Relating to: eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
By Senators Carpenter, Agard, Roys, Bewley, Erpenbach, Larson, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Cabrera, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink.
hist138120To the committee on Veterans and Military Affairs and Constitution and Federalism. Relating to: proclaiming November 20, 2021, as Wisconsin's Transgender Day of Remembrance.
By Senators Carpenter, Agard, Roys, Johnson, Ringhand, Smith, L. Taylor and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Spreitzer, Neubauer, Cabrera, Snodgrass, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Subeck, Vining and Pope.
hist138122To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: reading readiness assessments and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Bernier, Darling, Felzkowski, Jacque and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Thiesfeldt, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, James, Knodl, Mursau, Rozar, Schraa, Snyder, Tusler, Wichgers and Summerfield.
Relating to: ban on the use of certain insecticides by the Department of Natural Resources.
By Senators Agard, Smith, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Larson, Roys and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Considine, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Behnke, Billings, Cabrera, Conley, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs and Vining.
hist138111To the committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform. Relating to: local regulation of pesticides to protect pollinators.
By Senators Agard, Smith, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Larson, Roys and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Considine, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Cabrera, Conley, Hebl, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs and Vining.
hist138112To the committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform. Relating to: labeling plants as beneficial to pollinators.
By Senators Agard, Smith, Carpenter, Larson, Roys, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Considine, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Behnke, Billings, Cabrera, Conley, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining.
hist138113To the committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform. Relating to: extending voting rights to certain 17-year-old individuals and requiring a referendum.
By Senators Roys, Smith, Erpenbach, Agard and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Shelton, Hintz, Baldeh, Andraca, Subeck, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Considine, Anderson, Neubauer and Snodgrass.
hist138114To the committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics. Relating to: requiring voter education instruction in the elementary and high school grades and incorporating voter education instruction into the state model social studies standards.
By Senators Roys, Smith, Agard, Larson, Ringhand and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Hintz, Snodgrass, Shelton, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein, B. Meyers, Neubauer, Pope, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck and Vruwink.
Relating to: prohibiting the Investment Board from making certain investments relating to China and Iran.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Armstrong, Baldeh, Brandtjen, Gundrum, Rozar and Steffen.
hist138116To the committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. Relating to: prohibition against undetectable firearms, possessing a frame or receiver of a firearm without a serial number, and providing a penalty.
By Senators Erpenbach, Roys, L. Taylor, Agard, Ringhand and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Hesselbein, Subeck, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Hebl, Shelton, Anderson, Andraca, Pope, Stubbs, Sinicki, Emerson, Ohnstad and Vining.
hist138117To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: ownership, control, or operation of a motor vehicle dealership and performance of motor vehicle warranty service.
By Senators Kooyenga, Bernier and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Duchow, Andraca, Cabral-Guevara, Haywood, J. Rodriguez and Schraa.
hist138118To the committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Relating to: requiring school boards to make information about learning materials and educational activities used for pupil instruction available to the public.
By Senators Stroebel, Darling, Felzkowski, Bradley, Nass, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Behnke, Thiesfeldt, Dittrich, Armstrong, Born, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Gundrum, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Ramthun, Sortwell, Tauchen, Tittl, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Schraa.
Relating to: adopting gender-neutral terminology and incorporating gender-neutral marriage and parentage rights.
By Senators Carpenter, Agard, Erpenbach, Larson, Ringhand, Roys, Smith and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Spreitzer, Cabrera, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Anderson, Andraca, Brostoff, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Moore Omokunde, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Subeck and Vining.
hist138123To the committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Relating to: increasing the earned income tax credit for families with fewer than three children.
By Senators Roys, Johnson, Agard, Carpenter, L. Taylor, Larson and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Riemer, Hebl, Brostoff, S. Rodriguez, Doyle, Cabrera, Neubauer, Billings, Spreitzer, Snodgrass, Conley, Ohnstad, Baldeh, Sinicki, Shankland, Anderson, Considine, Hong, Stubbs, Goyke, Vining, Hesselbein, McGuire, Subeck and Hintz.
hist138124To the committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. Relating to: inspection requirements for chemical recovery boilers.
By Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Roth, Cowles, Bewley and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Krug, Rozar, Dittrich, Edming, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Mursau, Murphy, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Shankland, Snodgrass, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Tauchen, Tittl and Wichgers.
hist138125To the committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform. Relating to: registry for children with blindness or visual impairment.
By Senators Feyen, Carpenter and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Steffen, Baldeh, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Gundrum, Knodl, Plumer, Rozar, Skowronski and Spiros.
hist138126To the committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Relating to: changing the phase-out of utility aid payments for decommissioned power plants.
By Senators Ballweg, Cowles, Petrowski, Pfaff and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Oldenburg, Plumer, Cabral-Guevara, Considine, Gundrum, Krug, Rozar, Snyder, Spiros, Tauchen, Tittl and VanderMeer.
hist138127To the committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist138078Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative L. Myers added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 431. _____________
Advice and Consent of the Senate
State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction
July 21, 2021
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to s. 15.377(8), Wis. Stats., enclosed please find a list of nominees to the Professional Standards Council for Teachers. These individuals were selected based upon organizational recommendations as prescribed in statute. Your confirmation of the appointees is requested. Sincerely,
JILL UNDERLY
State Superintendent
JENNIFER COLLINS, of Superior, as a Member on the Professional Standards Council, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2021.
hist138079Read and referred to the committee on Education. JAKE KRUEGER, of Whitewater, as a Member on the Professional Standards Council, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2023.
hist138080Read and referred to the committee on Education. MICHAEL WILSON, of St. Croix Falls, as a Member on the Professional Standards Council, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2023.
hist138081Read and referred to the committee on Education. BRENT ZINKEL, of Wausau, as a Member on the Professional Standards Council, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2023.
