One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session
11:20 A.M. TUESDAY, October 8, 2019
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Roth.
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Call of Roll
The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was: Senators Bernier, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Jacque, Johnson, Kapenga, Kooyenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Tiffany, Wanggaard and Wirch - 33.
Absent with leave – None - 0.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Tiffany led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist107196Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 69 offered by Senators Risser and Erpenbach. hist107180Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 169 offered by Senators Wanggaard, Cowles and Wirch. hist107195Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 266 offered by Senator Wanggaard. hist107315Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 304 offered by Senators Kapenga, Kooyenga, Craig, Bernier and Darling. hist107192Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 347 offered by Senator Petrowski. hist107189Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 413 offered by Senator Darling. hist107188Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 235 offered by Senator Wanggaard. _____________
Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Ethics Commission
October 8, 2019
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §13.685 (7), we are providing the enclosed information. Please visit the Wisconsin Ethics Commission’s Eye on Lobbying website, https://lobbying.wi.gov, for more detailed information about lobbyists, lobbying principals (organizations), and state agency liaisons. Clark, Fred Green Fire Wisconsin
Lyons, Steve American Chemistry Council
Moede, Peggy Miller Public Adjusters LLC
Pirlot, Randall Wisconsin Civil Justice Council, Inc
Wedig, Mykel Cooperative Network
Wiley, Abigail Legal Action of Wisconsin
Sincerely,
DANIEL A. CARLTON, JR.
Administrator
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hist107174Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 51. hist107512Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 52. hist107175Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 52. hist107513Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Bewley added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 168. hist107557Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 168. hist107176Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 193. hist107596Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Wittke withdrawn as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 89. hist107327Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 188. hist107177Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 200. hist107178Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 207. hist107179Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 230. hist107388Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Bewley added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 296. hist107389Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Bewley added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 297. hist107380Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Bernier added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 298. hist107390Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Bewley added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 298. hist107391Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Bewley added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 300. hist107402Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 332. hist107193Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 408. hist107597Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Thiesfeldt added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 468. hist107556Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 56. hist107555Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 66. hist107595Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Nass added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 69. hist107181Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 69. hist107194Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Ramthun added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 69. hist107186Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Jagler added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 69. _____________
hist107199Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 67 be withdrawn and taken up at this time. Senate Joint Resolution 67
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Dennis Burns.
hist107201The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 67? Adopted.
hist107202Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be added as coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 67. _____________
Advice and consent of the Senate
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments, with the exception of Peter Barca, Kathy Blumenfeld, Joel Brennan, Kevin Carr, Mary Kolar and Sheldon Wasserman, be taken up en masse.
hist107203ADAMS, DAWN of McFarland, as a Funeral Director/Embalmer on the Funeral Directors Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2023. hist107204ANCEL, ESTHER of Milwaukee, as an Investment Experience Member on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2021. hist107205BERNDT, ANTHONY of Richfield, as a Washington County Representative on the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2021. hist107206BIRSCHBACH, ERIC D. of Verona, as a Public Member on the Land and Water Conservation Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2021. hist107207BLACK, TERESA L. of Madison, as an Occupational Therapist Assistant on the Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2023. hist107208BUSALACCHI, FRANK J. of Wauwatosa, as a Milwaukee County Representative on the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2023. hist107209BUTTLES, ANDREW J. of Lancaster, as a Farmer Representative on the Land and Water Conservation Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2023. hist107210CARTER, BARBARA A. of Bangor, as a Physical Therapist Assistant on the Physical Therapy Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2021. hist107211CLARK, JEFFREY J. of Sun Prairie, as an Optometrist on the Optometry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2023. hist107212DASSOW, DEB C. of Cedarburg, as an Ozaukee County Representative on the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2023. hist107213DENNHOF, TROY A. of Waterford, as a Racine County Representative on the Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2021. hist107214DEVINE, MAYOR DAN of Milwaukee, as a West Allis Resident on the State Fair Park Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2024.