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One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session

Wednesday, April 14, 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 14.  Relating to: justices or judges authorized to officiate a marriage. By Senators Kooyenga, Carpenter, Felzkowski, Marklein, Nass, Roth and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Duchow, Rozar, Skowronski and Subeck.  (Report passage recommended by committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Amendment 1 pending

 

 

Senate Bill 15.  Relating to: motor vehicle instruction permit and probationary license eligibility and duration. (FE) By Senators Bernier and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Pronschinske, James, Petryk, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl, Moses, Mursau, Plumer, Ramthun, Skowronski and Sortwell.  (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Amendment 1 pending

Senate Bill 89.  Relating to: certification requirements for emergency medical responders. By Senators Marklein, Nass, Cowles, Feyen and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, Novak, Kurtz, Oldenburg, VanderMeer, Jagler, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Ramthun, Schraa and Tusler.  (Report passage recommended by committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 3, Noes 1)

Senate Bill 98.  Relating to: providing complementary and alternative health care practitioners with exemptions from practice protection laws, requirements and prohibitions for individuals who provide complementary and alternative health care services, and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senators Felzkowski, Kooyenga and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Mursau, Horlacher, Kitchens, Murphy, Schraa, Skowronski, Moses, Zimmerman, Callahan, Edming, Wichgers, Rozar and Sortwell.  (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 4, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 0)

Senate Amendment 1 pending

Senate Bill 101.  Relating to: designating the Bart Starr Memorial Bridge. By Senators Wimberger, Cowles, Jacque, Marklein and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Macco, Shelton, Baldeh, Bowen, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Jagler, Kitchens, Kuglitsch, Milroy, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Ramthun, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Snyder, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Vruwink and Spiros.  (Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 168.  Relating to: temporary practice by physicians at camps, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority. By Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Bewley, Cowles, Jacque, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Edming, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, J. Rodriguez, James, Knodl, Magnafici, Milroy, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Ramthun, Rozar, Skowronski, Spiros, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers.  (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Senate Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 4, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 0)

Senate Amendments 1 and 2 pending

 

 

Senate Bill 170.  Relating to: paddlewheel raffles. (FE) By Senators Jacque, Felzkowski, Marklein, Nass, Wanggaard and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Mursau, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Krug, Moses, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Skowronski, Sortwell, Stubbs, Summerfield, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler and Wichgers.  (Report passage recommended by committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 1)

Senate Bill 171.  Relating to: inspections of recreational and educational camps. (FE) By Senators Bernier, Ballweg, Bewley, Cowles, Felzkowski, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives James, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Knodl, Magnafici, Milroy, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Plumer, Ramthun, Rozar, Skowronski, Stubbs, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers.  (Report passage recommended by committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 178.  Relating to: elections administration, recall petitions, and recount procedures. (FE) By Senator Bernier; cosponsored by Representative Magnafici.  (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Amendment 1 pending

Senate Bill 179.  Relating to: voter registration. (FE) By Senator Bernier; cosponsored by Representative Magnafici.  (Report passage recommended by committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 180.  Relating to: absentee voting, voting procedures, and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senator Bernier; cosponsored by Representative Magnafici.  (Report passage recommended by committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 181.  Relating to: licensure of dental therapists; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Senators Felzkowski, Bernier, Darling, Kooyenga, Pfaff, Ringhand, Stafsholt, Stroebel and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Armstrong, Baldeh, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Krug, Magnafici, Moses, Mursau, L. Myers, Neylon, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Tauchen and Zimmerman.  (Report passage recommended by committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 4, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 207.  Relating to: private resources used for election administration, appointment of election officials, and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senators Stroebel, Roth, Darling, Marklein, Jacque, Wanggaard, Bradley, Nass, Ballweg and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Duchow, Magnafici, Edming, Steffen, Spiros, Krug, Knodl, Brooks, Sortwell, Gundrum, Murphy, Jagler, Wichgers and VanderMeer.  (Report Senate Amendment 2 introduction, Ayes 3, Noes 2, Senate Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 3, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2)

