Special Guest
Representative Snyder introduced Hometown Hero Award recipient Lieutenant Nao Shoua Xiong, recognized for his efforts in Wausau and Laos to ensure the Hmong culture and storied history endures for generations to come. Lieutenant Xiong addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Amendments Offered
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 226 offered by Representative Moses.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 231 offered by Representative Armstrong.
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Communications
The Chief Clerk received the following coauthor and cosponsor requests on May 13, 2025:
Representatives Stroud, Clancy and Madison added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 11, relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 12, relating to: state agency status for certain physician assistants and advanced practice nurses who provide services without compensation for local health departments or school districts.
Representative Clancy added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 23, relating to: establishment of a Palliative Care Council.
Representative Stroud added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 36, relating to: law enforcement and firefighter annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System who are rehired by a participating employer.
Representatives Emerson and Moore Omokunde added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 43, relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Representative McCarville added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 158, relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff.
Representative Joers added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 159, relating to: creating a rural creative economy development grant program.
Representative McCarville added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 176, relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program.
Representative McCarville added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 196, relating to: rehired annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Representative McCarville added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 208, relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion.
Representative Haywood added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 220, relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services.
Representative Haywood added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 224, relating to: the form of referendum questions.
Representative Haywood added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 246, relating to: cost-sharing caps on prescription drugs and medical supplies to treat asthma under health insurance policies and plans.
Representatives McCarville, Miresse, Goeben and Knodl added as coauthors and Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 257, relating to: advanced practice registered nurses, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Representative Haywood added as a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 33, Relating to: declaration of the Economic Justice Bill of Rights.
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 35, Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2025, Syttende Mai Weekend.
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 40, Relating to: celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people.
Representative Haywood added as a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 45, Relating to: congratulating the Wauwatosa West Boys Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship.
Representative Haywood added as a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 46, Relating to: congratulating the Wauwatosa East Girls Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship.
Representative Haywood added as a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 50, Relating to: recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday.
Representatives Haywood and Miresse added as coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 51, Relating to: designating May 2025 and May 2026 as Food Allergy Awareness Months.
Representatives Miresse and Subeck added as coauthors of Assembly Joint Resolution 55, Relating to: designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
Representatives Stroud, Clancy and Madison added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 14, relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.
Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 31, relating to: state agency status for certain physician assistants and advanced practice nurses who provide services without compensation for local health departments or school districts.
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Calendar of Tuesday, May 13
Representative August asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 39 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 39 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative August asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 39 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative August asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 40 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 40
Relating to: celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 40 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 40 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 48 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 48 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Stubbs asked unanimous consent to be added as a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 48. Granted.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 48 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 45 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: congratulating the Wauwatosa West Boys Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 45 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 45 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 46 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 46
Relating to: congratulating the Wauwatosa East Girls Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 46 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 46 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 49 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: congratulating the Milwaukee Rufus King Cheer and Stunt Team on their double state championship win in 2025.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 49 be adopted?
Motion carried.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 49 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Speaker Pro Tempore Petersen in the chair.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 4 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 4
Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 4 be ordered to a third reading?
Motion carried.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 4 be given a third reading. Granted.
The question was: Senate Bill 4 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in?
Motion carried.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 4 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.
Assembly Bill 8
Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 8 be laid on the table. Granted.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 14 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Senate Bill 14
Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 14 be ordered to a third reading?
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