Wisconsin Legislature: hist106216

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session

FRIDAY, October 4, 2019

The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.

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Chief Clerk's Entries

Amendments Offered

Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 349 offered by Senator Feyen.

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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals

Read and referred:

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.

To the committee on Senate Organization.

Read first time and referred:

Senate Joint Resolution 68

Relating to: limiting the number of terms permitted for members of the state legislature and constitutional officers (first consideration).

By Senators Stroebel and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Edming, Dittrich, Gundrum, James, Kulp, Macco, Quinn, Sanfelippo and Tittl.

To the committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.

Senate Bill 469

Relating to: grievous bodily harm to or the death of an animal and providing a penalty.

By Senators Petrowski, Smith, Carpenter, Jacque, Johnson, Risser, L. Taylor, Wanggaard and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Kulp, Anderson, Duchow, Edming, Krug, Milroy, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Skowronski, Steffen, Subeck, Tusler, Vruwink, Zimmerman and C. Taylor.

To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

Senate Bill 470

Relating to: funding for Soo Locks improvements and making an appropriation.

By Senators LeMahieu, Wirch, Bewley, Carpenter, Hansen and Tiffany; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Milroy, Bowen, Considine, Edming, Macco, Murphy, Neylon, Ohnstad, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, Tusler, VanderMeer and Vorpagel.

To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.

Senate Bill 471

Relating to: additional local sales and use tax for Milwaukee County.

By Senators Johnson, Larson, Bewley and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Goyke, Bowen, Brostoff, Anderson, Crowley, Considine, Hebl, Haywood, Sinicki, Ohnstad, L. Myers, Hintz and C. Taylor.

To the committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions.

Senate Bill 472

Relating to: creating a program for reimbursing the higher education debt of beginning farmers, creating an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts received from such a program, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.

By Senators Ringhand, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Larson, Miller, Shilling and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Spreitzer, Kurtz, Kolste, Considine, Vruwink, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Doyle, Edming, Haywood, Hesselbein, Kitchens, Kulp, B. Meyers, L. Myers, Neubauer, Novak, Pope, Sargent, Skowronski, Stuck, Subeck, Zamarripa and C. Taylor.

To the committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families.

Senate Bill 473

Relating to: funding for chronic wasting disease research and management and making an appropriation.

By Senators Schachtner, Smith, Bewley, Ringhand, Larson, Shilling and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Milroy, Doyle, Gruszynski, B. Meyers, Vruwink, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Hintz, Kolste, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Spreitzer, C. Taylor and Zamarripa.

To the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry.

Senate Bill 474

Relating to: chronic wasting disease testing and making an appropriation.

By Senators Schachtner, Smith, Bewley, Ringhand, Larson, Shilling and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Milroy, Considine, Doyle, Gruszynski, B. Meyers, Vruwink, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Hintz, Kolste, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Spreitzer, C. Taylor and Zamarripa.

To the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry.

Senate Bill 475

Relating to: adjusting group health plan requirements to account for the normal work week of fire fighters.

By Senators Kooyenga and Craig; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Kuglitsch, Allen, Knodl, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Dittrich.

To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.

Senate Bill 476

Relating to: automatic renewal of contracts involving industrial gases and related equipment.

By Senators Kooyenga, Wirch, LeMahieu and Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Tusler, Kuglitsch, Ohnstad and Born.

To the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade.

Senate Bill 477

Relating to: deer carcass disposal sites, chronic wasting disease education, and making an appropriation.

By Senators Smith, Schachtner, Bewley, Ringhand, Larson, Shilling and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Milroy, Considine, Doyle, Gruszynski, B. Meyers, Vruwink, Anderson, Billings, Brostoff, Hintz, Kolste, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Spreitzer, C. Taylor and Zamarripa.

To the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry.

Senate Bill 478

Relating to: sales of dogs and cats by pet stores and providing a penalty.

By Senators L. Taylor, Smith, Hansen and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives L. Myers, Ohnstad, Anderson, Steffen, Sinicki, Emerson, Pope, Cabrera, Billings, Haywood and Zamarripa.

To the committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development.

Senate Bill 479

Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyle.

By Senators L. Taylor, Wirch and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives L. Myers, Zamarripa, Crowley, Bowen, Spreitzer, Cabrera, Milroy, Sargent, Anderson, Haywood, Ohnstad, Neubauer, Shankland, C. Taylor, Vining, Brostoff, Subeck, Considine, Hesselbein, Fields, Hintz, Allen, Hebl and Emerson.

To the committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform.

Senate Bill 480

Relating to: funding for bilingual-bicultural education programs and making an appropriation.

By Senators Carpenter, Ringhand, Larson, Risser and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Zamarripa, Anderson, Bowen, Crowley, Emerson, Haywood, Hebl, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vining and Vruwink.

To the committee on Education.

Senate Bill 481

Relating to: establishing a career advancement scholarship program and making an appropriation.

By Senators Feyen, Larson, Bernier, Darling, Olsen and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Billings, Anderson, Bowen, Edming, Hebl, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, Petryk, Pope, Ramthun, Sinicki, Skowronski, Subeck, C. Taylor, Felzkowski, Rohrkaste, Born, Zimmerman, Loudenbeck and Katsma.

To the committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families.

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Report of Committees

The committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts reported and recommended:

AFABLE, MARK V., of Sun Prairie, as Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.

Confirmation.

Ayes: 5 - Senators Craig, Stroebel, Feyen, L. Taylor and Risser.

Noes: 0 - None.

Senate Bill 200

Relating to: storage and processing of sexual assault kits and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

Passage.

Ayes: 5 - Senators Craig, Stroebel, Feyen, L. Taylor and Risser.

Noes: 0 - None.