2024-01-10 Assembly Journal

Introduction and Reference of Proposals

Read first time and referred:

hist182341 Assembly Bill 921

Relating to: amendments to the 2023-25 capital budget for University of Wisconsin System projects, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation.

By Representatives Born, Wittke, Vos, Behnke, Binsfeld, Duchow, Katsma, Krug, Kurtz, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Plumer, Schmidt, Swearingen and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Cowles, LeMahieu, Ballweg, Feyen, James, Testin, Wimberger and Felzkowski.

hist182390 To joint committee on Finance.

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Committee Reports

The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 846

Relating to: exemptions from public utility regulation regarding electric vehicle charging stations, installation and operation of electric vehicle charging stations by state agencies or local governmental units, and imposing an excise tax on electric vehicle charging.

hist182486 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 14 - Representatives Steffen, Summerfield, Donovan, Hurd, Neylon, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Sortwell, Tranel, Subeck, Moore Omokunde, Haywood and Ratcliff.

Noes: 1 - Representative Tittl.

hist182487 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 15 - Representatives Steffen, Summerfield, Donovan, Hurd, Neylon, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Sortwell, Tittl, Tranel, Subeck, Moore Omokunde, Haywood and Ratcliff.

Noes: 0.

hist182488 To joint committee on Finance.

Assembly Bill 847

Relating to: an electric vehicle infrastructure program and making an appropriation.

hist182484 Passage:

Ayes: 14 - Representatives Steffen, Summerfield, Donovan, Hurd, Neylon, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Tittl, Tranel, Subeck, Moore Omokunde, Haywood and Ratcliff.

Noes: 1 - Representative Sortwell.

hist182485 To joint committee on Finance.

DAVID STEFFEN

Chairperson

Committee on Energy and Utilities

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The committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 143

Relating to: prohibiting statutes and rules examinations for certain professions.

hist182450 Passage:

Ayes: 6 - Representatives Sortwell, Gustafson, Allen, Goeben, Macco and Melotik.

Noes: 2 - Representatives Moore Omokunde and Palmeri.

hist182451 To committee on Rules.

SHAE SORTWELL

Chairperson

Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

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The committee on State Affairs reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 42

Relating to: selection of architects and engineers for state projects.

hist182445 Passage:

Ayes: 8 - Representatives Swearingen, Green, Brooks, Callahan, Gustafson, Moses, Spiros and Summerfield.

Noes: 4 - Representatives Sinicki, Ohnstad, Hong and Cabrera.

hist182446 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 219

Relating to: creating a grant program for public safety interoperable communication system upgrades.

hist182447 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 12 - Representatives Swearingen, Green, Brooks, Callahan, Gustafson, Moses, Spiros, Summerfield, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Hong and Cabrera.

Noes: 0.

hist182448 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 12 - Representatives Swearingen, Green, Brooks, Callahan, Gustafson, Moses, Spiros, Summerfield, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Hong and Cabrera.

Noes: 0.

hist182449 To committee on Rules.

Assembly Bill 356

Relating to: grants for incumbent local exchange carriers for costs associated with Next Generation 911 and making an appropriation.

hist182574 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption:

Ayes: 9 - Representatives Swearingen, Green, Brooks, Callahan, Moses, Spiros, Summerfield, Sinicki and Ohnstad.

Noes: 2 - Representatives Baldeh and Hong.

hist182575 Passage as amended:

Ayes: 11 - Representatives Swearingen, Green, Brooks, Callahan, Moses, Spiros, Summerfield, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Baldeh and Hong.

Noes: 0.

hist182576 To joint committee on Finance.

ROB SWEARINGEN

Chairperson

Committee on State Affairs

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Reference Bureau Corrections

hist182452 Assembly Bill 398

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Page 2, line 7: after “(ko)” insert “is not an employee of the entity conducting the clinical research trial”.

****Note: This item inserts a missing, necessary phrase, consistent with s. 102.07 (8) (b) and (bm), that was inadvertently omitted.

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hist182463 Assembly Bill 881

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Page 3, line 11: delete “(c)” and substitute “(a) 3.”.

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Communications

January 9, 2024

Edward A. Blazel

Assembly Chief Clerk

17 West Main Street, Suite 401

Madison, WI 53703

Dear Chief Clerk Blazel:

hist182272 Please add my name as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 690, relating to student qualification for employment as a nurse aide.

hist182273 Please add my name as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 715, relating to authorized activities and operations of credit unions; the lending area of savings and loan associations; automated teller machines; residential mortgage loans and variable rate loans; payments for public deposit losses in failed financial institutions; promissory notes of certain public bodies; repealing rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and providing a penalty.

Please add my name as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 834, relating to limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Evansville.

Sincerely,

ROBERT COWLES

State Senator