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Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
Relating to technical and minor substantive changes to update ETF rules.
Submitted by the Department of Employee Trust Funds.
hist186210Report received from Agency, February 2, 2024. hist188074Referred to the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, February 13, 2024. Relating to statewide water supply service area planning for municipalities serving populations greater than 10,000 people.
Submitted by the Department of Natural Resources.
hist186343Report received from Agency, February 5, 2024. hist188075Referred to the committee on Natural Resources and Energy, February 13, 2024. Relating to the management of diversions (transfers of water from the Great Lakes basin to outside of the Great Lakes basin) and intrabasin transfers including the application and review process and other related criteria.
Submitted by the Department of Natural Resources.
hist186344Report received from Agency, February 5, 2024. hist188076Referred to the committee on Natural Resources and Energy, February 13, 2024. Relating to department of natural resources property management regulations.
Submitted by the Department of Natural Resources.
hist186345Report received from Agency, February 5, 2024. hist188077Referred to the committee on Natural Resources and Energy, February 13, 2024. _____________
The joint committee for review of Administrative Rules reported and recommended:
Relating to complex rehabilitation technology prescribed to Medical Assistance recipients in nursing homes.
Relating to motor vehicle auction dealers and affecting small businesses.
Relating to the 2021 Bureau of Wildlife Management housekeeping rule.
Relating to authorizing the use of mobile and intermittent branches by state banks, eliminating obsolete provisions, correcting cross-references, eliminating rules that conflict with statutes, correcting errors, modifying the structure of existing rules in nonsubstantive ways, and clarifying rules governing collection agencies.
Relating to certification in advanced cardiovascular life support or pediatric advanced life support.
Relating to establishing the 2023-2024 migratory bird season framework and regulations.
STEVE NASS
Senate Chairperson
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Advice and consent of the Senate
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments, with the exception of Jon Erpenbach and Don Vruwink, be taken up en masse.
hist187585CLARKE, DR. CALLISIA of Milwaukee, as a Medical Doctor Representative on the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024. hist187586MAJEED-HAQQI, DR. LUBNA of Brookfield, as a Medical Doctor Representative on the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2027. hist187587MIESEN, DR. STEPHANIE of Edgerton, as a Veterinarian Representative on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. hist187588SCHUH, LYN of Oshkosh, as a Certified Veterinary Technician Representative on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. The question was: Confirmation en masse?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 30; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Jacque, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Kapenga, Knodl, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 30.
Noes - Senator Nass - 1.
Absent or not voting - Senator Hutton - 1.
Confirmed.
Senator Hutton, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “Aye” on the question of confirmation of the appointments en masse.
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the two appointments of Jon Erpenbach be taken up en masse.
hist187590ERPENBACH, JON of Lodi, as Chair of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2023. hist187591ERPENBACH, JON of Lodi, as Chair of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2025. The question was: Confirmation en masse?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 29; noes, 2; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Jacque, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Kapenga, Knodl, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 29.
Noes - Senators Bradley and Nass - 2.
Absent or not voting - Senator Hutton - 1.
Confirmed.
Senator Hutton, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “Aye” on the question of confirmation of the appointments of Jon Erpenbach en masse.
VRUWINK, DON
Of Milton, as the Commissioner of Railroads, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2029.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 30; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Jacque, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Kapenga, Knodl, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 30.
Noes - Senator Nass - 1.
Absent or not voting - Senator Hutton - 1.
Confirmed.
Senator Hutton, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “Aye” on the question of confirmation of the appointment of Don Vruwink.
Senator LeMahieu submitted a resolution for introduction as a privileged resolution.
Relating to: recall of enrolled 2023 Senate Bill 408.
hist187595The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 113? Adopted.
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Messages from the Assembly
Senate Bill 158
Relating to: preliminary health care credentials granted to previously unlicensed individuals.
