Ayes: (5) Senators Roth, Nass, Stafsholt, Feyen, Darling
Noes: (4): Senators Larson, Erpenbach, Roys, Pfaff
Please record the actions of the committee and the committee report in the Senate Journal. Attached is a copy of the full report.
Sincerely,
ROGER ROTH
Chair, Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
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Minority Report
On January 25, 2022, Senators Larson, Erpenbach, Roys, and Pfaff offered the following minority report, pursuant to Senate Rule 28, to the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges’ Report on Security and Research Protections in the University of Wisconsin System. Democratic Senators on the Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges Unanimously Object to Committee Report
Democratic members on the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges issued the following minority report objection to passage of the so-called ‘committee report’ entitled “Security and Research Protections in the University of Wisconsin System.”
Once again, Chairman Roth has issued a ‘report’ crafted without the input of Democratic committee members, one that does not reflect any collaborative work done between committee members or the public.
While Democratic committee members agree that authoritarianism and human rights violations happening abroad are concerning, the Wisconsin Legislature is not Congress or the US State Department. The federal government is already working to address concerns related to the security of our higher education institutions.
Democratic committee members voted against Senate Bills 742, 744, and 745 in committee for these same reasons. Should the legislature act on these recommendations, it will lead to a multitude of problems within the UW System. If the committee chair wants to ensure our institutions are ‘secure’, he should work to ensure proper funding of our public higher educational institutions.
This report has been offered by:
CHRIS LARSON
Senator
JON ERPENBACH
Senator
KELDA HELEN ROYS
Senator
BRAD PFAFF
Senator
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Petitions and Communications
hist148462Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 679. hist148310Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 257. hist148053Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 388. hist148054Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 519. hist147973Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Ramthun added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 547. hist148309Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 564. hist148055Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senators Carpenter and Taylor added as coauthors of Senate Bill 605. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Ethics Commission
January 25, 2022
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §13.685 (7), we are providing the enclosed information. Please visit the Wisconsin Ethics Commission’s Eye on Lobbying website, https://lobbying.wi.gov, for more detailed information about lobbyists, lobbying principals (organizations), and state agency liaisons. Alexander, Eric The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
Carter, Dana Susan G. Komen
Fonfara, Thomas Atlas Strategy Group
Glozier, Jason Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers
Meyer, Scott Atlas Strategy Group
Nelson, Elise Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association
Shipp, Preston The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
Stephenson, Sean Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA)
Sincerely,
DANIEL A. CARLTON, JR.
Administrator
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Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
The joint committee for review of Administrative Rules reported and recommended:
Relating to chiropractic practice.
Relating to unprofessional conduct.
Relating to reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses.
STEPHEN NASS
Senate Chairperson
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Messages from the Assembly
Senate Bill 115
Relating to: continuing education program sponsors for chiropractors, chiropractic technicians, and chiropractic radiological technicians.
hist147979The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 115? Concurred in.
Senate Bill 235
Relating to: measuring a school district's improvement for the school and school district accountability report.
hist147980The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 235? Concurred in.
Senate Bill 491
Relating to: subsidized guardianship payments.
hist147981The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 491? Concurred in.
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Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills
Senate Joint Resolution 32
Relating to: eligibility to vote in Wisconsin (first consideration).
hist147984Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Senate Joint Resolution 32
hist147985The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 32? The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 21; noes, 12; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Roth, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 21.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 12.
