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.
Ayes: 8 – Senator Testin; Representative August; Senators Marklein and Hesselbein; Representatives Swearingen and Goyke; Secretary Barca; Public Member Keenan.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 978
Relating to: increasing and expanding the retirement income subtraction.
Ayes: 4 – Senator Testin; Representative August; Senator Marklein; Representative Swearingen.
Noes: 4 – Senator Hesselbein; Representative Goyke; Secretary Barca; Public Member Kennan.
Provisions are not good public policy.
Ayes: 3 – Representative Goyke; Secretary Barca; Public Member Keenan.
Noes: 4 – Senator Testin; Representative August; Senator Marklein; Representative Swearingen.
PATRICK TESTIN
Senate Chairperson
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The committee on Transportation and Local Government reported and recommended:
VRUWINK, DON, of Milton, as the Commissioner of Railroads, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2029.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Assembly Bill 230
Relating to: recreational vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers, the definition of recreational vehicles, and providing a penalty.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 153
Relating to: ratification of the Driver License Compact.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 413
Relating to: highway setback areas and the Department of Transportation's authority to approve subdivision plats.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 612
Relating to: seasonally maintained highways.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles and Hutton.
Noes: 2 - Senators Carpenter and Pfaff.
Senate Bill 688
Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds and requiring school districts to utilize competitive bidding.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles and Hutton.
Noes: 2 - Senators Carpenter and Pfaff.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles and Hutton.
Noes: 2 - Senators Carpenter and Pfaff.
Senate Bill 740
Relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 753
Relating to: supervision of local bridge projects funded under certain local bridge maintenance programs.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
Senate Bill 768
Relating to: prohibiting certain rules related to dispensing liquefied petroleum gases for vehicle fuel purposes.
Ayes: 3 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles and Hutton.
Noes: 2 - Senators Carpenter and Pfaff.
Senate Bill 840
Relating to: traffic control signal priority devices for snow removal vehicles.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Tomczyk, Cowles, Hutton, Carpenter and Pfaff.
Noes: 0 - None.
CORY TOMCZYK
Chairperson
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Petitions and Communications
hist186945Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Agard added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 223. hist186944Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Agard added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 206. hist187054Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representatives Vining and Joers added as cosponsors of Senate Bill 801. hist187138Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Testin added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 933. hist187139Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Madison added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 981. hist186946Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 997. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
February 8, 2024
