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Petitions and Communications
hist185815Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Steffen added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 554. hist185814Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 596. hist185846Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 683. hist185924Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Rozar added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 811. hist185811Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Jacobson withdrawn as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 845. hist185925Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Rozar added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 873. hist185845Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Roys added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 897. hist185812Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Pfaff added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 955. hist185813Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Larson added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 981. hist185808Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Mursau, Edming, Snyder and Goeben added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 981. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
January 31, 2024
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposals to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate standing committee chairsperson and the chairperson of the committee on Senate Organization. hist185809Senate Bill 323, relating to: exempting personal property from the tax imposed on telephone companies., withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to the joint committee on Finance. hist185810Senate Bill 894, relating to: a technology and innovation hub grant to BioForward, Inc., and making an appropriation., withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to the joint committee on Finance. Sincerely,
CHRIS L. KAPENGA
Senate President
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Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
Relating to the inclusion of “veterans” as a category of “eligible risks” under Ins 3.15 (4) (a).
Submitted by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
hist185588Report received from Agency, January 29, 2024. hist185899Referred to the committee on Insurance and Small Business, January 31, 2024. Relating to genetic counselors.
Submitted by the Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board.
hist184456Report received from Agency, January 18, 2024. hist185900Referred to the committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism, January 31, 2024. _____________
The committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage reported and recommended:
Relating to gray wolf harvest regulations.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Stafsholt, Felzkowski and Tomczyk.
Noes: 2 - Senators Spreitzer and Agard.
ROB STAFSHOLT
Chairperson
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Advice and Consent of the Senate
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
January 31, 2024
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint PATRICK J. MCNALLY, of Elm Grove, as a Registered Nurse on the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026.
Respectfully Submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
hist185896Read and referred to the committee on Health. State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
January 31, 2024
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint BRUCE NEEB, of Eau Claire, as a Mississippi River Representative on the Wisconsin Waterways Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2029.
Respectfully Submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
hist185897Read and referred to the committee on Natural Resources and Energy. State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
January 31, 2024
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint T.R. WILLIAMS, of Madison, as a Wisconsin Bar Representative on the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2026.
Respectfully Submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
hist185898Read and referred to the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
