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STATE OF WISCONSIN
Senate Journal
One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
11:06 A.M.   TUESDAY, November 7, 2023
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Kapenga.
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Call of Roll
The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was:
Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, Kapenga, Knodl, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Taylor, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 31.
Absent with leave - Senators L. Johnson and Testin - 2.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Pastor Daniel Reehoff of Pewaukee.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Tomczyk led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Leaves of Absence
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Testin be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
Senator Agard, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator L. Johnson be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist177622Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 104 offered by Senator Tomczyk.
hist177259Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 344 offered by Senators Roys, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer, Wirch and Taylor.
hist177190Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 363 offered by Senator Ballweg.
hist177191Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 431 offered by Senator Ballweg.
hist177128Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 482 offered by Senator Feyen.
hist177127Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 483 offered by Senator Feyen.
hist177131Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 515 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara.
hist177621Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 520 offered by Senator Ballweg.
hist177130Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 438 offered by Senator Feyen.
hist177129Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 439 offered by Senator Feyen.
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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
hist176716Senate Joint Resolution 84
Relating to: declaring the brandy old-fashioned as Wisconsin's state cocktail.
By Senators Tomczyk, Feyen, Quinn and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Dittrich, Emerson, Green, Gundrum, Jacobson, Kitchens, Melotik, Michalski, Nedweski, Penterman, Rettinger, Sapik, Schmidt, Steffen and Swearingen.
hist177491To the committee on Senate Organization.
hist176911Senate Joint Resolution 85
Relating to: proclaiming November 2023 as Black Catholic History Month.
By Senator Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Myers, Armstrong, Conley, Drake, Ortiz-Velez, Stubbs, Andraca and Sinicki.
hist177509To the committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
hist176430Senate Bill 610
Relating to: a law enforcement officer virtual behavioral health crisis care pilot program.
By Senators James, Tomczyk and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Born, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, Kitchens, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Michalski, Mursau, Nedweski, Ortiz-Velez, Plumer, Rettinger, Schmidt, Wichgers and Murphy.
hist177467To the committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
hist176431Senate Bill 611
Relating to: remote proctoring of certain pupil assessments.
By Senators Jagler, Ballweg and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, O'Connor, Edming, Moses, Rettinger, Brandtjen, Wichgers, Dittrich and Murphy.
hist177468To the committee on Education.
hist176432Senate Bill 612
Relating to: seasonally maintained highways.
By Senators Marklein, Felzkowski, Ballweg, Cowles and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Behnke, Edming, Green, Moses, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Sortwell and Jacobson.
hist177469To the committee on Transportation and Local Government.
hist176433Senate Bill 613
Relating to: limiting the recovery of noneconomic damages from a commercial motor vehicle carrier.
By Senator Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Spiros, Armstrong, Callahan, Donovan, Rettinger and Dallman.
hist177470To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
hist176434Senate Bill 614
Relating to: authorizing cameras in highway work zones.
By Senators Tomczyk, Ballweg and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Armstrong, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kitchens and Jacobson.
hist177471To the committee on Transportation and Local Government.
hist176435Senate Bill 615
Relating to: prohibiting certain restrictions by state agencies and local governmental units on access to books and other media and prohibiting public funding for a library, school, or institution of higher learning that has certain restrictions on access to books and other media.
By Senators Roys, Agard, Hesselbein and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Emerson, Considine, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Conley, Bare, Shelton, Ratcliff, Clancy, Baldeh, Joers, Palmeri, Drake, Moore Omokunde, Madison and Jacobson.
hist177472To the committee on Government Operations.
hist176436Senate Bill 616
Relating to: a sales tax exemption for road-building equipment; increasing the income tax withholding threshold for nonresidents; modifying the certification requirement for a qualified opportunity fund; prohibiting certain lottery games; and extending the capital gains exclusion to family members who inherit certain farms organized as a partnership or limited liability company.
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