Senate Amendment 2 pending

Senate Bill 208.  Relating to: publication of Elections Commission meeting minutes. By Senators Stroebel, Darling, Roth, Feyen, Marklein, Wanggaard, Bradley, Ballweg and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Magnafici, Edming, Steffen, Kerkman, Knodl, Spiros, Krug, Brooks, Loudenbeck, Gundrum, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Wichgers, VanderMeer and Macco.  (Report Senate Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 4, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 4, Noes 1)

Senate Amendment 2 pending

Senate Bill 210.  Relating to: election observers and providing a penalty. By Senators Darling, Stroebel, Wimberger, Felzkowski, Feyen, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Gundrum, Brooks, Edming, Jagler, Knodl, Krug, Macco, Murphy, Neylon, Skowronski, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Loudenbeck.  (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 3, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2)

Senate Amendment 1 pending

Senate Bill 213.  Relating to: actions for violations of elections laws. By Senators Stroebel, Darling and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, VanderMeer, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Knodl and Skowronski.  (Report Senate Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 3, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics, Ayes 3, Noes 2)

Senate Amendment 2 pending

Senate Bill 266.  Relating to: the issuance by the Department of Revenue of retail alcohol beverage permits for motor vehicle racetrack grounds and authorizing caterers to make retail sales of alcohol beverages on racetrack grounds. (FE) By Senator LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representatives Vorpagel and Katsma.  (Report passage recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0)

Senate Bill 271.  Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for certain environmental purposes and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Senators Cowles, Marklein, Felzkowski, Ballweg and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Thiesfeldt, Krug, Armstrong, Cabral-Guevara, Duchow, Edming, James, Knodl, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Wittke and Zimmerman.  (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 243, in lieu of Senate Bill 271.

 

 

 

 

Senate Bill 272.  Relating to: retiring public debt and transportation revenue bonds. (FE) By Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski, Stafsholt, Cowles and Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Spiros, Gundrum, Snyder, Krug, James, Oldenburg, Duchow, Wittke, Horlacher, Edming, Vorpagel, Tranel, Rozar, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Petryk, Swearingen, Zimmerman, Knodl, Loudenbeck, Jagler and Steffen.  (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 241, in lieu of Senate Bill 272. 

Senate Bill 273.  Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for a statewide public safety interoperable communication system, emergency services IP network contracts, a geographic information systems database, and psychiatric treatment beds. By Senators Bernier and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives James, Loudenbeck, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl, Krug, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Steffen, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman.  (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 4, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Senate Amendment 1 pending

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 240, in lieu of Senate Bill 273. 

Senate Bill 274.  Relating to:  allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for local highways and bridges. By Senators Marklein, Bernier, Darling, Stroebel, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque and Stafsholt; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Novak, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Edming, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Jagler, James, Katsma, Krug, Knodl, Kurtz, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Steffen, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman.  (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 238, in lieu of Senate Bill 274. 

Senate Bill 275.  Relating to: tourism industry grants. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Bernier, Felzkowski, Ballweg and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Kurtz, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Krug, Moses, Oldenburg, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman.  (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 234, in lieu of Senate Bill 275. 

 

Senate Bill 276.  Relating to: deposits into the unemployment reserve fund. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Bernier, Stroebel, Felzkowski, Jacque and Stafsholt; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Brooks, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, James, Katsma, Krug, Loudenbeck, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Oldenburg, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman.  (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 237, in lieu of Senate Bill 276. 

Senate Bill 277.  Relating to: payments to certain long-term care facilities and their staff. (FE) By Senators Bernier, Felzkowski, Stafsholt and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, VanderMeer, Dittrich, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Krug, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman.  (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 236, in lieu of Senate Bill 277. 

Senate Bill 278.  Relating to: the use of certain federal funds for broadband expansion grants. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Bernier, Felzkowski, Feyen and Stafsholt; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Edming, Armstrong, Born, Plumer, Krug, Cabral-Guevara, Snyder, Callahan, Gundrum, Horlacher, Duchow, Wittke, Rozar, Kurtz, Vorpagel, Moses, Tranel, Swearingen, Zimmerman, Mursau, Tusler, Petryk, Oldenburg, Knodl, James and Jagler.  (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 239, in lieu of Senate Bill 278. 

