One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session12:53 P.M. WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative August in the chair.
Representative Krug asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Reverend Jonah Overton of the Zao MKE Church in Milwaukee.
Representative Neubauer led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the United States of America flag.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, August, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Born, Brill, Brooks, Brown, Callahan, Clancy, Cruz, Dallman, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goeben, Goodwin, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Haywood, Hurd, Hysell, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Madison, Maxey, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Penterman, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, Rivera-Wagner, Rodriguez, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spaude, Spiros, Steffen, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Taylor, Tenorio, Tittl, Tranel, Tucker, Tusler, Udell, VanderMeer, Vining, Wichgers, Wittke, and Speaker Vos - 94.
Absent with leave - Representatives Arney, Hong, Petersen, Prado, and Zimmerman - 5.
Vacancies - None.
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Leave of Absence
Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Petersen and Zimmerman. Granted.
Representative Subeck asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Arney, Hong, and Prado. Granted.
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Amendments Offered
hist205945Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 198 offered by Representative Neubauer. Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 198 offered by Representative Neubauer.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 234 offered by Representative Kurtz.
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Communications
The Chief Clerk received the following coauthor and cosponsor requests on June 17, 2025:
hist205904Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 50, Relating to: recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday. hist205905Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 60, Relating to: proclaiming the week of June 22 to June 28, 2025, as Amateur Radio Week in the state of Wisconsin. _____________
The Chief Clerk received the following coauthor and cosponsor requests on June 18, 2025:
hist205895Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 107, relating to: conversion of cooperative associations organized to establish and operate nonprofit plans or programs for health care into service insurance corporations. hist205896Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 132, relating to: creating a board to organize, promote, and host a Wisconsin nuclear power summit. hist205935Representative Johnson added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 145, relating to: passing legislation to reduce carbon emissions. hist205897Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 152, relating to: bid requirement for publication and printing of county board proceedings, notices, and advertisements in counties having a population of 250,000 or more and at least two English newspapers published daily. hist205898Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 171, relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers. hist205892Senator Pfaff added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 176, relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program. hist205899Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 189, relating to: an optional final hearing by affidavit for the dissolution of a marriage. hist205902Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 232, relating to: transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development. hist205891Senators Spreitzer and Ratcliff added as cosponsors of Assembly Bill 233, relating to: grants to child advocacy centers. hist205900Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 254, relating to: regulation of the Chippewa and Flambeau Improvement Company. hist206034Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 315, relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land acquisitions program. _____________
Calendar of Wednesday, June 18
hist205950Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 50 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Assembly Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday.
hist205954The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 50 be adopted? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, August, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Born, Brill, Brooks, Brown, Callahan, Clancy, Cruz, Dallman, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goeben, Goodwin, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Haywood, Hurd, Hysell, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Madison, Maxey, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Penterman, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, Rivera-Wagner, Rodriguez, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spaude, Spiros, Steffen, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Taylor, Tenorio, Tittl, Tranel, Tucker, Tusler, Udell, VanderMeer, Vining, Wichgers, Wittke, and Speaker Vos - 94.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Arney, Hong, Petersen, Prado, and Zimmerman - 5.
Motion carried.
hist205955Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 50 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. hist205956Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that Assembly Joint Resolution 66 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Assembly Joint Resolution 66
Relating to: congratulating Southwest Wisconsin Technical College for winning the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
hist205957The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 66 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist205958Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 66 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Relating to: extortion, sexual extortion, and providing a penalty.
hist205960The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 201 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist205961The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 201 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
Representative August in the chair.
hist205962Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 201 be given a third reading. Granted. hist205963The question was: Assembly Bill 201 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Motion carried.
hist205967Representative Anderson asked unanimous consent to be added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 201. Granted. hist205964Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 201 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Relating to: transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development.
hist205966The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 232 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist205968Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 232 be given a third reading. Granted. hist205970The question was: Assembly Bill 232 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Motion carried.
hist205979Representative Miresse asked unanimous consent to be added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 232. Granted. hist205971Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 232 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Relating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty.
hist205973The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 242 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist205974The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 242 be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
