One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session
Thursday, October 10, 2019
10:00 A.M.
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1. Call of the Roll.
2. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
3. Committee Reports and subsequent reference of proposals.
4. Messages from the senate, and other communications.
5. Consideration of conference committee reports and vetoes.
6. Consideration of senate action on proposals approved by the assembly.
7. Consideration of motions for reconsideration of passage or concurrence.
8. Consideration of resolutions.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?
Assembly Resolution 12
Relating to: the assembly rules.
By committee on Rules.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 7
Relating to: proclaiming September 2019 as Workforce Development Month.
By Representative Petryk.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 8
Relating to: recognizing October 10, 2019, as World Mental Health Day.
By Representatives Tittl, Ballweg, Cabrera, Crowley, Emerson, Felzkowski, Hebl, Jagler, James, Milroy, Murphy, Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt, VanderMeer, Zimmerman, Brostoff and Wittke.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 9
Relating to: proclaiming October 20 to 26, 2019, as National Massage Therapy Awareness Week.
By Representatives Tittl, Bowen, Kitchens, Kulp, Murphy, Mursau and Spreitzer.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 10
Relating to: honoring the public service of Police Chief Mike Koval.
By Representative Plumer.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Resolution 11
Relating to: proclaiming October 10, 2019, as World Homeless Day.
By Representatives Snyder, Steineke, James, Rodriguez, Kurtz, Plumer, Dittrich, Pronschinske, Emerson, Kerkman, Krug, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, Petryk, Spiros, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Wittke.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Joint Resolution 27
Relating to: proclaiming November 1 as Electa Quinney Day in Wisconsin.
By Senators Cowles, Carpenter, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Felzkowski, Considine, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Tusler and Vruwink.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: proclaiming November 1 as Electa Quinney Day in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Felzkowski, Considine, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Tusler and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Carpenter, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand and Wirch.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 78
Relating to: commending emergency response personnel across the state for their work during the July 2019 severe weather incidents.
By Representatives Nygren, Felzkowski, Rohrkaste, Allen, Swearingen, Tauchen, Loudenbeck, Sinicki, Magnafici, Spiros, Spreitzer, Petryk, James, Milroy, Sargent, Mursau, Dittrich, Plumer, Shankland, Bowen, Kolste, Horlacher, Ohnstad, Ramthun, Thiesfeldt and Steineke; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Wanggaard, Miller, Risser, Cowles, Marklein, Jacque, Hansen, Bernier and Schachtner.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 83
Relating to: recognizing and proclaiming Hispanic Heritage Month, a month-long celebration of the culture and traditions of U.S. residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
By Representatives Zamarripa, Anderson, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Gruszynski, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kolste, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tusler, Vining and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Ringhand, Bewley, Hansen, Larson, Risser, L. Taylor and Wirch.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Joint Resolution 66
Relating to: recognizing October 28, 2019, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin.
By Senators Nass, Tiffany, Carpenter, Jacque, Marklein, Miller, Olsen, Ringhand, Schachtner, L. Taylor and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, James, Allen, Anderson, Dittrich, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Hebl, Hintz, Horlacher, Kolste, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rodriguez, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Vruwink and Wittke.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 85
Relating to: recognizing October 28, 2019, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Pronschinske, James, Allen, Anderson, Dittrich, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Hebl, Hintz, Horlacher, Kolste, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rodriguez, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wittke, Hesselbein, Subeck and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Tiffany, Carpenter, Jacque, Marklein, Miller, Olsen, Ringhand, Schachtner, L. Taylor, Wanggaard and Darling.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: recognizing the contributions of the 115th Fighter Wing and showing support for basing F-35As at Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin.
By Senators Fitzgerald, Miller, Roth, Marklein and Kooyenga; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Skowronski, VanderMeer, Allen, Edming, Summerfield, James, Plumer, Dittrich, Ballweg, Tittl and Ott.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 88
Relating to: recognizing the contributions of the 115th Fighter Wing and showing support for basing F-35As at Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Kurtz, Skowronski, VanderMeer, Allen, Petryk, Edming, Summerfield, James, Plumer, Dittrich, Ballweg, Tittl and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Miller, Roth, Marklein and Kooyenga.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 89
Relating to: commending and congratulating Mark Hogan on his retirement.
By Representative Vos; cosponsored by Senator Fitzgerald.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 90
Relating to: recognizing October 2019 as Bullying Prevention Month.
By Representatives Crowley, Anderson, Bowen, Considine, Dittrich, Duchow, Emerson, Gruszynski, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Kolste, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Riemer, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stubbs, C. Taylor, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 91
Relating to: designating September 2019 and 2020 as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
By Representatives Subeck, Kolste, Emerson, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Mursau, Ott, Dittrich, Anderson, Bowen, Cabrera, Doyle, Hebl, Hesselbein, Milroy, L. Myers, Pope, Riemer, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Vining, Vruwink, Zamarripa, C. Taylor, Sargent and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators Schachtner, Bewley, Carpenter, Darling, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Ringhand, Risser, Smith, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Shilling, Wanggaard and Wirch.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 92
Relating to: declaring September 8 to 14, 2019, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week in Wisconsin.
