One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
11:17 A.M. TUESDAY, June 13, 2023
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Pro Tempore Testin.
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 June 2023 as Dairy Month in Wisconsin.
By Senators Ballweg, Marklein, Agard, Felzkowski, Hesselbein, Jacque, Knodl, Pfaff, Roys, Spreitzer and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, Gustafson, Plumer, Novak, Allen, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Baldeh, Bare, Behnke, Binsfeld, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Drake, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Kurtz, Magnafici, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Petryk, Ratcliff, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Schraa, Schutt, Shankland, Sinicki, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, VanderMeer and Wittke.
hist169200To the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Education reported and recommended:
Senate Bill 330
Relating to: increasing the per pupil payments in parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship program and the per pupil payments made to independent charter schools and increasing the revenue ceiling for school districts.
Ayes: 6 - Senators Jagler, Quinn, Nass, Stroebel, Cabral-Guevara and L. Johnson.
Noes: 1 - Senator Larson.
JOHN JAGLER
Chairperson
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The joint committee on Finance reported and recommended:
Assembly Bill 245
Relating to: county and municipal aid; imposing a city sales tax and an additional county sales tax to pay the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of city and county retirement systems; requiring newly hired city and county employees of certain city agencies and counties to be enrolled in the Wisconsin Retirement System; fire and police commissions of first class cities; eliminating the personal property tax; reporting certain crimes and other incidents that occur on school property or school transportation; advisory referenda; local health officers; local public protection services; exceptions to local levy limits; local regulation of certain quarry operations; emergency services; local approval of projects and activities under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program; requiring a referendum; and granting rule-making authority.
Ayes: 10 - Senator Marklein and Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski, Testin and Wimberger; Representatives Katsma, Rodriguez, Kurtz and Dallman.
Noes: 4 - Senators L. Johnson and Roys; Representatives Goyke and McGuire.
Senate Bill 301
Relating to: county and municipal aid; imposing a city sales tax and an additional county sales tax to pay the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of city and county retirement systems; requiring newly hired city and county employees of certain city agencies and counties to be enrolled in the Wisconsin Retirement System; fire and police commissions of first class cities; eliminating the personal property tax; reporting certain crimes and other incidents that occur on school property or school transportation; advisory referenda; local health officers; local public protection services; exceptions to local levy limits; local regulation of certain quarry operations; emergency services; local approval of projects and activities under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program; requiring a referendum; and granting rule-making authority.
Ayes: 10 - Senator Marklein and Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski, Testin and Wimberger; Representatives Katsma, Rodriguez, Kurtz and Dallman.
Noes: 4 - Senators L. Johnson and Roys; Representatives Goyke and McGuire.
Senate Bill 330
Relating to: increasing the per pupil payments in parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship program and the per pupil payments made to independent charter schools and increasing the revenue ceiling for school districts.
Ayes: 11 - Senator Marklein and Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski, Testin, Wimberger and L. Johnson; Representatives Katsma, Rodriguez, Kurtz and Dallman.
Noes: 3 - Senators Roys; Representatives Goyke and McGuire.
HOWARD MARKLEIN
Senate Chairperson
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The committee on Senate Organization reported:
Public hearing requirement waived, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m): Ayes: 5 - Senators LeMahieu, Kapenga, Feyen, Agard and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
Fiscal estimate requested from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, pursuant to Senate Rule 96 (1): Ayes: 5 - Senators LeMahieu, Kapenga, Feyen, Agard and Smith.
Noes: 0 - None.
Made a special order of business on the Senate Calendar of Wednesday, June 14, 2023:
Ayes: 4 - Senators LeMahieu, Feyen, Agard and Smith.
Noes: 1 – Senator Kapenga.
Placed the following appointments and proposals on the Senate Calendar of Wednesday, June 14, 2023:
