Relating to: the way town board vacancies are filled; public notice requirements for governmental meetings; appointment and removal procedures for certain town officeholders; a process for an applicant to appeal a permit denial to the governing body of a city, village, or town; wages paid to an elected town officer who also serves as a town employee; and the term of appointed town assessors.
By Representatives Quinn, Summerfield, Ballweg, Brooks, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, James, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Magnafici, B. Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Schraa, Swearingen, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Wittke and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Tiffany, Bernier, Bewley, LeMahieu, Marklein, Ringhand and Schachtner.
hist119084Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 691
Relating to: prohibiting an assessor from changing the valuation of property based solely on a recent sale of the property.
By Representatives Brooks, Gundrum, Horlacher, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Magnafici, Murphy, Ramthun, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Craig and Nass.
hist119085Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 731
Relating to: reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives VanderMeer, Skowronski, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Mursau, Spiros, Steffen and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Jacque, Bernier, Craig, Darling, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Stroebel and Testin.
hist119086Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 736
Relating to: town zoning in shorelands, the scope of county shoreland zoning ordinances, and authorizing partial county zoning.
By Representatives Swearingen, Spiros and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Bewley, Olsen and Jacque.
hist119087Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 818
Relating to: permits for the overweight transport of the residue material resulting from treatment of municipal sewage.
By Representatives Stafsholt, Magnafici and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski and Schachtner.
hist119088Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
Advice and consent of the Senate
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments, with the exception of Emilie Amundson and Preston Cole, be taken up en masse.
hist119106BANKER, SHERMAN of Madison, as a Public Member on the Wisconsin Historical Society Board of Curators, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2022. hist119107CRANEY, TERRANCE L. of Madison, as a Public Member on the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2023. hist119108DOUGLAS, GREGORY of Green Bay, as an Architect on the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2023. hist119109HOLTON SR., DOUGLAS A. of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2025. hist119110LAI, HENDRIK of Wausau, as a Public Member on the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024. hist119111PALMER, KRISTI of Kronenwetter, as a Local Government Representative on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2023. hist119112PODEIN, RIAN of Madison, as a Health Care Facility Representative on the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024. hist119113ZENTNER, DEANA M. of Brooklyn, as a Public Member on the Auctioneer Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2023. The question was: Confirmation en masse?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - 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.
Noes – None – 0.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Confirmed.
AMUNDSON, EMILIE
Of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - 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, Testin, Tiffany, Wanggaard and Wirch - 32.
Noes - Senator L. Taylor - 1.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Confirmed.
COLE, PRESTON D.
Of Milwaukee, as Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - 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.
Noes – None - 0.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Confirmed.
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Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills
Senate Bill 50
Relating to: body cameras on law enforcement officers.
hist119120Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senator Miller, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of passage of Senate Bill 50.
Senate Bill 215
Relating to: time limits for correcting violations found by the environmental compliance audit program.
hist119123The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 215? Adopted.
hist119125Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 383
Relating to: the fee for a first-time annual fishing license for residents who are 16 or 17 years old or who are 65 years old or older.
hist119141Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 440
Relating to: income and franchise tax benefit for investment in Wisconsin opportunity zones and providing a penalty.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 532 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Assembly Bill 532
Relating to: income and franchise tax benefit for investment in Wisconsin opportunity zones and providing a penalty.
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In the Chair
President Pro Tempore Marklein in the chair.
1:26 P.M.