By Representatives L. Myers, Stubbs, Crowley, Fields, Bowen, Haywood, Sinicki, Hebl, C. Taylor, Kolste, Zamarripa, Hintz, Milroy, Considine, Spreitzer, Sargent, Hesselbein, Anderson, Neubauer, Brostoff and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Johnson, Wirch, Carpenter, Bewley and Hansen.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
9. Third reading of assembly proposals.
10. Third reading of senate proposals.
11. Second reading and amendment of assembly proposals.
QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Assembly Bill 112
Relating to: eligibility of Washington Island Observer newspaper to receive compensation for publication of legal notices and the content of affidavits of printing filed as evidence of publication.
By Representatives Kitchens, Duchow, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Cowles and Olsen.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 186
Relating to: allowing minors to operate temporary stands without a permit or license. (FE)
By Representatives Horlacher, Sargent, Allen, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Edming, Fields, Gundrum, Katsma, Kerkman, Knodl, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Pronschinske, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Stafsholt, Steffen, Tranel, Vining, Vruwink, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Kapenga, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 9, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 189
Relating to: transferability of courses between the University of Wisconsin System, technical college system, and tribally controlled and private colleges. (FE)
By Representatives Born, Zimmerman, Jagler, Duchow, Skowronski, Gundrum, Plumer, Tusler, Edming, Mursau, Brooks, Dittrich, Felzkowski, Knodl, Horlacher, Murphy, Krug, James, Kulp, L. Myers and Kuglitsch; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Feyen, Nass, Marklein, Wanggaard and Testin.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 12, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 11, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 300
Relating to: requiring political subdivisions and Marquette University to pay health insurance premiums for survivors of a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)
By Representatives Spiros, Doyle, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, James, Kitchens, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Macco, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Kerkman, Brooks, Jagler, Wittke and Born; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Bernier, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Jacque, Johnson, Marklein, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Schachtner, Smith, L. Taylor, Testin and Wirch.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 0, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 15, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 325
Relating to: harbor assistance grant for the city of Green Bay and making an appropriation. (FE)
By Representative Steffen; cosponsored by Senator Cowles.
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 9, Noes 5.
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 12, Noes 3, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 3.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 426
Relating to: trespassing on the property of an energy provider and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Steffen, Fields, Born, Gundrum, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Skowronski, Tusler and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Nass, Olsen and Schachtner.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 14, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 14, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 427
Relating to: emergency medical services programs.
By Representatives Loudenbeck, Sanfelippo and Kuglitsch; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga and Craig.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 13, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 451
Relating to: designating the Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial Highway and directional signage for the Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial and Education Center. (FE)
By Representatives Ramthun, Brooks, Gundrum, Brandtjen, Born, Anderson, Billings, Brostoff, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Macco, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ott, Pronschinske, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Summerfield, Tauchen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Loudenbeck, Haywood and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Darling, Kooyenga, Schachtner, Wanggaard, Wirch, Olsen and Bernier.
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 453
Relating to: lengthening the time during which tax increments may be allocated and expenditures for project costs may be made and extending the maximum life for Tax Incremental Districts Number Three and Four in the village of Lake Delton. (FE)
By Representatives Ballweg and Tusler; cosponsored by Senator Olsen.
Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 11, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 469
Relating to: a nonrefundable volunteer fire fighters and emergency responders tax credit. (FE)
By Representatives Pronschinske, Petryk, Tusler, Dittrich, Hebl, Horlacher, James, Kerkman, Kitchens, Oldenburg, Plumer, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Stuck, Thiesfeldt, Tranel and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, L. Taylor and Schachtner.
Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 11, Noes 0.
Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 471
Relating to: grants for Next Generation 911 and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
By Representatives Loudenbeck, Felzkowski, Dittrich, Swearingen, Anderson and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, L. Taylor and Schachtner.
Report passage recommended by committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 5.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 472
Relating to: an exception from local levy limits for certain amounts levied for charges assessed by a joint emergency medical services department. (FE)
By Representatives Loudenbeck, Mursau, Murphy, Milroy and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Feyen and Wanggaard.
Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 11, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Loudenbeck and Mursau.
12. Second reading and amendment of senate proposals.
QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 170
Relating to: allowing minors to operate temporary stands without a permit or license. (FE)
By Senators Kooyenga, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Kapenga, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Sargent, Allen, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Edming, Fields, Gundrum, Katsma, Kerkman, Knodl, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Pronschinske, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Stafsholt, Steffen, Tranel, Vining, Vruwink, Wichgers and Zimmerman.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 266
Relating to: requiring political subdivisions and Marquette University to pay health insurance premiums for survivors of a law enforcement officer who dies in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)
By Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Bernier, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Jacque, Johnson, Marklein, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Schachtner, Smith, L. Taylor, Testin and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Doyle, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, James, Kitchens, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Macco, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Ott, Petryk, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Sargent, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Kerkman, Jagler and Wittke.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 391
Relating to: lengthening the time during which tax increments may be allocated and expenditures for project costs may be made and extending the maximum life for Tax Incremental Districts Number Three and Four in the village of Lake Delton. (FE)
By Senators Olsen and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Kurtz and Tusler.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 433
Relating to: designating the Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial Highway and directional signage for the Wisconsin 9/11 Memorial and Education Center. (FE)
By Senators Stroebel, Darling, Kooyenga, Schachtner, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Ramthun, Brooks, Gundrum, Brandtjen, Born, Anderson, Billings, Brostoff, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Fields, Horlacher, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Macco, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ott, Pronschinske, Quinn, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Summerfield, Tauchen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vruwink, Wichgers and Zimmerman.
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules.
13. Motions may be offered.
14. Announcements.
15. Adjournment.
