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STATE OF WISCONSIN
Senate Journal
One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
6:33 P.M.   WEDNESDAY, February 15, 2023
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Kapenga.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
hist162345Senate Bill 64
Relating to: creating a hazard mitigation revolving loan program and making an appropriation.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Andraca, Mursau and Knodl.
hist162540To the committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs.
hist162346Senate Bill 65
Relating to: mistreating an animal and providing a penalty.
By Senators Wanggaard and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Nedweski, Plumer, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Steffen, Kitchens and Behnke.
hist162541To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
hist162347Senate Bill 66
Relating to: seasonal period for farm service license endorsement.
By Senators Tomczyk, Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, James, Marklein, Nass, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Brooks, Edming, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Krug, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Shankland, Spiros, Tranel, VanderMeer and Wittke.
hist162542To the committee on Transportation and Local Government.
hist162497Senate Bill 67
Relating to: changing the phase-out of utility aid payments for decommissioned power plants.
By Senators Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, Marklein, Pfaff and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Oldenburg, Plumer, Brooks, Knodl, Michalski, Mursau, Nedweski, Rodriguez and Subeck.
hist162543To the committee on Utilities and Technology.
hist162498Senate Bill 68
Relating to: a resident lifetime fishing license, a lifetime fishing trust fund, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Testin, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Penterman, Edming, Bodden, Mursau, Kitchens, Magnafici, Rozar, Steffen and Murphy.
hist162544To the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.
hist162511Senate Bill 69
Relating to: restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction.
By Senator Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Bodden, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Magnafici, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Spiros and Tusler.
hist162545To the committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection.
hist162549Senate Bill 70
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature.
By the joint committee on Finance.
hist162550To the joint committee on Finance.
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Petitions and Communications
hist162509Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 7.
hist162510Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 14.
hist162536Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 41.
hist162508Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 44.
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President Kapenga appointed Senators Hutton and Hesselbein to escort his Excellency, the Governor, to the Joint Convention.
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 6:45 p.m. and proceed is a body to the Assembly Chamber to meet in Joint Convention to receive the Governor’s Budget Address, and further, that the Senate stand adjourned pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, upon the rising of the Joint Convention.
6:35 P.M.
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Recess
The Senate proceeded in a body to the Assembly Chamber to meet in Joint Convention to receive the Budget Address.
6:45 P.M.
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In Assembly Chamber
In Joint Convention
7:00 P.M.
Senate President Kapenga in the chair.
The Committee to wait upon the Governor appeared with his Excellency, the Honorable Governor Tony Evers, who delivered his message as follows:
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State of the Budget Address
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