Senate Bill 279.  Relating to: assistance to households and property owners. (FE) By Senators Marklein and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Cabral-Guevara, Wittke, Armstrong, Born, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Jagler, Katsma, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Moses, Murphy, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel and Zimmerman.  (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 232, in lieu of Senate Bill 279. 

Senate Bill 280.  Relating to: rural economic development programs administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and farm support grants. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Bernier, Feyen and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Tranel, Oldenburg, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, James, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Moses, Mursau, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wittke, Zimmerman and Steffen.  (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 235, in lieu of Senate Bill 280. 

Senate Bill 281.  Relating to: grants for certain small businesses. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Darling, Felzkowski and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Swearingen, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Edming, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Krug, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wittke, Zimmerman and James.  (Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

                                        Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion bill, Assembly Bill 233, in lieu of Senate Bill 281. 

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 23.  Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus. By Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Brooks and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Marklein, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Wimberger, Stroebel, Bernier, Stafsholt, Nass, Ballweg and Bradley.  (Companion Senate Bill 4 report passage recommended by committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2)

Assembly Bill 24.  Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship. By Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Brooks and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Stroebel, Darling, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Marklein, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Testin, Wimberger, Stafsholt, Nass, Kooyenga, Ballweg and Bradley.  (Companion Senate Bill 7 report passage recommended by committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 3, Noes 2)

Assembly Bill 232.  Relating to: assistance to households and property owners. (FE) By Representatives Cabral-Guevara, Wittke, Armstrong, Born, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Jagler, Katsma, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Moses, Murphy, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein and Stroebel.  (Companion Senate Bill 279 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 232 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 279. 

Assembly Bill 233.  Relating to: grants for certain small businesses. (FE) By Representatives Moses, Swearingen, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Edming, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Krug, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wittke, Zimmerman and James; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Felzkowski and Feyen.  (Companion Senate Bill 281 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 233 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 281. 

 

Assembly Bill 234.  Relating to: tourism industry grants. (FE) By Representatives Dallman, Kurtz, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Krug, Moses, Oldenburg, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bernier, Felzkowski and Ballweg.  (Companion Senate Bill 275 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 234 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 275. 

Assembly Bill 235.  Relating to: rural economic development programs administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and farm support grants. (FE) By Representatives Armstrong, Tranel, Oldenburg, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, James, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Moses, Mursau, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bernier, Feyen and Felzkowski.  (Companion Senate Bill 280 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 235 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 280. 

Assembly Bill 236.  Relating to: payments to certain long-term care facilities and their staff. (FE) By Representatives Rozar, VanderMeer, Dittrich, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Krug, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Felzkowski and Stafsholt.  (Companion Senate Bill 277 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 236 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 277. 

Assembly Bill 237.  Relating to: deposits into the unemployment reserve fund. (FE) By Representatives Petryk, Brooks, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, James, Katsma, Krug, Loudenbeck, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Oldenburg, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bernier, Stroebel, Felzkowski, Jacque and Stafsholt.  (Companion Senate Bill 276 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 237 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 276. 

Assembly Bill 238.  Relating to:  allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for local highways and bridges. By Representatives Callahan, Novak, Zimmerman, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Edming, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Jagler, James, Katsma, Krug, Knodl, Kurtz, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bernier, Stroebel, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque and Stafsholt.  (Companion Senate Bill 274 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 238 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 274.  

 

 

Assembly Bill 239.  Relating to: the use of certain federal funds for broadband expansion grants. (FE) By Representatives Summerfield, Edming, Armstrong, Born, Plumer, Krug, Cabral-Guevara, Snyder, Callahan, Gundrum, Horlacher, Duchow, Wittke, Rozar, Kurtz, Vorpagel, Moses, Tranel, Swearingen, Zimmerman, Mursau, Tusler, Petryk, Oldenburg, Knodl, James and Jagler; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bernier, Felzkowski, Feyen and Stafsholt.  (Companion Senate Bill 278 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 239 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 278.  

Assembly Bill 240.  Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for a statewide public safety interoperable communication system, emergency services IP network contracts, a geographic information systems database, and psychiatric treatment beds. By Representatives James, Loudenbeck, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl, Krug, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Bernier and Felzkowski.  (Companion Senate Bill 273 report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 4, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 240 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 273.  

