One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
11:00 A.M.
First Order. Call of roll.
Second Order. Chief clerk's entries.
Third Order. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
Fourth Order. Report of committees.
Fifth Order. Petitions and communications.
Sixth Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
Seventh Order. Advice and consent of the Senate.
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
Ninth Order. Special Orders.
Tenth Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 1. Relating to: modifications to the tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Kooyenga and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke and Macco. (Report passage recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 2. Relating to: various changes to the laws administered and enforced by the Department of Revenue. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Kooyenga and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Macco, Katsma and Zimmerman. (Report Senate Amendment 3 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Senate Amendment 4 adoption, Ayes 3, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Amendments 3 and 4 pending
Senate Bill 3. Relating to: pharmacy benefit managers, prescription drug benefits, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Senators Felzkowski, Roth, Erpenbach, Bernier, Cowles, Darling, Feyen, Marklein, Ringhand, Smith, Wanggaard, Wirch, Ballweg, Jacque, Larson, Nass and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Dittrich, Duchow, Horlacher, Krug, Ramthun, Novak, J. Rodriguez, Spiros, Tauchen, Tittl, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kitchens, Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, Moses, Mursau, Petersen, Plumer, Rozar, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Vorpagel and Zimmerman. (Report Senate Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 4, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 4, Noes 1)
Senate Amendment 2 pending
Senate Bill 4. Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus. By Senators Jacque, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Marklein, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Wimberger, Stroebel, Bernier, Stafsholt, Nass, Ballweg and Bradley; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Brooks and Schraa. (Report passage recommended by committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 7. Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship. By Senators Jacque, Stroebel, Darling, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Marklein, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Testin, Wimberger, Stafsholt, Nass, Kooyenga, Ballweg and Bradley; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Brooks and Schraa. (Report passage recommended by committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 8. Relating to: distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. By Senators Wanggaard, Ballweg, Bradley, Cowles, Felzkowski, Jacque, Kooyenga, Marklein, Nass and Testin; cosponsored by Representative James. (Report passage recommended by committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 11. Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law. (FE) By Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Bewley, Agard, Ballweg, Nass, Pfaff, Ringhand and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Emerson, Allen, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck, Milroy, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Ramthun and Thiesfeldt. (Report passage recommended by committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 13. Relating to: dentists administering certain vaccines. By Senators Bernier, Wanggaard, Cowles, Feyen, Kooyenga and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Milroy, Moses, Mursau, Schraa, Sinicki and Skowronski. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 17. Relating to: increased penalties for crimes against elder persons; restraining orders for elder persons; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an elder person; sexual assault of an elder person; physical abuse of an elder person; and providing a penalty. By Senators Testin, Carpenter, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Feyen, Nass and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Wittke, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Milroy, Petryk, Snyder, Steffen, Summerfield, Zimmerman, Ramthun, Skowronski and James. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1)
Senate Bill 18. Relating to: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving the testimony of a crime victim or witness who is an elder person. By Senators Testin, Carpenter, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Feyen and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Wittke, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Milroy, Petryk, Ramthun, Skowronski, Snyder, Steffen, Summerfield, Zimmerman, Gundrum and James. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 25. Relating to: member meetings, bylaws, and emergency powers of a cooperative. By Senators Testin, Ringhand, Cowles, Ballweg, Bernier, Bewley, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Jacque, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Roys, Smith and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Oldenburg, Armstrong, Billings, Doyle, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kitchens, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Skowronski, Snyder, Spreitzer, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, VanderMeer and Vruwink. (Report passage recommended by committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 27. Relating to: defining “multijurisdictional” for the purposes of the lottery. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Felzkowski and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Armstrong, Kuglitsch, Moses, J. Rodriguez, Skowronski and Swearingen. (Report passage recommended by committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 28. Relating to: battery by a person detained while awaiting trial as a sexually violent person and providing a penalty. By Senator Marklein; cosponsored by Representative Kurtz. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 38. Relating to: return to in-person work for state employees. By Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski, Jacque, Marklein, Bradley and Stafsholt; cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, Dittrich, Brooks and Skowronski. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 3, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 45. Relating to: modifying administrative rules relating to the use of wood to contain bear bait or feed in logs or stumps. By Senators Stafsholt, Cowles, Felzkowski and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Brooks, Callahan, Gundrum, Knodl, Loudenbeck, Moses, Oldenburg, Skowronski, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Edming and Rozar. (Report passage recommended by committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 48. Relating to: the governor's bear tag. By Senators Testin, Stafsholt, Bradley, Cowles and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Magnafici, Snyder, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Jagler, Knodl, Krug, Moses, Skowronski, Spiros, Wichgers, Edming and Rozar. (Report passage recommended by committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 50. Relating to: counting of tips for tipped employees and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Senators Bernier and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Brooks, Callahan, Haywood, Kitchens, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Moses, Rozar, Skowronski, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Swearingen. (Report passage recommended by committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 54. Relating to: shot shell restrictions and the hunting of fur-bearing animals. By Senators Stafsholt, Petrowski, Cowles and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Magnafici, Horlacher, Rozar, Edming, Spiros, Tittl, Kurtz, VanderMeer and Skowronski. (Report passage recommended by committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 55. Relating to: publication of proceedings of meetings held by certain governmental bodies. By Senators Feyen, L. Taylor, Felzkowski, Jacque and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Brooks, Bowen, Gundrum, Horlacher, Krug, Kurtz, Murphy, Rozar, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Subeck, Tittl, Mursau, Kuglitsch and Duchow. (Report passage recommended by committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 62. Relating to: merit pay raises for state public defenders. By Senators Petrowski, Wanggaard, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Feyen, Ringhand, Jacque, Felzkowski, Roys, Darling, Testin, Larson and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Schraa, Ramthun, Tauchen, Novak, Snyder, Skowronski, Rozar, Zimmerman, Edming, Mursau, Knodl, James, Doyle, Cabrera, Summerfield, VanderMeer, Dittrich, Sinicki, Milroy, Spiros, Moses, Neubauer, Hong, Duchow, Drake, Tranel, Riemer, Bowen, Andraca, Spreitzer, B. Meyers, Subeck and Brostoff. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 4. Relating to: pharmacy technicians and pharmacy students administering vaccines. By Representatives Sanfelippo, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Duchow, Moses, Murphy and Rozar; cosponsored by Senator Kooyenga. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Twelfth Order. Third reading of joint resolutions and bills.
Thirteenth Order. Motions may be offered.
Fourteenth Order. Consideration of resolutions and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 5. Relating to: recognizing February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. By Senators Agard, Petrowski, Roys, L. Taylor, Larson, Wirch, Ringhand, Johnson, Smith and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Vining, Kerkman, Novak, Milroy, Sinicki, L. Myers, Baldeh, Hesselbein, Rozar, Spreitzer, Neubauer, S. Rodriguez, Moses, Subeck, Cabrera, Shelton, Bowen, Anderson, Skowronski, Mursau and Shankland.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be concurred in?
Assembly Joint Resolution 2. Relating to: honoring the life and commemorating the career and accomplishments of Hank Aaron. By Representatives Pronschinske, Petryk, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Dallman, Dittrich, Drake, Hintz, Hong, Kerkman, Kitchens, Magnafici, Milroy, Mursau, L. Myers, Novak, Plumer, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Vruwink, Kuglitsch, Bowen, Edming and Emerson; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Jacque, Marklein, Pfaff, Smith, Stroebel, Bernier, Kooyenga and Nass.
Assembly Joint Resolution 3. Relating to: declaring January 24 to 30, 2021, School Choice Week and recognizing the importance of giving parents the choice in the educational path for their children. By Representatives Cabral-Guevara, Allen, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Katsma, Krug, Magnafici, Murphy, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, Vos, Tauchen and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Bradley, Jacque, Nass, Testin and Wanggaard.
Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.
Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.
