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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: recognition of the outstanding service of the Burlington Rescue Squad.
By Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representative Vos.
hist117239To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: opposing and condemning the passing and holding of the Articles of Impeachment against our duly elected President, Donald J. Trump.
By Senators Tiffany, Craig and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum and Tusler.
hist117241To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: congratulating the Wisconsin Hospital Association on its 100th Anniversary and declaring March 18, 2020, Wisconsin Hospital Day.
By Senators Fitzgerald and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Vos and Hintz.
hist117242To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: proclaiming April 2020 as Donate Life Month in the state of Wisconsin.
By Senators Darling, Bewley, Carpenter, Jacque, Nass, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Smith, L. Taylor and Marklein; cosponsored 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 and Subeck.
hist117243To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: proclaiming the year 2020 as the 100th Anniversary of the American Family Children's Hospital.
By Senator Risser; cosponsored by Representative Stubbs.
hist117244To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: honoring April 22, 2020, as the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.
By Senators Miller, Wirch, Bewley, Carpenter, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, L. Taylor and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Hesselbein, Mursau, Anderson, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Crowley, Emerson, Hebl, Kolste, B. Meyers, Milroy, Neubauer, Petryk, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, C. Taylor, Zamarripa and Pope.
hist117245To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: honoring the life and service of Richard G. “Rick” Hill, former Chairman of the Oneida Nation.
By Senators Cowles, Roth, Carpenter, Hansen, Larson, Risser and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Steineke, L. Myers, Mursau, Pronschinske, Sinicki, Hintz, C. Taylor, Skowronski, Bowen, Hebl, Milroy, Gruszynski, Kolste, Vruwink, Subeck, Krug, Tauchen, Sargent, Pope, Spiros, Spreitzer, Ohnstad, Anderson and Brostoff.
hist117248To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: creating a sexual assault victim bill of rights; collection and reporting of data regarding sexual assault kits; storage and processing of sexual assault kits; tracking of sexual assault kits in sexual assault cases; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Brandtjen, James, Loudenbeck, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kerkman, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Magnafici, Murphy, Mursau, Sanfelippo, Petersen, Quinn, Tittl and Zimmerman.
hist117232To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: adopting revisions to the state's uniform limited partnership law and the state's limited liability company law; making modifications to the state's uniform partnership law; procedures applicable to business corporations and nonstock corporations; certificates of authority of service insurance corporations; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
By Senators LeMahieu, Risser and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Hebl and Katsma.
hist117233To the committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. Relating to: making changes related to mixed-use tax incremental financing districts, increasing the amount of time a city or village may extend the life of a tax incremental district to improve its affordable and workforce housing, allowing a reduction in the amount of certain impact fees, and authorizing local units of government to implement workforce housing initiatives.
By Senators Feyen and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Summerfield, Jagler, Krug, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Skowronski, VanderMeer, Spiros and Quinn.
hist117234To the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade. Relating to: referral of legislation to the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties.
By Senators L. Taylor, Larson and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Bowen, Crowley, Brostoff, Goyke, Kolste, Neubauer, Stubbs, C. Taylor, Cabrera, Anderson, Considine, Gruszynski, L. Myers, Spreitzer, Subeck and Zamarripa.
hist117235To the committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. Relating to: the use of restraints on a child in juvenile or criminal court.
By Senators L. Taylor, Johnson, Larson and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Bowen, Crowley, Brostoff, Goyke, Kolste, Neubauer, Stubbs, Subeck, Cabrera, Anderson, Considine, Gruszynski, L. Myers, Spreitzer, Sargent and Zamarripa.
hist117236To the committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts. Relating to: creating the Council for Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Equity and Inclusion and making an appropriation.
By Senators L. Taylor, Johnson, Miller, Larson, Carpenter, Risser, Wirch, Shilling, Ringhand, Erpenbach and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Crowley, L. Myers, Fields, Cabrera, C. Taylor, Kolste, Shankland, Neubauer, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Gruszynski, Pope, Brostoff, Vruwink, Hebl, Billings, Doyle, Milroy, Bowen, Haywood, Zamarripa, Anderson, Vining, Sargent, Goyke, Considine, Hesselbein, Subeck, Emerson, Ohnstad, Riemer, Stuck, McGuire, Hintz and B. Meyers.
hist117237To the committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. Relating to: sentencing for crimes committed by a person who is under the age of 18.
By Senators L. Taylor, Johnson, Smith and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Bowen, Novak, Anderson, Brostoff, Goyke, Kolste, Neubauer, Stubbs, Stuck, Zamarripa, Crowley, Billings, Considine, Gruszynski, L. Myers, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor and Cabrera.
hist117238To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: phasing out parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program, repealing the achievement gap reduction program and the student achievement guarantee program, creating a new student achievement guarantee program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Larson, Smith, Risser and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Brostoff, Cabrera, Sinicki, Emerson, Hebl, Bowen, Neubauer, L. Myers, C. Taylor and Ohnstad.
Relating to: a Wisconsin hemp fiber innovation and technology accelerator in the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and making an appropriation.
By Senator Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Krug, Considine, Ballweg, Duchow, Edming, Kulp, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Sargent, Spreitzer, Summerfield and Wittke.
hist117246To the committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. Relating to: an income tax credit for the property taxes paid on agricultural buildings and improvements and making an appropriation.
By Senators Marklein, Bernier and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, Novak, Petryk, Pronschinske, Tauchen, Magnafici, Summerfield, Kitchens, Oldenburg, Plumer, Ballweg, Schraa, Krug, Skowronski and Tusler.
hist117247To the committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 515
Relating to: regulation of physician assistants, creating a Physician Assistant Examining Board, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 4 - Senators Bernier, Tiffany, Miller and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Bernier, Tiffany and Smith.
Noes: 1 - Senator Miller.
KATHLEEN BERNIER
Chairperson
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The joint committee on Finance reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 458
Relating to: adding 12 circuit court branches to be allocated by the director of state courts.