Assembly Bill 241.  Relating to: retiring public debt and transportation revenue bonds. (FE) By Representatives Murphy, Spiros, Cabral-Guevara, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Knodl, Krug, Moses, Oldenburg, Petryk, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke, Zimmerman, Loudenbeck and Jagler; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski, Jacque, Cowles and Stafsholt.  (Companion Senate Bill 272 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 241 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 272.  

Assembly Bill 243.  Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for certain environmental purposes and granting rule-making authority. (FE) By Representatives Kitchens, Thiesfeldt, Krug, Armstrong, Cabral-Guevara, Duchow, Edming, James, Knodl, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Marklein, Felzkowski, Ballweg and Feyen.  (Companion Senate Bill 271 report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4)

Note:  If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Bill 243 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Bill 271.  

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 resolution be adopted?

Senate Resolution 5.  Relating to: designating the week of May 2, 2021, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. By Senators Testin, Ballweg, L. Taylor and Wimberger.

Senate Resolution 6.  Relating to: directing the attorney general to seek to join the state as a plaintiff in State of West Virginia, et al., v. US Department of the Treasury, et al. By Senators LeMahieu, Kapenga, Feyen, Marklein, Stroebel, Kooyenga, Bernier, Felzkowski and Ballweg.

QUESTION:          Shall the joint resolution be adopted?

Senate Joint Resolution 21.  Relating to: honoring Wisconsinites who fought in the Polish January Insurrection of 1863. By Senators Feyen, Bewley and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Skowronski, Horlacher, Sinicki, Vruwink and Wichgers.

Senate Joint Resolution 22.  Relating to: proclaiming April as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month in Wisconsin. By Senators Jacque, Johnson, Agard, Ballweg, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Snyder, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Dittrich, Drake, Edming, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kitchens, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ohnstad, Ramthun, S. Rodriguez, Rozar, Schraa, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Tusler, Vining and Vruwink.

Senate Joint Resolution 23.  Relating to: honoring April 22, 2021, as the 51st Anniversary of Earth Day. By Senators Cowles, Ballweg, Agard, Carpenter, Roys, Smith, Pfaff, Ringhand, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Novak, Neubauer, Anderson, Armstrong, Baldeh, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Conley, Drake, Duchow, Hebl, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Shelton, Sinicki, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Tranel, Tusler and Vruwink.

Senate Joint Resolution 24.  Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison women's hockey team for winning the 2021 NCAA Division I National Championship title. By Senators Roys, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Feyen, Marklein, Bernier, Bewley, Jacque, Ballweg and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Hong, Subeck, Stubbs, Sinicki, S. Rodriguez, Cabrera, Bowen, Hesselbein, Drake, Emerson, Hintz, Vruwink, Milroy, Hebl, Shelton, Tauchen, Shankland, Anderson, Conley, Snodgrass, Mursau, Spreitzer, Brandtjen, Murphy and Thiesfeldt.

 

 

Senate Joint Resolution 25.  Relating to: proclaiming April 2021 as Donate Life Month in the state of Wisconsin. By Senators Darling, Ballweg, Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Jacque, Marklein, Ringhand, Roys and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Bowen, Dittrich, Gundrum, Jagler, Magnafici, Milroy, Murphy, Rozar, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Edming, Neylon and Subeck.

Senate Joint Resolution 26.  Relating to: proclaiming April 28, 2021, as Workers' Memorial Day in Wisconsin. By Senators Nass, Wirch, Bewley, Carpenter, Johnson, Larson, Roys, Smith, Marklein, Ringhand, Agard, Jacque, L. Taylor, Cowles, Erpenbach and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Edming, Milroy, Cabrera, Mursau, Brostoff, Vruwink, Cabral-Guevara, Ohnstad, Thiesfeldt, Drake, Hebl, Horlacher, Kitchens, Ortiz-Velez, Doyle, Neubauer, Hesselbein, Shelton, Petryk, Anderson, Bowen, Shankland, Moore Omokunde, Spreitzer, S. Rodriguez, Rozar, Conley, Emerson, Vining, Billings, Snodgrass, B. Meyers, Wittke, Spiros, Armstrong, VanderMeer, Considine, Riemer and Subeck.

Fifteenth Order.                  Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.

Sixteenth Order.                 Adjournment.