One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
3:15 P.M. THURSDAY, April 20, 2023
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Queensland, pursuant to Senate Rule 5 (4)(b). 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: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Women's Gymnastics team on winning the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association 2023 National Championship.
By Senators Feyen, Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Spreitzer and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Palmeri, Schraa, Behnke, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Jacobson, Joers, S. Johnson, Madison, Murphy, O'Connor, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs and Vining.
hist165498To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: congratulating the Milwaukee Rufus King Cheer and Stunt Team on their two 2023 State Title wins.
By Senators Taylor, L. Johnson, Spreitzer, Roys and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Haywood, Madison, Myers, Riemer, Drake, Palmeri, Stubbs, Jacobson, Cabrera, Snodgrass, Sinicki, Conley, Joers, Ratcliff, Andraca, Clancy, Shelton and Vining.
hist165499To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: proclaiming May 2023 as Jewish American Heritage Month.
By Senators Spreitzer, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Roys, Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Riemer, C. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bare, Cabrera, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Drake, Emerson, Hong, Jacobson, Joers, Kitchens, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Murphy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs and Vining.
hist165500To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: an agricultural roads improvement grant program and making an appropriation.
By Senators Marklein, Tomczyk, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, James, Pfaff, Quinn, Spreitzer, Testin, Wanggaard and Bradley; cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, VanderMeer, Novak, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Callahan, Conley, Dittrich, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Kitchens, Krug, Kurtz, Magnafici, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Rettinger, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Schraa, Shankland, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Summerfield, Swearingen, Wittke and Tittl.
hist165489To the committee on Transportation and Local Government. Relating to: county of residence for care management organization facility placements.
By Senator Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, Schutt, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Dittrich, Krug, Mursau and O'Connor.
hist165490To the committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families. Relating to: designating and marking the Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial Highway.
By Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Felzkowski, James, Nass, Spreitzer, Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, VanderMeer, C. Anderson, Behnke, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Donovan, Duchow, Emerson, Goeben, Green, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Petryk, Rettinger, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck, Tranel, Wichgers and Zimmerman.
hist165491To the committee on Transportation and Local Government. Relating to: state and local governmental use of certain mobile or online software applications and electronic devices.
By Senators Bradley, Stroebel and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Rettinger, Allen, Bodden, Brandtjen, Donovan, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, Kitchens, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman and Wichgers.
hist165492To the committee on Utilities and Technology. Relating to: members of the Council on Veterans Programs.
By Senators Quinn, Hesselbein, Cowles, James and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Penterman, Jacobson, C. Anderson, Bare, Conley, Considine, Edming, Green, Joers, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros and Stubbs.
hist165493To the committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs. Relating to: the membership of a human growth and development curriculum advisory committee.
By Senators Ballweg, Marklein and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Binsfeld, Allen, Armstrong, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Maxey, Michalski, Nedweski, O'Connor, Schmidt and Steffen.
Relating to: a tier I license issued by the Department of Public Instruction and modifying administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction.
By Senators James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Quinn, Testin and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Armstrong, Behnke, Donovan, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Kitchens, Macco, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Plumer, Rettinger, Schraa and Tusler.
hist165495To the committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families. Relating to: a wetland assured delineation program, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Cowles and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Behnke, S. Johnson, Kitchens, O'Connor and Steffen.
hist165496To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy. Relating to: public access to wetlands benefitting from the in lieu fee subprogram.
By Senator Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Behnke, S. Johnson, Kitchens and O'Connor.
hist165497To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist165488Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Ballweg added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 40. hist165569Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Ballweg added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 33. _____________
Messages from the Assembly Considered
Assembly Bill 36
Relating to: a time limit for processing sexual assault kits.
By Representatives Steffen, Allen, Armstrong, Brooks, Cabrera, Donovan, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Macco, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Subeck, Tittl and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators James, Ballweg, Cowles, Quinn, Spreitzer and Taylor.
hist165483Read first time and referred to the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
