2025-06-24 Assembly Journal

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Special Guest

Representative Kitchens introduced Hometown Hero Award recipient AJ Dillion, recognized for his numerous contributions to the Door County youth community. Mr. Dillion addressed the members from the rostrum.

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Enrolled Bills and Joint Resolutions

The following Assembly proposals, which have been approved by both the Assembly and Senate, have been enrolled by the Legislative Reference Bureau:

hist206500 Assembly Bill 140

hist206499 Assembly Bill 242

hist206502 Assembly Bill 257

hist206495 Assembly Joint Resolution 59

EDWARD A. BLAZEL

Assembly Chief Clerk

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Reference Bureau Corrections

hist206501 Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 140

In enrolling, the following correction was made:

1 1. Page 1, line 3: on lines 3 and 4, delete “(h)” and substitute “(i)”.

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hist206541 Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 106

1 1. Page 1, line 3: after that line insert:

“1m. Page 6, line 16: delete “by rule”.”.

****Note: Deletes words that refer to material that was deleted by this amendment.

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Communications

The Chief Clerk received the following coauthor and cosponsor requests on June 23, 2025:

hist206496 Representative Miresse withdrawn as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 118, relating to: a transition to grazing pilot program and making an appropriation.

hist206505 Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 176, relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program.

hist206506 Representative Fitzgerald added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 187, relating to: training completion awards for volunteer firefighters.

hist206507 Representatives Fitzgerald and McCarville added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 233, relating to: grants to child advocacy centers.

hist206508 Representative Fitzgerald added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 152, relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program.

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The Chief Clerk received the following coauthor and cosponsor requests on June 24, 2025:

hist206565 Representatives O'Connor and Stubbs added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 17, 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.

hist206816 Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 26, relating to: battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty.

hist206643 Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 37, relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates.

hist206547 Representatives Miresse, O'Connor and Stubbs added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 53, relating to: special circumstances battery to a community service officer and providing a penalty.

hist206566 Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 63, relating to: financing the operating costs and certain out-of-state projects of nonprofit institutions and compensation of employees of the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

hist206567 Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 65, relating to: entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a penalty.

hist206546 Representatives Andraca and Stroud added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 80, relating to: ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact.

hist206568 Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor 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.

hist206817 Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 108, relating to: a nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final action on certain certificate of public convenience and necessity applications.

hist206569 Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 123, relating to: calculation of miles for purposes of relocation of a child 100 miles or more from the other parent in an action affecting the family.

hist206570 Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 149, relating to: the nomination of presidential electors.

hist206548 Representative Miresse added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 154, relating to: use of certified seed potatoes in planting potatoes and providing a penalty.

hist206563 Representatives Stroud, O'Connor, Miresse and Stubbs added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 157, relating to: prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty.

hist206645 Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 161, relating to: governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.

hist206538 Representatives Moore Omokunde, Vining, Andraca and Sinicki added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 176, relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program.

hist206549 Representatives Miresse, Emerson, Stroud, O'Connor and Stubbs added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 187, relating to: training completion awards for volunteer firefighters.

hist206594 Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 227, relating to: inducements to sign or refrain from signing nomination papers, recall petitions, and certain other petitions.

hist206571 Representatives O'Connor, Sinicki, Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 233, relating to: grants to child advocacy centers.

hist206596 Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 238, relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs.

hist206595 Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 240, relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for equipment associated with the use of a search and rescue dog.

hist206597 Representative Sinicki 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.

hist206644 Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 253, relating to: independence accounts.

hist206550 Representatives Emerson and Stubbs added as coauthors of Assembly Bill 254, relating to: regulation of the Chippewa and Flambeau Improvement Company.

hist206572 Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 259, relating to: criminal trespass at a campground and providing a penalty.

hist206818 Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 273, relating to: the membership of the Controlled Substances Board.

hist206573 Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 279, relating to: talent recruitment grants.

hist206646 Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 280, relating to: workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit.

hist206574 Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 285, relating to: public protective services hearing protection assistance.

hist206575 Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 293, relating to: sunset of the community-oriented policing-house grant program.

hist206813 Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 38, relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates.

hist206576 Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 98, relating to: conversion of cooperative associations organized to establish and operate nonprofit plans or programs for health care into service insurance corporations.

hist206819 Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 125, relating to: a nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final action on certain certificate of public convenience and necessity applications.

hist206539 Representatives Moore Omokunde, Vining, Andraca and Sinicki added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 152, relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program.

hist206554 Representatives Miresse and Stubbs added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 164, relating to: use of certified seed potatoes in planting potatoes and providing a penalty.

hist206820 Representatives Stubbs and Ortiz-Velez added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 169, relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers.

hist206564 Representatives Stroud, O'Connor, Miresse and Stubbs added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 172, relating to: prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty.

hist206814 Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 184, relating to: governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.

hist206509 Representatives Fitzgerald, McCarville, O'Connor, Sinicki, Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 232, relating to: grants to child advocacy centers.

hist206578 Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 235, relating to: criminal trespass at a campground and providing a penalty.

hist206551 Representatives Emerson and Stubbs added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 255, relating to: regulation of the Chippewa and Flambeau Improvement Company.

hist206580 Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 278, relating to: sunset of the community-oriented policing-house grant program.

hist206579 Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 283, relating to: public protective services hearing protection assistance.

hist206821 Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 48, Relating to: congratulating Knights of Columbus Council 499 for achieving a century of compassionate commitment to service of the Church, their community, and their fellow man.

hist206822 Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 71, Relating to: honoring Jerry Apps for his contributions to Wisconsin’s heritage.

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Calendar of Tuesday, June 24

hist206577 Representative August asked unanimous consent that Senate Joint Resolution 71 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.

Senate Joint Resolution 71

Relating to: honoring Jerry Apps for his contributions to Wisconsin’s heritage.

hist206581 The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 71 be concurred in?

Motion carried.

hist206582 Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Joint Resolution 71 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted.

Speaker Pro Tempore Petersen in the chair.

hist206583 Assembly Bill 17

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.

hist206584 The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 17 be adopted?

Motion carried.