2024-01-25 Senate Journal

One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session

12:51 P.M.   THURSDAY, January 25, 2024

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.

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Chief Clerk's Entries

Amendments Offered

hist185045 Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 877 offered by Senator James.

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Senate Enrolled Proposals

The Chief Clerk records:

hist185404 Senate Bill 692

Report correctly enrolled on 1-25-2024.

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Report of Committees

The committee on Universities and Revenue reported and recommended:

BAUER, SUSAN, of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2027.

hist185458 Confirmation.

Ayes: 7 - Senators Hutton, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Smith.

Noes: 1 - Senator Nass.

FLEMING, KATE M., of Mequon, as a Public Member on the Deferred Compensation Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026.

hist185460 Confirmation.

Ayes: 7 - Senators Hutton, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Smith.

Noes: 1 - Senator Nass.

JOHNSON, SENATOR LATONYA, of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2025.

hist185462 Confirmation.

Ayes: 7 - Senators Hutton, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Smith.

Noes: 1 - Senator Nass.

OEMICHEN, WILLIAM, of New Glarus, as a Public Member on the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2027.

hist185464 Confirmation.

Ayes: 7 - Senators Hutton, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Smith.

Noes: 1 - Senator Nass.

PALMER, KRISTI, of Kronenwetter, as a Local Government Representative on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2029.

hist185466 Confirmation.

Ayes: 7 - Senators Hutton, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Smith.

Noes: 1 - Senator Nass.

SCHLICHTING, DR. DAVID, of Greenfield, as a Certified Public Accountant Representative on the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026.

hist185468 Confirmation.

Ayes: 7 - Senators Hutton, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Smith.

Noes: 1 - Senator Nass.

Senate Bill 367

Relating to: guaranteed admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges and requiring high schools to prepare class rankings for certain pupils.

hist185470 Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption.

Ayes: 7 - Senators Hutton, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Smith.

Noes: 1 - Senator Nass.

hist185471 Passage as amended.

Ayes: 5 - Senators Hutton, James, Nass, Ballweg and Cabral-Guevara.

Noes: 3 - Senators Larson, Roys and Smith.

Senate Bill 374

Relating to: Wisconsin and Minnesota income tax reciprocity.

hist185473 Senate Amendment 1 adoption.

Ayes: 7 - Senators Hutton, James, Nass, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson and Smith.

Noes: 1 - Senator Roys.

hist185474 Passage as amended.

Ayes: 5 - Senators Hutton, James, Nass, Ballweg and Cabral-Guevara.

Noes: 3 - Senators Larson, Roys and Smith.

Senate 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.

hist185476 Passage.

Ayes: 7 - Senators Hutton, James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Smith.

Noes: 1 - Senator Nass.

Senate Bill 845

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

hist185478 Passage.

Ayes: 5 - Senators Hutton, James, Nass, Ballweg and Cabral-Guevara.

Noes: 3 - Senators Larson, Roys and Smith.

ROB HUTTON

Chairperson

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Petitions and Communications

hist185070 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 357.

hist185161 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 630.

hist185079 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 755.

hist185071 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 760.

hist185072 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 778.

hist185081 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 782.

hist185080 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 783.

hist185074 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 784.

hist185075 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 786.

hist185077 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 793.

hist185073 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 794.

hist185076 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 806.

hist185078 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 871.

hist185162 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Brandtjen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 877.

hist185159 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Ballweg added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 877.

hist185160 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Behnke withdrawn as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 892.

hist185158 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Schraa added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 100.

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