Relating to: creation of a Human Trafficking Council and requiring the establishment of county sex trafficking task forces.
By Senators Wimberger, Knodl and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, S. Johnson, Plumer, Maxey, Gundrum, Mursau, Kitchens, Callahan, Dittrich, Behnke, Edming, Schraa and Hurd.
hist185495To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: position authorizations in the Office of School Safety and making an appropriation.
By Senators Quinn, Felzkowski and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Conley, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Jacobson, Maxey, Shankland, Sinicki, Green, S. Johnson and Brandtjen.
hist185496To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for personal farm property or household goods sold by auction on the Internet.
By Senators Quinn and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, S. Johnson, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg and Penterman.
hist185497To the committee on Universities and Revenue. Relating to: funding methodology under the Children's Long-Term Support program.
By Senators Feyen and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Allen, S. Johnson, Mursau, O'Connor and Dittrich.
Relating to: required human trafficking prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking.
By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, Stubbs, Maxey, Gundrum, Plumer, Mursau, Callahan, Dittrich, Considine, Behnke, Palmeri, Edming, Subeck, Murphy, Schraa, Hurd and Brandtjen.
Relating to: operation of all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and snowmobiles and revision of the Department of Transportation highway maintenance manual.
By Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Cowles, James and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Edming, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Schmidt and Tranel.
hist185500To the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage. Relating to: instruction on human trafficking in licensed schools of barbering, schools of cosmetology, and specialty schools.
By Senators L. Johnson, Taylor, Wirch and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Goeben, Behnke, Conley, Considine, Dittrich, Drake, Emerson, Gundrum, Hurd, Kitchens, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Murphy, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Sinicki and Brandtjen.
hist185501To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: a human trafficking victim services grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Jacque, Taylor, Wirch, Carpenter and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, Emerson, Maxey, Plumer, Gundrum, Conley, Mursau, Callahan, Joers, Dittrich, C. Anderson, Sinicki, Considine, Stubbs, Baldeh, Palmeri, Subeck, Edming, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Melotik, Schraa, Hurd, Shankland and Ohnstad.
hist185502To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: the procedure for adding federal newborn screening recommendations to the state-required newborn screenings, granting rule-making authority, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures.
By Senators Jagler and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Duchow, Subeck, Murphy, Gundrum, Mursau, Andraca, Conley, Brandtjen and Sinicki.
Relating to: reducing or eliminating coinsurance and deductibles for health care expenses.
By Senator Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Rozar, Macco, Wichgers, S. Johnson and Subeck.
hist185504To the committee on Insurance and Small Business. Relating to: authorizing physical therapists to make certifications for acquiring disabled parking plates and cards.
By Senators Ballweg, Cowles and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Behnke, Conley, Dittrich, Murphy, Myers, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck and Wichgers.
hist185506To the committee on Transportation and Local Government. Relating to: the regulation of deer hunting in the northern forest zone.
By Senators Quinn, Felzkowski and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Sapik, Bodden, Callahan, Edming, O'Connor, Summerfield and Swearingen.
hist185507To the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage. Relating to: witness address requirements on absentee ballot certificates, curing defects on absentee ballot certificates, and providing a penalty.
By Senators Tomczyk, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, James and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Rozar, Krug, Allen, Binsfeld, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Goeben, Kitchens, Maxey, Melotik, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Moses, O'Connor, Penterman, Sortwell and Wichgers.
hist185508To the committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection. Relating to: including truancy information in the school district and school accountability report.
By Senators Knodl and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Melotik, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Donovan, Green, Krug, Maxey, Moses, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Schmidt, Snyder and Murphy.
Relating to: notice to the parent or guardian of a habitually truant child.
By Senators Knodl and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Binsfeld, Behnke, Conley, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Green, Joers, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Palmeri, Schmidt, Stubbs, Subeck, Snyder and Madison.
Relating to: prohibiting grade promotion on the basis of absences from school.
By Senators Stroebel, Cabral-Guevara and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Binsfeld, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Myers, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Schmidt and Snyder.
Relating to: creating a digital interactive media tax credit, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senator Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Allen, O'Connor and Schmidt.
hist185512To the committee on Universities and Revenue. Relating to: early literacy programs administered by the Department of Public Instruction.
By Senator Stroebel; cosponsored by Representative Wittke.
Relating to: special registration plates with white lettering on a black background.
By Senator Knodl; cosponsored by Representatives Melotik, Armstrong, Moses and Murphy.
hist185515To the committee on Transportation and Local Government. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist185480Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 87. hist185522Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 701. hist185521Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 929. hist185545Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Armstrong added as a cosponsor of Senate Joint Resolution 94. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of Senator Lena Taylor
January 26, 2024
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 17.01 (3), I am writing to inform you of my resignation from the Wisconsin State Senate, effected at 5:00pm, on January 26, 2024.
It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the people of the 4th Senate and the 18th Assembly Districts, over the course of my 20-year tenure with the Wisconsin State Legislature.
