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One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

1:00 P.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.

QUESTION: Shall senate action be concurred in?

Assembly Bill 38

      Relating to: University of Wisconsin research contracts. (FE)

      By Representatives Murphy, Stubbs, Ballweg, Kulp, Vruwink, Subeck, Sargent, C. Taylor, Skowronski, Zimmerman, Ramthun and Born; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Risser, Cowles, Bewley, Petrowski, Olsen and Darling.

      Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted).

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

7.       Consideration of motions for reconsideration of passage or concurrence.

8.       Third reading of assembly proposals.

9.       Third reading of senate proposals.

10.     Second reading and amendment of assembly proposals.

QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered engrossed and read a third time?

 

Assembly Bill 47

      Relating to: guardianships of children. (FE)

      By Joint Legislative Council.

      Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 9, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 49

      Relating to: the authority of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to delegate authority to invest trust fund moneys and making an appropriation. (FE)

      By Joint Legislative Council.

      Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 75

      Relating to: local regulation of honorary firearm discharges.

      By Representatives Stafsholt, Sinicki, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Jagler, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Macco, Magnafici, Murphy, Mursau, Ott, Plumer, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vruwink, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Craig, L. Taylor, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, Nass, Ringhand and Stroebel.

      Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 78

      Relating to: registration and operation of vehicles defined as autocycles. (FE)

      By Representatives Knodl, Brandtjen, Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Shankland, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Marklein, Schachtner, Stroebel and Kapenga.

      Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 187

      Relating to: micro market licensing fees. (FE)

      By Representatives Snyder, Kulp, Murphy, Ramthun, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Kapenga, Marklein and Olsen.

      Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 8, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 192

      Relating to: mental health clinical consultations under the Medical Assistance program and making an appropriation. (FE)

      By Representatives Rohrkaste, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Duchow, Gundrum, James, Mursau, Novak, Plumer, Snyder, Tusler, VanderMeer and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Darling, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Marklein, Olsen and Wirch.

      Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight, Ayes 5, Noes 0.

      Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 4, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 206

      Relating to: regulating hemp, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

      By Representatives Kurtz, Considine, Krug, Kulp, Quinn, Kolste, L. Myers, Mursau, Novak, Plumer, Spreitzer, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vruwink, Brooks, Duchow, Knodl, B. Meyers, Oldenburg, Pope, Sargent, C. Taylor and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Testin, L. Taylor, Bernier, Bewley, Larson, Marklein, Cowles and Olsen.

      Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 10, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 262

      Relating to: liability of owners of vehicles involved in certain speed limit and failure to yield right-of-way violations, driver education instruction, and providing a penalty. (FE)

      By Representatives Plumer, Doyle, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Quinn, Spiros, Skowronski, Stuck, James, Vruwink, Duchow, Tusler, Shankland, Edming, Brandtjen, Ott and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Ringhand, Feyen, Olsen, Marklein, Carpenter, Bernier and Cowles.

      Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 1.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 287

      Relating to: certifications for advance directives and findings of incapacity related to powers of attorney for health care. (FE)

      By Representatives Snyder, Doyle, Brostoff, Hintz, Kolste, Kulp, B. Meyers, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, Tittl, VanderMeer, Vining, Magnafici and Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Ringhand, Bewley, Carpenter, Feyen, Hansen, Kooyenga, Olsen, Schachtner, Shilling, Testin, Tiffany, Wanggaard and Bernier.

      Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 13, Noes 1.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 293

      Relating to: online notaries public and electronic notarizations, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

      By Representatives Ballweg, Haywood, Summerfield, Crowley, Dittrich, Doyle, Horlacher, James, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, L. Taylor, Bernier, Cowles, Jacque, Marklein and Wanggaard.

      Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 9, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 308

      Relating to: pepper spray and CS gel substances.

      By Representatives Horlacher, Fields, Ballweg, Bowen, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Jagler, Kulp, Macco, Ramthun, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Wichgers and Born; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Ringhand, Carpenter, Cowles, Nass, Petrowski and Tiffany.

      Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 2.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 343

      Relating to: the transportation facilities economic assistance and development program. (FE)

      By Representatives Quinn, Billings, Edming, Horlacher, Kulp, Kurtz, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Petryk, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Bewley, Feyen, Miller, Olsen, Ringhand, Schachtner and Wanggaard.

      Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 344

      Relating to: telephone company tax exemption for property used to provide broadband service. (FE)

      By Representatives Quinn, Ballweg, Edming, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Snyder, Spiros, Stafsholt, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Zimmerman, Dittrich, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Murphy, Novak and Sortwell; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Testin, Bernier, Feyen and Petrowski.

      Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Rural Development, Ayes 11, Noes 0.

      Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 4, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 8, Noes 4.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 357

      Relating to: regulation of public adjusters and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

      By Representatives Steffen, Ohnstad, Bowen, Brooks, Dittrich, Doyle, Felzkowski, Fields, Goyke, Gundrum, Horlacher, Krug, Kulp, Nygren, Ramthun, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Stuck, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Duchow and Macco; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Bewley, Erpenbach, Miller, Olsen, Petrowski and Schachtner.

      Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

 

 

Assembly Bill 395

      Relating to: repealing obsolete refundable tax credits.

      By Representatives Katsma, Macco, Riemer, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Neylon, Ohnstad, Ramthun, Spiros, C. Taylor, Wittke, Zimmerman and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Kooyenga, Smith, Craig, Feyen, Kapenga, Nass, Olsen, Ringhand, Stroebel, L. Taylor and Wanggaard.

      Report passage recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 434

      Relating to: the issuance by the Department of Revenue of retail alcohol beverage permits for motor vehicle racetrack grounds, authorizing caterers to make retail sales of alcohol beverages on racetrack grounds, and hours for retail sales by brewers. (FE)

      By Representatives Vorpagel and Katsma; cosponsored by Senator LeMahieu.

      Report passage recommended by committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 470

      Relating to: adding 12 circuit court branches to be allocated by the director of state courts. (FE)

      By Representatives Tusler, Tittl, McGuire, Edming, Anderson, Ballweg, Bowen, Crowley, Goyke, Neubauer, Petersen, Petryk, Schraa, Spiros, Summerfield and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Bewley, Bernier, LeMahieu, Schachtner, L. Taylor, Tiffany and Testin.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 502

      Relating to: transfer of the authority to represent the public interest in proceedings under the Children's Code.

      By Representatives Vos, Wittke, August, Kerkman, Neubauer, McGuire, Brooks, Kuglitsch, Skowronski, Spiros, Plumer, Born, Dittrich, Tusler, Ramthun, Thiesfeldt, Ohnstad and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Craig, Nass, Wirch, Stroebel and Petrowski.

      Report passage recommended by committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 504

      Relating to: P.O.D. accounts and loan obligations to financial institutions; the duty of a bank to make payment on a lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier's check, teller's check, or certified check; providing temporary authority to act as a mortgage loan originator while a license application is pending; property subject to garnishment or tax levy in possession of a financial institution; entities that provide to financial institutions electronic data processing services; loans to state banks by a Federal Home Loan Bank; and consolidating the Banking Review Board and Savings Institutions Review Board in the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)

      By Representatives Katsma, Duchow, Dittrich, Doyle, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Kitchens, Quinn, Skowronski, Tusler, Zimmerman and Born; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Feyen, Olsen, Ringhand and Kapenga.

      Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 15, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 15, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 550

      Relating to: various changes to insurance laws.

      By Representatives Petersen, Duchow, Tusler and Doyle; cosponsored by Senator Craig.

      Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 13, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

11.     Second reading and amendment of senate proposals.

QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered to a third reading?

Senate Bill 86

      Relating to: registration and operation of vehicles defined as autocycles. (FE)

      By Senators Jacque, Kapenga, Marklein, Schachtner and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Brandtjen, Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Shankland, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wichgers.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 106

      Relating to: micro market licensing fees. (FE)

      By Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Kapenga, Marklein and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Kulp, Murphy, Ramthun, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Tusler.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 188

      Relating to: regulating hemp, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

      By Senators Testin, L. Taylor, Bernier, Bewley, Larson, Marklein, Cowles and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Considine, Krug, Kulp, Quinn, Kolste, L. Myers, Mursau, Novak, Plumer, Spreitzer, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vruwink, Brooks, Duchow, Knodl, B. Meyers, Oldenburg, Pope, Sargent, C. Taylor and Tusler.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 290

      Relating to: pepper spray and CS gel substances.

      By Senators Wanggaard, Ringhand, Carpenter, Cowles, Petrowski, Tiffany and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Fields, Ballweg, Bowen, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Jagler, Kulp, Macco, Ramthun, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Wichgers.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

 

 

Senate Bill 304

      Relating to: prohibited practices of motor vehicle manufacturers, importers, and distributors and providing a penalty. (FE)

      By Senators Marklein, Ringhand, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Hansen, Miller, Nass, Olsen, L. Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Fields, Bowen, Brandtjen, Considine, Crowley, Gundrum, Knodl, Kolste, Kuglitsch, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vruwink and Zimmerman.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 319

      Relating to: the transportation facilities economic assistance and development program. (FE)

      By Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Bewley, Feyen, Miller, Olsen, Ringhand, Schachtner and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Quinn, Billings, Edming, Horlacher, Kulp, Kurtz, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Petryk, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wittke.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 320

      Relating to: evidence of ownership for purposes of obtaining certain motor vehicle certificates of title. (FE)

      By Senators Petrowski, Bewley, Kapenga, Marklein, Olsen, Ringhand and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Riemer, Doyle, Fields, Kulp, Murphy, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Stubbs and Stuck.

