One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
2:58 P.M. TUESDAY, February 14, 2023
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator LeMahieu.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming February 2023 as Black History Month.
By Senators L. Johnson, Agard, Carpenter, Wirch, Larson, Spreitzer, Smith, Hesselbein, Roys and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Drake, Baldeh, Myers, Haywood, Stubbs, Moore Omokunde, Madison, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Shelton, Snodgrass, Palmeri, Clancy, Hong, Goyke, Andraca, Sinicki, Ratcliff, Considine, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Bare, Vining, Riemer, Allen, Murphy, Emerson, Joers, Subeck, Ortiz-Velez, Conley, Billings, Shankland, Cabrera, Jacobson, Doyle and McGuire.
hist162456To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: repair and replacement of implements of husbandry under warranty.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Pronschinske, Edming, Murphy, Mursau, Rozar, Tusler and Wichgers.
hist162447To the committee on Agriculture and Tourism. Relating to: a time limitation for processing sexual assault kits.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Brandtjen, Behnke, Bodden, Donovan and Wichgers.
hist162448To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: the disability rating at which veterans qualify for certain hunting and fishing authorizations and exemptions from state park and trail admission fees.
By Senators Jacque, Carpenter and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Novak, Ohnstad, C. Anderson, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Donovan, Edming, Green, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Wichgers and Shankland.
hist162449To the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage. Relating to: selection of architects and engineers for state projects.
By Senators Stroebel, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Knodl and Duchow.
hist162450To the committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection. Relating to: the responsibility of a property owner for discharge of a hazardous substance by another.
By Senators Jacque, Taylor and Hutton; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Dittrich, Spiros, Wichgers and Stubbs.
hist162451To the committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges. Relating to: requiring notice to political subdivisions and landowners regarding proposed large solar energy facilities, requirements for applying for certificates for large solar electric generating facilities, joint development agreements related to large solar electric generating facilities, and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Ballweg, Felzkowski and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Mursau, Behnke, Bodden, Murphy, O'Connor and Schraa.
hist162452To the committee on Utilities and Technology. Relating to: public access to actions by Parole Commission.
By Senators Wanggaard, Bradley, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Jacque, Marklein, Nass and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Duchow, Schraa, Allen, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Knodl, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schutt, Steffen and Wichgers.
hist162453To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: restricting local regulation of utility service based on the type or source of energy.
By Senators Bradley, Feyen, Nass, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Steffen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Kitchens, Kurtz, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Snyder, Sortwell, Swearingen, Tittl, Tusler and Zimmerman.
hist162454To the committee on Utilities and Technology. Relating to: expenditure of $201,197.70 from the general fund for payment of a claim against the state made by Pheifer Brothers Construction Co., Inc.
By Senators Cowles and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben and Gustafson.
hist162455To the committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection. Relating to: annulment for marriage if less than one year and no pregnancy.
By Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ballweg, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler and Kitchens.
hist162457To the committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families. Relating to: creating a deicer applicators certification program and making an appropriation.
By Senators Jacque, Hesselbein and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Behnke, Joers, Knodl, Andraca, Baldeh, Doyle, Gustafson, Murphy, O'Connor, Ratcliff, Subeck and Shankland.
hist162458To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy.