One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
12:35 P.M. TUESDAY, March 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. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist163403Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 27 offered by Senator Wanggaard. hist163366Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 75 offered by Senator Wanggaard. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming the month of March 2023 as American Red Cross Month throughout the state of Wisconsin.
By Senators Ballweg, Feyen, Jacque, James, Larson, Spreitzer, Taylor, Marklein and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Clancy, Conley, Drake, Jacobson, Kitchens, Madison, Magnafici, Michalski, Moore Omokunde, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Penterman, Rettinger, Shelton, Sinicki, Subeck, Tranel, Joers, Edming and Haywood.
hist163371To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: proclaiming March 2023 as Women's History Month.
By Senators Ballweg, L. Johnson, Cabral-Guevara, Agard, Felzkowski, Hesselbein, Roys and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Subeck, Sapik, Andraca, Duchow, Billings, Rozar, Cabrera, Rodriguez, Conley, Nedweski, Drake, Hurd, Emerson, VanderMeer, Hong, Schutt, Jacobson, Myers, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs and Vining.
hist163373To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Dr. Rebecca M. Blank.
By Senators Roys, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Taylor, Wanggaard, Wirch and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Hong, J. Anderson, Andraca, Clancy, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Joers, S. Johnson, Madison, McGuire, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ratcliff, Schutt, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spiros, Subeck, Vining, Baldeh, Conley, Shankland, Jacobson and Haywood.
hist163375To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: honoring April 22, 2023, as the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day.
By Senators Hesselbein, Taylor, Roys, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Larson, Agard, Spreitzer, Pfaff, Wirch and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Joers, Sinicki, Moore Omokunde, Bare, Ratcliff, Emerson, Stubbs, Ohnstad, Shelton, Drake, Neubauer, Jacobson, Andraca, J. Anderson, Considine, Conley, Haywood, Myers, Palmeri, C. Anderson, Hong, Madison, Subeck, Shankland, Snodgrass, Vining and Clancy.
hist163376To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: requiring informed consent before performing a pelvic examination on a patient who is under general anesthesia or unconscious.
By Senators Jacque, Taylor, Cowles, Hesselbein, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Brandtjen, Allen, Andraca, Bare, Behnke, Bodden, Emerson, Joers, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Subeck, Wichgers, Madison, Clancy and Shankland.
Relating to: expanding the Court-Appointed Special Advocate program and making an appropriation.
By Senators Jacque, Taylor, Spreitzer and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Dittrich, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Brandtjen, Donovan, Murphy, Subeck, Tittl, Wichgers and Behnke.
hist163369To the committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families. Relating to: participation in the federal Public Assistance Reporting Information System.
By Senators Jacque and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Dittrich, Baldeh, Brandtjen, Edming, Gundrum, Tittl, Wichgers and Behnke.
hist163370To the committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism. Relating to: the face-to-face requirement for retail sales of alcohol beverages and remote orders for the sale of alcohol beverages to be delivered or picked up on retail licensed premises.
By Senators Stroebel, Roys, Ballweg, Bradley, Feyen and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Myers, J. Anderson, Bare, Behnke, Clancy, Hong, Joers, Kitchens, Madison, Macco, Rodriguez, Schmidt, Spiros, Stubbs and Zimmerman.
hist163372To the committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection. Relating to: venue for actions in which the legislature is a party.
By Senators James, Cowles, Marklein, Quinn and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Donovan, Edming, Hurd, Kitchens, Macco, Moses, Murphy, Rettinger, Rozar and Sortwell.
hist163374To the committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Administrative Rules reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 3
Relating to: the regulation of pools located at short-term rentals and the partial suspension of rules promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Senate Bill 4
Relating to: rules defining unprofessional conduct by marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and social workers and suspension of a portion of a rule of the Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board.
Senate Bill 5
Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission.
STEPHEN NASS
Chairperson
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The committee on Judiciary and Public Safety reported and recommended:
COOPER SR., ANTHONY B., of Madison, as a Public Member on the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2022.
Ayes: 8 - Senators Wanggaard, Jacque, Wimberger, Hutton, James, Taylor, Roys and Larson.
Noes: 0 - None.
ERVIN, MIKE, of Sturtevant, as a Private Labor Representative on the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2022.
Ayes: 8 - Senators Wanggaard, Jacque, Wimberger, Hutton, James, Taylor, Roys and Larson.
Noes: 0 - None.
ERVIN, MIKE, of Sturtevant, as a Private Labor Representative on the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2026.
Ayes: 8 - Senators Wanggaard, Jacque, Wimberger, Hutton, James, Taylor, Roys and Larson.
Noes: 0 - None.
FIEDLER, PATRICK, of Madison, as a Wisconsin Bar Association Representative on the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2023.
Ayes: 7 - Senators Wanggaard, Wimberger, Hutton, James, Taylor, Roys and Larson.
Noes: 1 - Senator Jacque.
VAN WANGGAARD
Chairperson
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Petitions and Communications
hist163381Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 90. hist163364Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Testin added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 92.
