2020-02-13 Assembly Journal

The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.

Speaker Pro Tempore August in the Chair.

The Assembly dispensed with the call of the roll.

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Amendments Offered

hist117498 Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 114 offered by committee on Health.

hist117693 Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 754 offered by Representative Wittke.

hist117485 Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 800 offered by joint committee on Finance.

hist117658 Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 869 offered by Representatives Swearingen and Kuglitsch.

hist117686 Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 898 offered by Representative Anderson.

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Introduction and Reference of Proposals

Read first time and referred:

hist116558 Assembly Joint Resolution 135

Relating to: proclaiming April 2020 as Donate Life Month in the state of Wisconsin.

By Representatives Ballweg, Sargent, Tittl, Allen, Anderson, Brostoff, Cabrera, Crowley, Dittrich, Duchow, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Kolste, Kulp, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, L. Myers, Pope, Rohrkaste, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, Vruwink, Wittke, Subeck and Considine; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Bewley, Carpenter, Jacque, Nass, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Smith, L. Taylor and Marklein.

hist117496 To committee on Rules.

hist117214 Assembly Joint Resolution 136

Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Warren A. Grady.

By Representatives Brooks, Allen, Pronschinske, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel and Marklein.

hist117497 To committee on Rules.

hist117411 Assembly Bill 909

Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association, for the 2017-19 biennium, covering employees in the public safety collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

By joint committee on Employment Relations

hist117412 To committee on Rules.

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Committee Reports

The committee on Children and Families reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 749

Relating to: immunity from liability resulting from good faith actions under the child abuse and neglect reporting law.

hist117432 Passage:

Ayes: 12 - Representatives Snyder, Ramthun, Vorpagel, Kerkman, Ballweg, Pronschinske, James, Gundrum, Subeck, Billings, Vining and Bowen.

Noes: 0.

hist117433 To committee on Rules.

PATRICK SNYDER

Chairperson

Committee on Children and Families

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The committee on Consumer Protection reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 240

Relating to: requiring food allergy posters to be displayed in certain retail food establishments.

hist117423 Passage:

Ayes: 9 - Representatives Pronschinske, Tittl, Skowronski, Edming, Oldenburg, VanderMeer, Pope, Sinicki and Cabrera.

Noes: 0.

hist117424 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 241

Relating to: requiring a statement relating to food allergies on menus at retail food establishments.

hist117425 Passage:

Ayes: 9 - Representatives Pronschinske, Tittl, Skowronski, Edming, Oldenburg, VanderMeer, Pope, Sinicki and Cabrera.

Noes: 0.

hist117426 To committee on Rules.

TREIG PRONSCHINSKE

Chairperson

Committee on Consumer Protection

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The committee on Education reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 737

Relating to: applications for full-time open enrollment.

hist117654 Passage:

Ayes: 15 - Representatives Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Jagler, Wittke, Rodriguez, Mursau, Quinn, Ramthun, Wichgers, Pope, Bowen, Considine, L. Myers, Hebl and Vruwink.

Noes: 0.

hist117655 To committee on Rules.

JEREMY THIESFELDT

Chairperson

Committee on Education

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The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 712

Relating to: making various changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission and requiring investor-owned energy utilities to fund a consumer advocate.

hist117651 Passage:

Ayes: 16 - Representatives Kuglitsch, Steffen, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Petersen, Tauchen, Tranel, Oldenburg, Petryk, Neylon, B. Meyers, Crowley, Subeck, Stuck, Fields and Vorpagel.

Noes: 0.

hist117652 To committee on Rules.

MIKE KUGLITSCH

Chairperson

Committee on Energy and Utilities

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The committee on Environment reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 701

Relating to: a general permit for hydrologic restoration projects and creating a hydrologic restoration and management advisory council.

hist117415 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kitchens, Oldenburg, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch, Krug, Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.

Noes: 0.

hist117416 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 11 - Representatives Kitchens, Oldenburg, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch, Krug, Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.

Noes: 0.

hist117417 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 793

Relating to: priorities and criteria for the municipal flood control and riparian restoration program and amending administrative rules.