Wisconsin Legislature: 2020-02-12 Senate Journal

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.

hist116317Senate Bill 813

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.

hist116318Senate Bill 814

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.

hist116319Senate Bill 815

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.

hist116420Senate Bill 816

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.

hist117240To the committee on Education.

hist117011Senate Bill 817

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.

hist117226Senate Bill 818

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.

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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.

hist117295Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption.

Ayes: 4 - Senators Bernier, Tiffany, Miller and Smith.

Noes: 0 - None.

hist117296Passage as amended.

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.

hist117326Senate Amendment 1 adoption.