2023-11-13 Senate Journal

DEVIN LEMAHIEU

Chairperson

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Petitions and Communications

hist178728 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 298.

hist178729 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 567.

hist178730 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 577.

hist178726 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Riemer added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 240.

hist178772 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Billings added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 609.

hist178732 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Billings added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 610.

hist178731 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Nedweski and C. Anderson added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 621.

hist178733 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative VanderMeer added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 630.

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Legislative Reference Bureau Corrections

Corrections In:

SENATE AMENDMENT 1,

TO 2023 SENATE BILL 208

Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau

(November 9, 2023)

hist178640 1. Page 2, line 11: after “(18m),” insert “Stats.,”.

2023 SENATE BILL 483

Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau

(November 10, 2023)

hist178641 1. Page 6, line 2: delete “district.” And substitute “district; short-term loans.”.

2. Page 25, line 17: delete “…..” and substitute “….”.

2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 438

Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau

(November 10, 2023)

hist178763 1. Page 25, line 17: delete “…..” and substitute “….”.

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Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules

The joint committee for review of Administrative Rules reported and recommended:

Senate Clearinghouse Rule 22-081

Relating to dog import rabies vaccination.

hist178760 No action taken on November 8, 2023.

Senate Clearinghouse Rule 22-088

Relating to apprenticeship and renewal.

hist178761 No action taken on November 8, 2023.

Senate Clearinghouse Rule 23-034

Relating to substance use disorder practice for Advanced Practice Social Workers and Independent Social Workers.

hist178762 No action taken on November 8, 2023.

STEVE NASS

Senate Chairperson

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The committee on Health reported and recommended:

Senate Clearinghouse Rule 23-015

Relating to consumer disclosures.

hist178723 No action taken on November 6, 2023.

hist178724 Referred to the joint committee for review of Administrative Rules, November 13, 2023.

RACHAEL CABRAL-GUEVARA

Chairperson

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Messages from the Assembly Considered

Assembly Bill 38

Relating to: absentee ballot request and return confirmation.

By Representatives Steffen, Knodl, Armstrong, C. Anderson, Bare, Edming, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Swearingen, Tusler and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Spreitzer and Tomczyk.

hist178642 Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Bill 298

Relating to: polling place closures.

By Representatives Sortwell, Ortiz-Velez, Baldeh, Behnke, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Moses, Myers, Steffen, Stubbs and Krug; cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Jacque, Ballweg and Tomczyk.

hist178644 Read first time and referred to the committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection.

Assembly Bill 330

Relating to: the number of signatures on nomination papers.

By Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Sortwell, Tittl, Gundrum, Cabrera, Joers, Andraca, C. Anderson, Sinicki, Murphy, Stubbs, Allen, Moses, Conley, Gustafson, Brandtjen, Krug and Bodden; cosponsored by Senators James, Taylor, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Cabral-Guevara, Tomczyk and Ballweg.

hist178645 Read first time and referred to the committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection.

Assembly Bill 335

Relating to: judgments concerning a candidate's felony violation of certain campaign finance or election fraud laws.

By Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Sortwell, Conley, Cabrera, Myers, Joers, Ohnstad, Krug, Gustafson, Murphy and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Spreitzer and Taylor.

hist178647 Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Bill 396

Relating to: fees for obtaining the official voter registration list.

By Representatives Binsfeld, Gustafson, Bodden, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Donovan, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, Schmidt, Steffen, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Tomczyk, Stroebel, Nass and Jacque.

hist178649 Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Bill 476

Relating to: filling vacancies in elective state offices in the executive branch.

By Representatives Magnafici, Behnke, Brandtjen, Brooks, Edming, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor, Rozar, Schutt and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Ballweg and James.

hist178651 Read first time and referred to the committee on Government Operations.

Assembly Bill 493

Relating to: counting write-in votes in the general election.

By Representatives Macco, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Michalski, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez and Rozar; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard.

hist178652 Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Bill 494

Relating to: status as an indefinitely confined voter for purposes of automatically receiving absentee ballots and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Duchow, Armstrong, Dittrich, Edming, Goeben, Kitchens, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor and Rettinger; cosponsored by Senator Knodl.

hist178654 Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization.

Assembly Bill 543

Relating to: election observers and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Tittl, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Goeben, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Nass and Tomczyk.

hist178656 Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization.