One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
9:06 A.M. THURSDAY, November 9, 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
hist178098Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 253 offered by Senator James. hist178096Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 286 offered by Senator James. hist178379Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 312 offered by Senators Wimberger and Cowles. hist178005Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 582 offered by Senator Knodl. hist178099Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 610 offered by Senator James. hist178097Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 621 offered by Senator James. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming the month of October 2023 as Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month.
By Senators Pfaff, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Smith, Spreitzer, Roys and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Hong, Emerson, Ohnstad, Bare, Jacobson, Shankland, Considine, Clancy, Joers, Conley, Ortiz-Velez, C. Anderson, Shelton, Moore Omokunde, Sinicki, Madison, Palmeri, Drake, Andraca and Ratcliff.
hist178134To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: proclaiming November 13 to 19, 2023 as Wisconsin Apprenticeship Week.
By Senators Feyen, Cowles, Jacque and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Oldenburg, Petryk, Andraca, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Drake, Edming, Gundrum, Hurd, Jacobson, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Magnafici, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Shankland, Sinicki and Stubbs.
hist178142To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: honoring the legacy of Old Abe, Wisconsin's Civil War eagle.
By Senator Jacque.
hist178143To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: proclaiming November 2023 to be Diabetes Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
By Senators Cabral-Guevara, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Rozar, J. Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Bare, Binsfeld, Clancy, Conley, Drake, Emerson, Gustafson, Jacobson, Joers, Krug, Melotik, Mursau, Murphy, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snyder and Stubbs.
hist178372To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: notice to public utility customers of potential and final rate changes.
By Senators Cowles, Stroebel, Ballweg, Jacque and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Gustafson, Tittl, Baldeh, Green, Krug, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Spiros and Tranel.
hist178107To the committee on Utilities and Technology. Relating to: the Public Service Commission's website and an annual report relating to its dockets.
By Senators Cowles, Stroebel and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Gustafson, Tittl, Baldeh, Green, Krug, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Spiros and Tranel.
hist178108To the committee on Utilities and Technology. Relating to: procedures related to certain complaints filed with the Public Service Commission.
By Senators Cowles and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Gustafson, Tittl, Baldeh, Green, Krug, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Rozar, Spiros and Tranel.
hist178109To the committee on Utilities and Technology. Relating to: the amount certain public utilities may recover in rates relating to amounts assessed by the Public Service Commission.
By Senators Cowles and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Neylon, Tittl, Baldeh, Green, Krug, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Spiros and Tranel.
hist178110To the committee on Utilities and Technology. Relating to: amending certain orders and certificates issued by the Public Service Commission.
By Senators Cowles, Stroebel, Ballweg and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Neylon, Tittl, Baldeh, Dittrich, Krug, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Spiros and Tranel.
hist178111To the committee on Utilities and Technology. Relating to: use of environmental trust bonds to finance the costs of retiring electric generating facilities; integrated resource and reliability planning by electric utilities and cooperatives; closure of large electric generating facilities; and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Cowles and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Neylon, Tittl, Andraca, Dittrich, Krug, Murphy, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar and Spiros.
hist178112To the committee on Utilities and Technology. Relating to: reductions to state aid paid to school districts for payments to certain independent charter schools.
By Senators Jagler, Ballweg, Stroebel, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Schutt, Goeben, Baldeh, Dittrich, Rozar, O'Connor, Rettinger, Brandtjen and Behnke.
Relating to: state aid adjustments under the full-time open enrollment program.
By Senators Stroebel, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Jagler, Marklein, Nass, Quinn and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, Penterman, Sortwell and Wichgers.
Relating to: modifying administrative rules of the Department of Transportation relating to applications for vehicle titles by nonresident insurance carriers.
By Senators Quinn, Ballweg and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Moses, Rozar, Schmidt and Jacobson.
hist178115To the committee on Transportation and Local Government. Relating to: requiring landlords or tenants to apply for emergency rental assistance and participate in mediation prior to eviction and prohibiting certain rent increases.
By Senators Agard, Larson and L. Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Hong, J. Anderson, Clancy, Madison, Ratcliff, Baldeh, Cabrera, Drake, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Emerson, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Considine and Joers.
hist178116To the committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry. Relating to: the defense of waiver in eviction actions.
By Senators Larson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Madison, Ratcliff, Palmeri, Baldeh, Cabrera, Drake, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Hong, Moore Omokunde, J. Anderson, Emerson, Considine, C. Anderson and Jacobson.
hist178117To the committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry. Relating to: the mandatory stay of eviction proceedings against a tenant who has applied for emergency assistance.
By Senators Larson, L. Johnson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Hong, Madison, Palmeri, Baldeh, Cabrera, Drake, Emerson, Stubbs, Snodgrass, Shelton, Sinicki, Moore Omokunde, J. Anderson, Conley, Considine, Joers, C. Anderson, Jacobson and Subeck.
hist178118To the committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry. Relating to: a residential tenant's right to counsel in an eviction action and making an appropriation.
By Senators Larson, L. Johnson and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, J. Anderson, Madison, Palmeri, Baldeh, Bare, Cabrera, Drake, Emerson, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Hong, Conley, Joers, Jacobson and Moore Omokunde.
