Wisconsin Legislature: hist181449

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session

TUESDAY, December 26, 2023

The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.

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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals

Read first time and referred:

Senate Joint Resolution 95

Relating to: slavery or involuntary servitude in punishment of a crime (first consideration).

By Senators Taylor, L. Johnson, Roys, Larson and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Myers, Drake, Madison, Considine, Conley, Moore Omokunde, Snodgrass, Sinicki, Clancy, Joers, Ohnstad, Shelton, C. Anderson, Emerson, Stubbs, J. Anderson, Jacobson, Palmeri, Neubauer and Riemer.

To the committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism.

Senate Bill 838

Relating to: reductions to state aid paid to school districts for payments made under parental choice programs and the Special Needs Scholarship Program.

By Senators Jagler, Hutton, Feyen, Cabral-Guevara, Kapenga, Knodl, Nass, Quinn, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Schutt, Maxey, Allen, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Hurd, Magnafici, Melotik, Michalski, Moses, Penterman, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Schmidt, Tusler, Wichgers, Wittke and Nedweski.

To the committee on Education.

Senate Bill 839

Relating to: compensation for certain employees of the Department of Corrections who are transferred to the Department of Health Services.

By Senators Feyen, Ballweg and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Brandtjen, Maxey, O'Connor, Penterman, Sapik and Stubbs.

To the committee on Government Operations.

Senate Bill 840

Relating to: traffic control signal priority devices for snow removal vehicles.

By Senators Tomczyk, Ballweg, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Edming, C. Anderson, Gundrum, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Sinicki and Subeck.

To the committee on Transportation and Local Government.

Senate Bill 841

Relating to: proof of residence for voter registration.

By Senators Roys, Agard, Larson, Spreitzer, Wirch and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Hong, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shelton, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Drake and Sinicki.

To the committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection.

Senate Bill 842

Relating to: interest rates on payday loans.

By Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Madison, Sinicki and Emerson.

To the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.

Senate Bill 843

Relating to: a University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption.

By Senators Taylor, James, Hesselbein, Tomczyk, Spreitzer, Agard, Carpenter, Larson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, Ortiz-Velez, Kitchens, Conley, Goyke, McGuire, O'Connor, Allen, Neubauer, J. Anderson, Andraca, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Bare, Considine, Emerson, Hong, Joers, Madison, Mursau, Ohnstad, Snyder, Stubbs and Palmeri.

To the committee on Universities and Revenue.

Senate Bill 844

Relating to: access to prisons and jails for oversight purposes.

By Senators Taylor and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Madison, Baldeh, J. Anderson, Conley, Emerson, Haywood, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Shelton and Stubbs.

To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

Senate Bill 845

Relating to: standard industrial classification codes for linen supply and industrial launderers and modifying the manufacturing and agriculture tax credit.

By Senators Hutton, Testin and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Duchow, Jacobson, Macco, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Steffen, Summerfield and Melotik.

To the committee on Universities and Revenue.

Senate Bill 846

Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2023-24 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

By joint committee on Employment Relations

To the committee on Senate Organization.

Senate Bill 847

Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2023-24 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.

By joint committee on Employment Relations

To the committee on Senate Organization.

Senate Bill 848

Relating to: the sale of alcohol beverages by a municipality or county in a park.

By Senators Larson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, J. Anderson, Joers, Madison, Ohnstad and Ortiz-Velez.

To the committee on Universities and Revenue.

Senate Bill 849

Relating to: eliminating and modifying certain provisions enacted under 2023 Act 12 regarding the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County.

By Senators Larson, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Madison, Ratcliff, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Considine, Drake, Joers, Neubauer, Palmeri and Sinicki.

To the committee on Government Operations.

Senate Bill 850

Relating to: local regulation of transportation network companies, their drivers, and the drivers' vehicles.

By Senator Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Madison, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Considine, Ohnstad, Palmeri and Sinicki.

To the committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs.

Senate Bill 851

Relating to: financial statements of registered charitable organizations.

By Senators Marklein, Bradley and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Brooks, Allen, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Sinicki, Wichgers and Goeben.

To the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.

Senate Bill 852

Relating to: compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act.

By Senators Feyen and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Michalski, O'Connor and Schmidt.

To the committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection.

Senate Bill 853

Relating to: creating an individual income tax checkoff for donations to the Wisconsin Fire & EMS Memorial, Inc., and making an appropriation.

By Senators Testin, Ballweg, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Knodl and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Brandtjen, Bodden, C. Anderson, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Jacobson, Melotik, Ohnstad, Rettinger, Shankland, Snodgrass and Subeck.

To the committee on Universities and Revenue.

Senate Bill 854

Relating to: the supply and use of short-acting bronchodilators on school premises or at a school-sponsored event.

By Senators James, L. Johnson, Larson and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Baldeh, Behnke, Gundrum, Murphy, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck, Tittl and VanderMeer.

To the committee on Education.

Senate Bill 855

Relating to: local grant writing and compliance assistance and making an appropriation.

By Senators Felzkowski, Ballweg, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Taylor and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Swearingen, Armstrong, Baldeh, Bare, Behnke, Edming, Goeben, Goyke, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Jacobson, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Michalski, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rettinger, Schmidt, Shankland and Tranel.

To the committee on Universities and Revenue.

Senate Bill 856

Relating to: specialized transportation assistance pilot program.

By Senators Cowles and James; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Baldeh, Goeben, Mursau, O'Connor and Rodriguez.

To the committee on Transportation and Local Government.