bernier, Smith and Roys.
KATHLEEN BERNIER
Chairperson
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The committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue reported and recommended:
HANSON, GAIL, of Oconomowoc, as a Public Member on the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2022.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Kooyenga, Stafsholt, Ringhand, Agard and Jagler.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 158
Relating to: requiring the Department of Financial Institutions to study and report on establishing a section 529A ABLE savings account program.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Kooyenga, Stafsholt, Ringhand, Agard and Jagler.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 198
Relating to: expanding applicability of the room tax, making substantive and technical changes to the local room tax, and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Kooyenga, Stafsholt, Ringhand, Agard and Jagler.
Noes: 0 - None.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Kooyenga, Stafsholt, Ringhand, Agard and Jagler.
Noes: 0 - None.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Kooyenga, Stafsholt, Ringhand, Agard and Jagler.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 246
Relating to: exempting from taxation the pension benefits of certain federal employees.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Kooyenga, Stafsholt, Ringhand, Agard and Jagler.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 258
Relating to: an income tax deduction for an arrearage paid on behalf of a tenant for municipal utility service.
Ayes: 4 - Senators Kooyenga, Stafsholt, Ringhand and Jagler.
Noes: 1 - Senator Agard.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Kooyenga, Stafsholt and Jagler.
Noes: 2 - Senators Ringhand and Agard.
DALE KOOYENGA
Chairperson
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The committee on Health reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 115
Relating to: continuing education program sponsors for chiropractors, chiropractic technicians, and chiropractic radiological technicians.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Testin, Kooyenga and Bradley.
Noes: 2 - Senators Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Senate Bill 308
Relating to: licensing and regulation of pharmacies and remote dispensing sites under the pharmacy practice law, the practice of pharmacy, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Testin, Kooyenga, Bradley, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 329
