February 15, 2024
Edward A. Blazel
Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Chief Clerk Blazel:
hist188971Please add my name as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 17, relating to expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion programs. hist188972Please add my name as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 444, relating to declaring discriminatory restrictions in instruments that affect real property void and unenforceable and allowing an owner of real property to discharge and release such a discriminatory restriction. hist188973Please add my name as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 892, relating to compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. Sincerely,
ROBERT COWLES
State Senator
2nd Senate District
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Calendar of Thursday, February 15
hist188879Representative Myers asked unanimous consent that her leave of absence be lifted. Granted. Representative Krug asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Representative August asked unanimous consent that Assembly Resolution 25 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted.
Assembly Resolution 25
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Donald W. Hasenohrl.
hist188881The question was: Shall Assembly Resolution 25 be adopted? Motion carried.
Speaker Pro Tempore Petersen in the chair.
Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (first consideration).
hist188883The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 109 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist188884Representative August asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 109 be given a third reading. Granted. Representative Callahan asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
The question was: Assembly Joint Resolution 109 having been read three times, shall the joint resolution be adopted?
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, S. Johnson, Katsma, Kitchens, Krug, Kurtz, Macco, Maxey, Melotik, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Pronschinske, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Schraa, Schutt, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 62.
hist188887Noes - Representatives C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bare, Billings, Cabrera, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hong, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, McGuire, Moore Omokunde, Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Riemer, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining - 35. Absent or not voting - Representatives Magnafici and Plumer - 2.
Motion carried.
hist188888Representative August asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Joint Resolution 109 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. hist188889Representative August asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 29 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Relating to: the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.
hist188891The question was: Shall Senate Bill 29 be ordered to a third reading? Motion carried.
hist188892Representative August asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 29 be given a third reading. Granted. hist188893The question was: Senate Bill 29 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist188894Representative August asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 29 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Assembly Bill 27
Relating to: the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.
hist188895Representative August asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 27 be laid on the table. Granted. Relating to: expungement of records of certain crimes and discrimination based on expunged conviction.
hist188897The question was: Shall Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 37 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist188898The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 37 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist188899Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 37 be given a third reading. Granted. hist188902The question was: Assembly Bill 37 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Motion carried.
Representatives Dittrich, Rettinger and Schutt asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
hist188903Representative August asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 37 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. hist188904Representative August asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 119 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Relating to: public records identifying confidential law enforcement informants.
hist188906The question was: Shall Senate Bill 119 be ordered to a third reading? Motion carried.
hist188907Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 119 be given a third reading. Granted. hist188908The question was: Senate Bill 119 having been read three times, shall the bill be concurred in? Motion carried.
hist188909Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 119 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. Assembly Bill 118
Relating to: public records identifying confidential law enforcement informants.
hist188910Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 118 be laid on the table. Granted. Relating to: requirements for releasing a prisoner to parole or extended supervision.
hist188912The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 237 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist188913The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 237 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist188914The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 237 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist188915Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 237 be given a third reading. Granted. hist188916The question was: Assembly Bill 237 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? Motion carried.
hist188917Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 237 be immediately messaged to the Senate. Granted. hist188918Representative Summerfield asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 314 be withdrawn from today's calendar and taken up at this time. Granted. Relating to: possession of child pornography and providing a penalty.
hist188920The question was: Shall Senate Bill 314 be ordered to a third reading? Motion carried.
