By Senators Carpenter, Ringhand, Roys, L. Taylor, Agard, Johnson and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Emerson, Andraca, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Neubauer, Shelton, Sinicki, Hebl, Hong, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining.
hist140053To the committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues. Relating to: prohibiting social media Internet site censorship of journalistic enterprises.
By Senators Roth, Stroebel, Felzkowski, Nass and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Cabral-Guevara, Allen, Brandtjen, Edming, Horlacher, Knodl and Kuglitsch.
hist140054To the committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications. Relating to: prohibiting state agency employees, state elected officials, federal government agency employees, and certain state individuals holding a national office from influencing social media Internet sites to censor users and providing a penalty.
By Senators Roth, Stroebel, Felzkowski, Nass and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Cabral-Guevara, Brandtjen, Edming, Horlacher, Knodl and Kuglitsch.
hist140055To the committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications. Relating to: creating a civil cause of action against the owner or operator of a social media Internet site that restricts religious or political speech.
By Senators Roth, Stroebel, Felzkowski and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Cabral-Guevara, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Edming, Horlacher, Knodl and Kuglitsch.
hist140056To the committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications. Relating to: possession of a firearm by a licensee in a place of worship located on the grounds of a private school.
By Senators Roth, Wanggaard, Bernier, Felzkowski, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Allen, Brandtjen, Callahan, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Rozar, Schraa and Wichgers.
hist140058To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: reporting certain crimes and other incidents that occur on school property or school transportation and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Jagler, Wanggaard, Marklein, Nass, Darling and Bradley; cosponsored by Representatives James, Penterman, Steffen, Armstrong, Spiros, Dittrich, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Duchow and Wichgers.
hist140059To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for repairs to Potawatomi State Park observation tower.
By Senators Cowles and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Duchow, Murphy, Novak, Penterman and Steffen.
hist140060To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy. Relating to: state aid payments for pupils in grades kindergarten to 12 who transfer schools due to the existence or absence of mandates regarding pupil face coverings or COVID-19 vaccines; school district membership in an interscholastic athletic association in the 2021-22 school year; and making an appropriation.
By Senators Jagler, Nass and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Kuglitsch, Cabral-Guevara, Rozar, Magnafici, Gundrum, Murphy, Penterman, Edming, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Tranel, Behnke and Knodl.
Relating to: various changes to insurance laws, including issuance of funding agreements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Senator Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representative Petersen.
hist140062To the committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Education reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 358
Relating to: exempting cooperative educational service agency employees from wage payment frequency requirements.
Ayes: 7 - Senators Darling, Bernier, Nass, Larson, Smith, Jagler and Johnson.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 373
Relating to: making school district and school financial information available to the public.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Darling, Bernier, Nass, Smith and Jagler.
Noes: 2 - Senators Larson and Johnson.
Ayes: 7 - Senators Darling, Bernier, Nass, Larson, Smith, Jagler and Johnson.
Noes: 0 - None.
Ayes: 4 - Senators Darling, Bernier, Nass and Jagler.
Noes: 3 - Senators Larson, Smith and Johnson.
Senate Bill 431
Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades.
Ayes: 4 - Senators Darling, Bernier, Nass and Jagler.
Noes: 3 - Senators Larson, Smith and Johnson.
Senate Bill 463
Relating to: requiring school boards to make information about learning materials and educational activities used for pupil instruction available to the public.
Ayes: 4 - Senators Darling, Bernier, Nass and Jagler.
Noes: 3 - Senators Larson, Smith and Johnson.
ALBERTA DARLING
Chairperson
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The committee on Senate Organization reported:
Referred to, and withdrawn from, the Joint Committee on Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e): Ayes: 5 - Senators LeMahieu, Kapenga, Feyen, Bewley and Ringhand.
Noes: 0 - None.
Public hearing requirement waived, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m): Assembly Bill 116
Assembly Bill 376
Assembly Bill 378
Assembly Bill 488
Ayes: 5 - Senators LeMahieu, Kapenga, Feyen, Bewley and Ringhand.
Noes: 0 - None.
Placed the following appointments and proposals on the Senate Calendar of Tuesday, September 28, 2021:
