5:03 P.M. TUESDAY, February 11, 2020
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fitzgerald.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist116681Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 32 offered by Senator Jacque. hist116647Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 100 offered by Senator Roth. hist116816Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 232 offered by Senator Jacque. hist116867Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 515 offered by Senator Bernier. hist116724Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 741 offered by Senator Stroebel. hist117007Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 772 offered by Senator Hansen. hist116677Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 794 offered by Senator Bernier. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: authorizing certain overseas and military voters to vote absentee by electronic transmission and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Bernier and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Skowronski, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Kitchens, Magnafici, Novak, Schraa, Sinicki, Sortwell, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, C. Taylor, Plumer and Edming.
hist116674To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues. Relating to: investigations by the Elections Commission based on information from the Electronic Registration Information Center and from municipal clerks indicating that Wisconsin registered voters may have voted more than once in the same election, and complaints filed with the Elections Commission alleging election law violations.
By Senators Bernier, Wanggaard, Craig and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Brandtjen, Allen, Dittrich, Gundrum, Loudenbeck, Magnafici and Skowronski.
hist116675To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues. Relating to: statements of scope for administrative rules.
By Senators Nass, Craig and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Ballweg and Ott.
hist116726To the committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform. Relating to: correcting the 2019 personal property aid distribution.
By Senators Petrowski, Marklein, Wirch, Stroebel and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Snyder, McGuire, Quinn, Spiros and Ohnstad.
hist116727To the committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill).
By the Law Revision Committee.
hist116728To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: revising various provisions of the statutes for the purpose of making corrections and reconciling conflicts (Correction Bill).
By the Law Revision Committee.
hist116729To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: records retained by circuit courts (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of the Director of State Courts).
By the Law Revision Committee.
hist116730To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: the composition of the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission (suggested as remedial legislation by the Law Revision Committee).
By the Law Revision Committee.
hist116731To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: named various changes to the Wisconsin Retirement System (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds).
By the Law Revision Committee.
hist116732To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: repealing obsolete statutory references in and making other changes to various tax laws (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Revenue).
By the Law Revision Committee.
hist116733To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: the Department of Tourism's reporting duties and requirement to distribute cheese (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Tourism).
By the Law Revision Committee.
hist116734To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: the exclusion of certain amounts from the calculation of income for purposes of Wisconsin Works eligibility and sources of funding for the Brighter Futures Initiative (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Children and Families).
By the Law Revision Committee.
hist116735To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: incorporation of standards by reference into agency administrative rules and various changes to laws administered or enforced by the Department of Safety and Professional Services and credentialing boards (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Safety and Professional Services).
By the Law Revision Committee.
hist116736To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: the intermodal freight assistance program and a grant to the Incourage Community Foundation for the construction of an economic development and community hub (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Administration).
By the Law Revision Committee.
hist116737To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: livestock facility siting and expansion and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Marklein, Bernier, Feyen, LeMahieu and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, Tauchen, Kurtz, Novak, Ballweg, Summerfield and Tusler.
hist116866To the committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Judiciary and Public Safety reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 525
Relating to: impersonating a public officer, public employee, or employee of a utility and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Wanggaard, Jacque, Darling, Risser and L. Taylor.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 590
Relating to: immunity from revocation of probation, parole, or extended supervision for certain controlled substance offenses.
Ayes: 4 - Senators Wanggaard, Darling, Risser and L. Taylor.
