One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session
11:08 A.M. WEDNESDAY, October 20, 2021
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Kapenga.
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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, Jagler, Kapenga, Kooyenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Roys, Smith, Stafsholt, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 31.
Absent with leave - Senators Jacque and Johnson - 2.
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Leaves of Absence
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Jacque be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Johnson be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator L. Taylor be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Nass.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Larson led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist141848Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 252 offered by Senator Ballweg. hist141768Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 462 offered by Senator Kooyenga. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: legislative redistricting.
By Senator LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representative Vos.
hist141811To the committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Relating to: congressional redistricting.
By Senator LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representative Vos.
hist141812To the committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Relating to: repealing the personal property tax, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Pfaff, Smith, Bewley, Ringhand, Agard, Roys and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, B. Meyers, Shankland, Milroy, Doyle, Vruwink, Snodgrass, Hintz, Sinicki, Hebl, Ohnstad, Shelton, Spreitzer, Considine, Billings, Anderson, Neubauer, Hesselbein, S. Rodriguez, Conley, Subeck, Stubbs, Andraca, Ortiz-Velez and McGuire.
hist141813To the committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. Relating to: background checks requirement before transfers of firearms and providing a penalty.
By Senators Johnson, Agard, Erpenbach, Roys, Larson, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Bewley, Smith, Ringhand and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Andraca, Conley, Hesselbein, Hong, Anderson, Hebl, Snodgrass, Baldeh, Sinicki, S. Rodriguez, Pope, Emerson, Ortiz-Velez, Neubauer, Billings, Brostoff, Spreitzer, Shelton, Goyke, Bowen, Ohnstad, Riemer, Vining, Considine, Hintz, B. Meyers, Haywood, Cabrera and Drake.
hist141814To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: modifying the permit for certain oversize or overweight vehicles transporting forest products.
By Senators Petrowski, Felzkowski, Cowles and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Swearingen, Mursau, Spiros, Tusler and Edming.
hist141815To the committee on Transportation and Local Government. Relating to: selection of architects and engineers for state projects.
By Senators Stroebel and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell and Gundrum.
hist141816To the committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. Relating to: allowing a parent to change a minor child's name when the other parent is convicted of certain homicide or sex offenses.
By Senators Ballweg, Roys and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives James, Born, Callahan, Dittrich, Kitchens, Kuglitsch, Subeck and Tittl.
hist141817To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: deoxyribonucleic acid analysis surcharges.
By Senators Feyen, Ballweg, Stroebel and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Bowen, Schraa, Rozar and Cabrera.
hist141818To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: a shovel-ready workforce housing development site program.
By Senator Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Armstrong, Dittrich, Kitchens, Moses and Edming.
hist141819To the committee on Economic and Workforce Development. Relating to: prohibiting certain property tax assessment practices.
By Senator Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Armstrong, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kitchens, Edming and Schraa.
hist141820To the committee on Housing, Commerce and Trade. Relating to: creating a sales tax exemption for materials used to construct workforce housing developments or to conduct workforce housing rehabilitation projects.
By Senator Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Summerfield, Armstrong, Kitchens, Penterman, Petryk, Moses, Tranel and Edming.
hist141821To the committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue. Relating to: funding for the University of Wisconsin System, special education funding, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Smith, Larson, Agard, Johnson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Emerson, Shelton, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Vining, Vruwink, Subeck and Stubbs.
hist141822To the committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Relating to: funding for Wisconsin grants for University of Wisconsin System students and technical college students, special education funding, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Smith, Larson, Agard, Johnson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Emerson, Shelton, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Vining, Vruwink, Subeck and Stubbs.
hist141823To the committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Relating to: funding for state aid and grants to technical colleges, special education funding, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Smith, Larson, Agard, Bewley, Johnson, Ringhand and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Emerson, Shankland, Shelton, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Vining, Vruwink, Subeck and Stubbs.
hist141824To the committee on Universities and Technical Colleges. Relating to: University of Wisconsin System tuition grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Smith, Larson, Agard, Johnson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Shelton, Shankland, Emerson, Andraca, Baldeh, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Vining, Vruwink, Subeck and Stubbs.
hist141825To the committee on Universities and Technical Colleges.
