One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
11:41 A.M. TUESDAY, January 16, 2024
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, L. Johnson, Kapenga, Knodl, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 32.
Absent with leave - Senator Taylor - 1.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senate President Kapenga.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Knodl 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 Hesselbein, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Taylor 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. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist183156Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 52 offered by Senator Hesselbein. hist183823Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 688 offered by Senator Stroebel. hist183822Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 709 offered by Senator Stroebel. hist183824Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 722 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara. hist183649Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 791 offered by Senator Marklein. hist183151Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 302 offered by Senator Quinn. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: student teaching requirement for teacher preparatory programs and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Feyen, Jacque, Knodl, Bradley and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Armstrong, Maxey, Mursau and Binsfeld.
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Petitions and Communications
hist183319Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 573. hist183320Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senators Carpenter and Hesselbein added as cosponsors of Assembly Bill 576. hist184021Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 45. hist183155Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senators Hesselbein and Spreitzer withdrawn as coauthors of Senate Bill 52. hist184023Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 160. hist184024Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 218. hist184017Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 281. hist183309Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 398. hist183310Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 415. hist183311Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 476. hist184025Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 476. hist183129Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 517. hist183312Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 531. hist184026Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 532. hist183313Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 573. hist184011Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Agard added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 633. hist184020Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 668. hist183314Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 671. hist184010Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Subeck and O'Connor added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 689. hist184008Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 692. hist183315Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 702. hist184009Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Subeck and O'Connor added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 702. hist183316Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 706. hist184027Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 706.
