One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session12:54 P.M. WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Representative August in the chair.
Representative Duchow asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
Speaker Vos in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Pastor William Rice of the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Tomah.
Representative Born led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Allen, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, August, Baldeh, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Binsfeld, Bodden, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Callahan, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goeben, Goyke, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Haywood, Hong, Hurd, Jacobson, Joers, S. Johnson, Katsma, Kitchens, Krug, Kurtz, Macco, Madison, Magnafici, Maxey, McGuire, Michalski, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Nedweski, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Petryk, Pronschinske, Ratcliff, Rettinger, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Schutt, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 93.
Absent with leave - Representatives Cabrera, Penterman, Petersen, Plumer and Schraa - 5.
Vacancies - 24th Assembly District - 1.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representatives Penterman, Petersen, Plumer and Schraa. Granted.
Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Schraa and Tranel. Granted.
Representative Subeck asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Cabrera. Granted.
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Special Guest
Representative Sortwell introduced Hometown Hero Award recipient Grace Fuss, recognized for creating a nonprofit organization, Fighting Cancer with Grace, when she was twelve years old. Miss Fuss addressed the members from the rostrum.
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Amendments Offered
hist166591Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 61 offered by Representative Behnke. _____________
Introduction and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
By Representatives Penterman, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Donovan, Gundrum, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schutt, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Ballweg, Stafsholt, Stroebel and Quinn.
Relating to: hunter education requirements for persons under the age of 18 and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Bodden, Born, C. Anderson, Andraca, Behnke, Binsfeld, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Palmeri, Penterman, Plumer, Sapik, Schraa and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Cowles, Feyen, Marklein, Quinn and Tomczyk.
Relating to: a grant program for recovery high schools and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Dittrich, S. Johnson, Brandtjen and Murphy; cosponsored by Senator James.
Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants.
By Representatives Summerfield, Armstrong, Callahan, Edming, Green, Hurd, Krug, Kurtz, Magnafici, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Pronschinske, Rozar, Sapik, Shankland, Snyder, Steffen, Subeck, Swearingen, VanderMeer and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Bradley, James, Nass, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk, Ballweg and Felzkowski.
hist166664To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions. Relating to: Department of Revenue enforcement and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Spiros, Drake, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Conley, Considine, Donovan, Goyke, Green, Gundrum, Macco, Palmeri, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Steffen, Subeck, Summerfield and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Taylor, Cowles and James.
Relating to: a commercial driver training grant program and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Pronschinske, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Callahan, Edming, Green, Magnafici, Mursau, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Petryk, Summerfield and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger and Cabral-Guevara.
Relating to: damages claims relating to delayed relocation of utilities in a highway right-of-way and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Transportation.
By Representatives Steffen, Edming, Bodden, Green, Maxey, Mursau, Plumer, Rettinger, Schmidt, Spiros, Swearingen, VanderMeer and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Testin and James.
Relating to: refundable income tax credit for bicycle purchases and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Shelton, Snodgrass, J. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bare, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Goyke, Hong, Joers, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Vining and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Roys and Spreitzer.
Relating to: the amount and distribution of the real estate transfer fee.
By Representatives Green, Krug, Behnke, Bodden, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Plumer, Schmidt, Edming, Oldenburg and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, Marklein, Nass, Quinn and Stroebel.
