12:33 P.M. TUESDAY, February 18, 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
hist118111Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 405 offered by Senator Bernier. hist118228Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 646 offered by Senator Olsen. hist118132Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 720 offered by Senator Marklein. hist118262Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 784 offered by Senator Testin. hist118221Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 788 offered by Senator LeMahieu. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming February 2020 as Black History Month.
By Senators L. Taylor, Johnson, Carpenter, Schachtner, Kooyenga, Risser, Shilling, Larson, Bewley, Ringhand, Miller, Erpenbach and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives L. Myers, Crowley, Fields, Bowen, Haywood, Stubbs, Cabrera, Hebl, Kolste, Steineke, Sargent, Emerson, Gruszynski, Zamarripa, Vruwink, Pope, Vining, Allen, Horlacher, Shankland, Milroy, Billings, Hintz, Sinicki, Anderson, C. Taylor, James, Neubauer, Duchow, Subeck, Spreitzer, Hesselbein, Doyle, Thiesfeldt, Ramthun, Considine, Brostoff, Kurtz and Ohnstad.
hist118119To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: possession of a firearm in a place of worship by a person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon.
By Senators Craig, Roth, Wanggaard, Stroebel, Nass, LeMahieu, Jacque, Kapenga, Tiffany, Testin, Darling and Kooyenga; cosponsored by Representatives Magnafici, Felzkowski, Quinn, Thiesfeldt, Sortwell, Tittl, Milroy, Petersen, Gundrum, Rohrkaste, Dittrich, Duchow, Knodl, Stafsholt, Skowronski, Edming, Allen, Kuglitsch and Wichgers.
hist118223To the committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 808
Relating to: livestock facility siting and expansion and granting rule-making authority.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Marklein, Petrowski, Testin, Jacque and Bernier.
Noes: 4 - Senators Smith, Ringhand, Risser and Larson.
HOWARD MARKLEIN
Chairperson
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The joint committee on Finance reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 563
Relating to: funding for certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation.
Ayes: 14 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 665
Relating to: emergency medical services funding assistance and making an appropriation.
Ayes: 14 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 706
Relating to: modifications to the tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level.
Ayes: 14 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 720
Relating to: various changes to the laws administered and enforced by the Department of Revenue.
hist118254Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption. Ayes: 14 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Noes: 0 - None.
hist118255Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption. Ayes: 14 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Noes: 0 - None.
Ayes: 14 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Noes: 0 - None.
Ayes: 14 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 821
Relating to: a property tax exemption for all machinery, tools, and patterns; a reduction of state general obligation and variable rate debt supported by general purpose revenue; and increasing the maximum deduction under the individual income tax sliding scale standard deduction.
Ayes: 10 - Senator Darling and Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Marklein, Stroebel and LeMahieu; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Katsma and Zimmerman.
Noes: 4 - Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives C. Taylor and Goyke.
ALBERTA DARLING
Senate Chairperson
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The committee on Senate Organization reported:
Placed the following appointments and proposals on the Senate Calendar of Wednesday, February 19, 2020:
Ayes: 3 - Senators Fitzgerald, Roth and Feyen.
Noes: 2 – Senators Shilling and Bewley.
SCOTT FITZGERALD
Chairperson
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Petitions and Communications
hist118470Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 821. _____________
Legislative Reference Bureau Corrections
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