One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
FRIDAY, January 13, 2023
The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of requiring able-bodied, childless adults to look for work in order to receive taxpayer-funded welfare benefits.
By Senator LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representative Vos.
hist161214To the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Senate Organization reported:
Placed the following appointments and proposals on the Senate Calendar of Tuesday, January 17, 2023:
Ayes: 3 - Senators LeMahieu, Kapenga and Feyen.
Noes: 2 - Agard and Smith.
DEVIN LEMAHIEU
Chairperson
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Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
January 13, 2023
The Honorable, the Senate:
This letter is to remove the following appointment from consideration for confirmation by the Wisconsin Senate:
hist161276BLYTHE, CHRISTOPHER of Madison, as Chair of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2023. Respectfully Submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
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Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Elections Commission
Dear Chief Clerks Blazel and Queensland,
As the chief clerks for the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, you have requested that the Wisconsin Elections Commission provide the statutory deadline on which the legislature may act to ensure that any proposed constitutional amendments can be placed on the ballot for the April 4, 2023, Spring Election. The legislature must complete action on any proposed constitutional amendments no later than Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
By statute “all proposed constitutional amendments . . . shall be filed with the official or agency responsible for preparing the ballots for the election no later than 70 days prior to the election at which the amendment . . . will appear on the ballot.” Wis. Stat. § 8.37. Tuesday, January 24, 2023, is 70 days before the April 4, 2023, Spring Election. In order for a legislative action on a proposed constitutional amendment to be filed in our office, it is sufficient for the chief clerks to notify our office by e-mail that the legislature passed the resolution no later than Tuesday, January 24, 2023. It is not necessary that we receive the signed resolution by the close of business on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Please submit, either by mail or in person, a hard copy of the texts of any proposed constitutional amendments to the Wisconsin Elections Commission so that we have them on file when a notice of a legislative action arrives.
To facilitate preparation for the April 4, 2023, Spring Election, I suggest that the sponsoring legislators contact the office of the Attorney General to arrange for the preparation of the explanatory statement required by Wis. Stat. § 10.01(2)(c). Wisconsin’s county clerks must publish any explanatory statements in a qualified newspaper immediately before the election, and the statements will also be posted at polling places on Election Day. Please make the appropriate arrangements to ensure that this information is communicated to the members of the legislature. If you or any member of the legislature has a question, please contact me at 608-267-0714 or ask to speak to an Elections Specialist.
Sincerely,
BRANDON HUNZICKER
Staff Attorney
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Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
Relating to nutritional counseling certification.
hist160944Resubmitted by Agency with germane modifications attached, pursuant to s. 227.19 (4)(b)4, Wisconsin Statutes, November 18, 2022. hist161268Referred to the committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism, January 13, 2023. Relating to continuing medical education for physicians.
Submitted by the Medical Examining Board.
hist161092Report received from Agency, January 3, 2023. hist161220Referred to the committee on Health, January 13, 2023. Relating to telehealth.
