2020-03-26 Senate Journal

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session

2:16 P.M.   THURSDAY, March 26, 2020

The Senate met.

The Senate was called to order by Senate President Roth.

Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.

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Chief Clerk's Entries

Amendments Offered

hist122511 Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 450 offered by Senator Larson.

hist123643 Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 914 offered by Senator Jacque.

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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals

Read and referred:

hist123609 Senate Resolution 7

Relating to: acknowledging that the Communist Party of China deliberately and intentionally misled the world on the Wuhan Coronavirus and standing in solidarity with the Chinese people to condemn the actions of the Communist Party of China.

By Senator Roth.

hist123640 To the committee on Senate Organization.

Read first time and referred:

hist122280 Senate Bill 904

Relating to: sponsors of nutritional counseling education programs and repealing and modifying administrative rules related to sponsors of nutritional counseling education programs.

By the joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.

hist123612 To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.

hist122337 Senate Bill 905

Relating to: the membership of the Higher Educational Aids Board.

By Senators Bewley and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives B. Meyers, Zamarripa, Cabrera, Hebl, Sargent, Billings, Mursau, Spreitzer, Considine, Subeck and Ohnstad.

hist123613 To the committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families.

hist122476 Senate Bill 906

Relating to: suspension of the waiting period for collection of unemployment insurance benefits.

By Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Risser, L. Taylor and Kooyenga; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, Nygren, Brostoff, Cabrera, Edming, Milroy, Schraa, Vorpagel and Tittl.

hist123614 To the committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform.

hist122477 Senate Bill 907

Relating to: application of prescription drug payments for health coverage.

By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa and Wichgers.

hist123615 To the committee on Health and Human Services.

hist122486 Senate Bill 908

Relating to: information on Down syndrome.

By Senator Kooyenga.

hist123616 To the committee on Health and Human Services.

hist122487 Senate Bill 909

Relating to: violence prevention grants and making an appropriation.

By Senators L. Taylor and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Bowen, Crowley, Haywood, Anderson, Brostoff, Cabrera, Goyke, Hebl, Neubauer, Sargent, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor and Vining.

hist123617 To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

hist122488 Senate Bill 910

Relating to: financial assistance for double-fencing farm-raised deer, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

By Senator Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representative Pope.

hist123618 To the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry.

hist122490 Senate Bill 911

Relating to: allowing certain rehired annuitants to elect to not become new participants in the Wisconsin Retirement System for a defined period.

By Senators Jacque and Kooyenga; cosponsored by Representatives Brandtjen, Mursau, Schraa and Wichgers, by request of Badger Sheriff's Association.

hist123619 To the committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.

hist122491 Senate Bill 912

Relating to: postponing the annual town meeting and the meeting of the boards of review.

By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representative Wichgers, by request of Wisconsin Towns Association.

hist123620 To the committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development.

hist122492 Senate Bill 913

Relating to: coverage of telehealth services.

By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representative Wichgers.

hist123621 To the committee on Health and Human Services.

hist122493 Senate Bill 914

Relating to: meetings of governing bodies of local governmental units during a state of emergency.

By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representative Wichgers, by request of Wisconsin Towns Association, Wisconsin Counties Association, League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the Wisconsin Associatin of School Boards.

hist123622 To the committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development.

hist122501 Senate Bill 915

Relating to: reciprocal credentials and granting rule-making authority.

By Senators Jacque and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy and Wichgers.

hist123623 To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.

hist122502 Senate Bill 916

Relating to: sending absentee ballots to registered voters during a state of emergency.

By Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff.

hist123624 To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues.

hist122503 Senate Bill 917

Relating to: canvassing absentee ballots during a state of emergency on the Sunday before an election and providing a penalty.

By Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff.

hist123625 To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues.

hist122504 Senate Bill 918

Relating to: the deadline for electronic voter registration during a state of emergency.

By Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff.

hist123626 To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues.

hist122505 Senate Bill 919

Relating to: the deadline for returning absentee ballots by mail during a state of emergency.

By Senators Larson, Smith and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representative Brostoff.

hist123627 To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues.

hist122506 Senate Bill 920