Action on the Senate Message
Senate Joint Resolution 112
Relating to: recognizing and commending the National Conference of State Legislatures on its 50th anniversary in 2025.
By Senators LeMahieu, Hesselbein, Ballweg, James, Roys, Testin and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Neubauer, Armstrong, August, Bare, Binsfeld, C. Anderson, Considine, Dittrich, Duchow, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Macco, Magnafici, Michalski, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Shelton, Sinicki, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Wittke, Zimmerman, Schraa and Jacobson.
Relating to: crisis urgent care and observation facilities and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Marklein, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Spreitzer, Testin, Tomczyk and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Summerfield, Callahan, C. Anderson, Brooks, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Jacobson, Kitchens, Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Petryk, Rozar, Sapik, Shankland, Spiros, Tranel, Zimmerman and Wichgers.
Senate Bill 514
Relating to: fleeing an officer and providing a penalty.
By Senators Knodl, Hutton, Bradley, Ballweg, James, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Tusler, Rettinger, Allen, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Duchow, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, Melotik, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor and Penterman.
Senate Bill 517
Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints if the person's actions were in self-defense.
By Senators Hutton, Bradley, Wanggaard, James, Felzkowski and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Rettinger, Donovan, Schutt, O'Connor, Dittrich, Rozar, Gundrum, Mursau, Wichgers, Bodden and Brandtjen.
Senate Bill 616
Relating to: a sales tax exemption for road-building equipment; increasing the income tax withholding threshold for nonresidents; modifying the certification requirement for a qualified opportunity fund; prohibiting certain lottery games; and extending the capital gains exclusion to family members who inherit certain farms organized as a partnership or limited liability company.
By Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Pfaff and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Katsma, Born, Dallman, Edming, Kurtz, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Plumer, Schutt, Steffen, Wichgers and Jacobson.
Senate Bill 641
Relating to: eliminating the prohibitions on electric weapons and providing a penalty.
By Senators James and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Magnafici, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Goeben, Gustafson, S. Johnson, Rettinger, Schmidt and Wichgers.
Senate Bill 829
Relating to: allowing a tactical emergency medical services professional to carry a firearm in prohibited areas.
By Senators Wanggaard and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Behnke, Bodden, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Gundrum, Magnafici, Murphy, Ortiz-Velez and Schraa.
Senate Bill 874
Relating to: counting convictions and findings for the purpose of the sex offender registry and notifications.
By Senators Wimberger, Felzkowski, Jacque, James, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Born, Behnke, Binsfeld, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Rettinger, Schmidt, Summerfield, VanderMeer, Shankland and Melotik.
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Reference Bureau Corrections
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Speaker's Communications
February 13, 2024
Representative Mark Born
Room 308 East, State Capitol
Madison, WI 53708
Dear Representative Born:
hist187681Pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c), with your permission as Co-Chair of the Finance committee, I will remove Assembly Bill 542 and Assembly Bill 968 from the committee and refer the bills to the Rules committee. Please contact my office with any questions.
Sincerely,
ROBIN J. VOS
Assembly Speaker
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Communications
February 12, 2024
Edward A. Blazel
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Blazel:
hist187479I respectfully ask that my name be withdrawn as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 337, relating to eliminating the 13-week limit on the garnishment of earnings of certain debtors. Sincerely,
SUE CONLEY
State Representative
44th Assembly District
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February 12, 2024
Edward A. Blazel
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Blazel:
hist187519Please add my name as a coauthor of Assembly Joint Resolution 114, relating to honoring the success of Ben Chan on Jeopardy! Sincerely,
LISA SUBECK
State Representative
78th Assembly District
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February 13, 2024
Edward A. Blazel
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Blazel:
Please add my name as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 1079, relating to employment of direct-care employees by veterans homes, eligibility for burial in veterans cemeteries, and elements of sexual assault under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice.
Sincerely,
SCOTT ALLEN
State Representative