      Report concurrence recommended by committee on Insurance, Ayes 11, Noes 0.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 349

      Relating to: requirements for devices that dispense gasoline-ethanol fuel blends.

      By Senators Feyen, Ringhand, Bewley, Bernier, Cowles, Darling, Marklein, Olsen, Schachtner, Testin and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, Doyle, Ballweg, Billings, Dittrich, Felzkowski, Kolste, Kulp, Loudenbeck, B. Meyers, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Sargent, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Tauchen and Tusler.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 362

      Relating to: repealing obsolete refundable tax credits.

      By Senators Marklein, Kooyenga, Smith, Craig, Feyen, Kapenga, Nass, Olsen, Ringhand, Stroebel, L. Taylor and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Katsma, Macco, Riemer, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Neylon, Ohnstad, Ramthun, Spiros, C. Taylor, Wittke and Zimmerman.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 457

      Relating to: P.O.D. accounts and loan obligations to financial institutions; the duty of a bank to make payment on a lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier's check, teller's check, or certified check; providing temporary authority to act as a mortgage loan originator while a license application is pending; property subject to garnishment or tax levy in possession of a financial institution; entities that provide to financial institutions electronic data processing services; loans to state banks by a Federal Home Loan Bank; and consolidating the Banking Review Board and Savings Institutions Review Board in the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE)

      By Senators Marklein, Feyen, Olsen, Ringhand and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Katsma, Duchow, Dittrich, Doyle, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Kitchens, Quinn, Skowronski, Tusler and Zimmerman.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill 482

      Relating to: various changes to insurance laws.

      By Senator Craig; cosponsored by Representatives Petersen, Duchow, Doyle and Tusler.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

12.     Motions may be offered.

13.     Consideration of resolutions.

QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?

Assembly Resolution 15

      Relating to: honoring the life and commemorating the contributions of former Representative Richard “Dick” Matty.

      By Representative Mursau.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Resolution 16

      Relating to: recognizing Thanksgiving week as National Bible Week in Wisconsin.

      By Representatives Tittl, Allen, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Krug, Kulp, Magnafici, Murphy, Tusler, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Edming.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Joint Resolution 76

      Relating to: honoring the Oregon High School girls soccer team on their state championship.

      By Representatives Vruwink and Pope; cosponsored by Senators Ringhand and Erpenbach.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Joint Resolution 79

      Relating to: celebrating the 2019 Oshkosh North High School softball team's undefeated season and State Division 1 Championship.

      By Representatives Hintz and Schraa; cosponsored by Senator Feyen.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Joint Resolution 96

      Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Daniel M. Berkos.

      By Representatives Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Anderson, Bowen, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tusler and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Cowles, Ringhand, Risser, L. Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Joint Resolution 101

      Relating to: recognizing the Jaycees' ongoing commitment to community involvement and commending the organization upon its 100th anniversary of its founding.

      By Representatives August, Nygren, Thiesfeldt, Milroy, Tauchen, Vruwink, Dittrich, Steffen, Wichgers, Mursau, Tittl, Sinicki, Wittke, Kerkman and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Cowles and Nass.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Joint Resolution 102

      Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Joseph “Joe” Tregoning.

      By Representatives Novak, Tranel, Dittrich, Duchow, Kerkman, Kitchens, Krug, Kurtz, Milroy, Pronschinske, Sinicki, Skowronski, Tauchen, Tusler, VanderMeer and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Carpenter, Cowles, Jacque, Miller, Nass, Olsen and Risser.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

Assembly Joint Resolution 104

      Relating to: proclaiming November 2019 to be Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

      By Representatives Hesselbein, Pope, Hebl, Anderson, Ballweg, Mursau, Vining, Sinicki, Dittrich, B. Meyers, Kolste, Milroy, Horlacher, Zamarripa, Crowley, Spreitzer, Vruwink, Subeck, Cabrera, Shankland, L. Myers, Fields, Novak, Tusler, Edming, Hintz, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Bewley, Risser and L. Taylor.

      Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules.

14.     Announcements.

15.     Adjournment.