One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session
WEDNESDAY, February 5, 2025
The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: celebrating the 51st anniversary of the American Birkebeiner and proclaiming February 17 to 23, 2025, as American Birkebeiner Week in Wisconsin.
By Senator Quinn; cosponsored by Representative Green.
hist198936To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.
By Senators Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Feyen, Hesselbein, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Larson, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Moore Omokunde, Allen, Armstrong, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Green, Gundrum, Hong, J. Jacobson, Joers, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kreibich, Krug, Madison, Mayadev, Melotik, Miresse, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Petersen, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Stroud, Subeck, Swearingen, Taylor, Tenorio, Tusler, Udell, Vining and Wichgers.
hist198937To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state.
By Senators Bradley, Feyen, Jacque, James, Nass, Quinn, Ratcliff and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Sortwell, Armstrong, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Moore Omokunde, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Rodriguez, Snyder, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck, Tusler and VanderMeer.
hist198938To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
By Senators Tomczyk, Nass, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, James, Kapenga and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Green, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Tittl and Wichgers.
hist198925To the committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs. Relating to: increased penalties for crimes against adults at risk; restraining orders for adults at risk; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an adult at risk; sexual assault of an adult at risk; and providing a penalty.
By Senators Jacque and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Kreibich, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Murphy, Mursau, Tusler, Wichgers, Allen, Donovan, Tenorio and Knodl.
hist198926To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.
By Senators Tomczyk and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Nedweski, O'Connor, Pronschinske and Wichgers.
Relating to: special circumstances battery to a community service officer and providing a penalty.
By Senators James and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Armstrong, Murphy, Dittrich, Nedweski, B. Jacobson, Callahan, Brill, Allen, Subeck, Wichgers, Mursau and Behnke.
hist198928To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report.
By Senators Jagler, Quinn, Feyen, Wanggaard, Tomczyk, Nass, Bradley, Wimberger, Kapenga, Marklein, James, Jacque, Testin and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Novak, O'Connor, Kreibich, Tusler, Gundrum, Duchow, Penterman, Murphy, Sortwell, Born, Maxey, Behnke, Melotik, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Nedweski, Gustafson, Donovan, Green, Dittrich, Dallman, Brill, B. Jacobson, Rodriguez, Spiros, Allen, Knodl, Kaufert and Moses.
Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes.
By Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Bare, Behnke, Brown, Kreibich, Miresse, Palmeri, Subeck, Wichgers and Sinicki.
hist198930To the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage. Relating to: allowing certain married persons to claim the earned income tax credit when filing a separate return.
By Senators Jacque and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Allen, Anderson, Armstrong, Dittrich, Goodwin, Gundrum, Kreibich, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Vining, Wichgers and Sinicki.
hist198931To the committee on Agriculture and Revenue. Relating to: creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program.
By Senators James, Larson and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Franklin, Kaufert, Madison, Anderson, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hong, Hysell, Kreibich, Maxey, Miresse, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Stroud, Tusler, Udell and Wichgers.
hist198932To the committee on Agriculture and Revenue. Relating to: requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
By Senators Tomczyk, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Knodl, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Krug, Murphy, Nedweski, Piwowarczyk, Tusler and Wichgers.
Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women.
By Senators James, Felzkowski, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Tomczyk, Wall, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Rodriguez, Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goodwin, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Madison, Maxey, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Palmeri, Petersen, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Steffen, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Tusler, Udell, Vining, Wichgers and Wittke.
Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in, and the lifespan of, a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Middleton.
By Senators Testin, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Novak, Joers, Bare, Armstrong, Arney, DeSmidt, Hysell, Palmeri, Tenorio, Udell and Roe.
hist198935To the committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development. Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.
By Senators Hutton, Bradley, Wanggaard, Feyen, Nass, Tomczyk and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Duchow, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Armstrong, Brooks, Donovan, B. Jacobson, Penterman, Murphy, Tucker, Wichgers and Behnke.
hist198939To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: technical colleges’ lease of their facilities to others.
By Senators Feyen and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, Armstrong, Born, Callahan, Gundrum, Miresse and Piwowarczyk.
hist198950To the committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist198954Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Swearingen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 25. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
February 5, 2025
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to various statutes, I am making the following appointments based on the nominations from Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein:
State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
Senator Jeff Smith
