2023-11-07 Assembly Journal

Speaker Pro Tempore Petersen in the chair.

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Amendments Offered

hist177126 Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 162 offered by Representative Goeben.

hist177262 Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 440 offered by Representative Kurtz.

hist177125 Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 541 offered by Representative Gustafson.

hist177517 Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 567 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.

hist177518 Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 572 offered by committee on Campaigns and Elections.

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Introduction and Reference of Proposals

Read first time and referred:

hist176426 Assembly Resolution 19

Relating to: condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement and condemning the increasing incidents of anti-Semitism.

By Representatives Murphy, S. Johnson, Armstrong, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, Michalski, O'Connor, Rettinger and Schraa.

hist177657 To committee on Rules.

hist176427 Assembly Resolution 20

Relating to: recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

By Representatives Murphy, S. Johnson, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Michalski, O'Connor, Rettinger and Schraa.

hist177656 To committee on Rules.

hist176477 Assembly Joint Resolution 89

Relating to: mourning the loss of all Americans murdered by Hamas in its attack against Israel and calling for the swift and safe release of Americans held hostage and the return of Americans murdered.

By Representatives S. Johnson, Dittrich, Hurd, Schmidt, O'Connor, Baldeh, Ortiz-Velez, Melotik, Behnke, Gundrum, Wichgers, Tittl and Brandtjen; cosponsored by Senator Jacque.

hist177655 To committee on Rules.

hist176893 Assembly Joint Resolution 90

Relating to: declaring November 2023 as Veterans' Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Month in Wisconsin.

By Representatives Kurtz, Moore Omokunde, Riemer, Vining, Edming, C. Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Emerson, Gundrum, Gustafson, Joers, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Krug, Macco, Magnafici, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Pronschinske, Ratcliff, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Wichgers and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Wirch, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, Larson, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Roys, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wanggaard.

hist177654 To committee on Rules.

hist177658 Assembly Joint Resolution 91

Relating to: proclaiming November 13 to 19, 2023 as Wisconsin Apprenticeship Week.

By Representatives Oldenburg, Petryk, Andraca, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Drake, Gundrum, Hurd, Jacobson, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Magnafici, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Shankland, Sinicki and Edming; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Cowles, Jacque and Taylor.

hist177659 To committee on Rules.

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Committee Reports

The committee on Campaigns and Elections reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 476

Relating to: filling vacancies in elective state offices in the executive branch.

hist177544 Passage:

Ayes: 5 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl and Tusler.

Noes: 3 - Representatives Snodgrass, Subeck and C. Anderson.

hist177545 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 493

Relating to: counting write-in votes in the general election.

hist177542 Passage:

Ayes: 5 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl and Tusler.

Noes: 3 - Representatives Snodgrass, Subeck and C. Anderson.

hist177543 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 543

Relating to: election observers and providing a penalty.

hist177528 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 5 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl and Tusler.

Noes: 3 - Representatives Snodgrass, Subeck and C. Anderson.

hist177529 Assembly Amendment 2 adoption:

Ayes: 7 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl, Tusler, Snodgrass and C. Anderson.

Noes: 1 - Representative Subeck.

hist177530 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 5 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl and Tusler.

Noes: 3 - Representatives Snodgrass, Subeck and C. Anderson.

hist177531 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 552

Relating to: setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record.

hist177837 Without recommendation:

Ayes: 4 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy and Tittl.

Noes: 4 - Representatives Tusler, Snodgrass, Subeck and C. Anderson.

hist177838 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 567

Relating to: transmitting and canvassing absentee ballots, use of central counting locations, election night reporting, whistleblower protection for municipal clerks, notifications and verifications concerning citizenship status, court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote, and providing a penalty.

hist177579 Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption:

Ayes: 8 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl, Tusler, Snodgrass, Subeck and C. Anderson.

Noes: 0.

hist177580 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 8 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl, Tusler, Snodgrass, Subeck and C. Anderson.

Noes: 0.

hist177581 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 570

Relating to: certain kinds of election fraud, defects on absentee ballot certificates, returning absentee ballots to the office of the municipal clerk, appointment of election officials, allowing an employee of a residential care facility or qualified retirement home to serve as a personal care voting assistant during a public health emergency or an incident of infectious disease, and providing a penalty.

hist177533 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 5 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl and Tusler.

Noes: 3 - Representatives Snodgrass, Subeck and C. Anderson.

hist177534 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 5 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl and Tusler.

Noes: 3 - Representatives Snodgrass, Subeck and C. Anderson.

hist177535 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 571

Relating to: maintenance of the voter registration list, training of municipal clerks, data sharing agreements, pre-election procedures, lines at the polls on election day, and granting rule-making authority.

hist177651 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 8 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl, Tusler, Snodgrass, Subeck and C. Anderson.

Noes: 0.

hist177652 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 5 - Representatives Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Tittl and Tusler.