One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
1:00 P.M.
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Pursuant to Assembly Rule 55m, time limits and schedules
for floor debate established for each proposal are noted.
*Debate times are listed twice for companion bills.
1. Call of the Roll.
2. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
3. Committee Reports and subsequent reference of proposals.
4. Messages from the senate, and other communications.
5. Consideration of conference committee reports and vetoes.
6. Consideration of senate action on proposals approved by the assembly.
7. Consideration of motions for reconsideration of passage or concurrence.
8. Third reading of assembly proposals.
9. Third reading of senate proposals.
10. Second reading and amendment of assembly proposals.
QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Assembly Bill 1 (75 minutes)
Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)
By Representatives Wittke, Novak, O'Connor, Kreibich, Tusler, Gundrum, Duchow, Penterman, Murphy, Sortwell, Born, Maxey, Behnke, Melotik, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Nedweski, Gustafson, Donovan, Green, Dittrich, Dallman, Brill, B. Jacobson, Rodriguez, Spiros, Allen, Knodl, Kaufert, and Moses; cosponsored by Senators Jagler, Quinn, Feyen, Wanggaard, Tomczyk, Nass, Bradley, Wimberger, Kapenga, Marklein, James, Jacque, Testin, and Cabral-Guevara.
Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
Assembly Bill 2 (40 minutes)
Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.
By Representatives Kitchens, Knodl, Dittrich, Donovan, Green, B. Jacobson, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Steffen, and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Feyen.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 4, Noes 2, passage as amended recommended by committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 4, Noes 2.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
Assembly Bill 3 (30 minutes)
Relating to: incorporating cursive writing into the state model English language arts standards and requiring cursive writing in elementary grades. (FE)
By Representatives Melotik, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goodwin, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, Tusler, Vos, Wichgers, and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Cabral-Guevara, and Wanggaard.
Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 5.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
Assembly Bill 4 (30 minutes)
Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)
By Representatives Nedweski, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Steffen, Tusler, Vos, and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara, and Feyen.
Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 5.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
Assembly Bill 5 (30 minutes)
Relating to: requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
By Representatives Dittrich, Knodl, Nedweski, Behnke, Allen, Brill, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Krug, Murphy, Piwowarczyk, Tusler, and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Nass, and Wanggaard.
Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
Assembly Bill 6 (45 minutes)
Relating to: requiring a school board to spend at least 70 percent of its operating expenditures on direct classroom expenditures and annual pay increases for school administrators. (FE)
By Representatives Franklin, Vos, Steffen, Behnke, Wichgers, and Allen; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk.
Report passage recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 8, Noes 5.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
11. Second reading and amendment of senate proposals.
12. Motions may be offered.
13. Consideration of resolutions.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?
Assembly Resolution 3
Relating to: observing February 28, 2025, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Dittrich, Armstrong, Arney, Bare, Brown, Fitzgerald, Green, Gundrum, Hong, Hysell, Kirsch, Krug, Madison, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Tusler, J. Jacobson, and Vining.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
Assembly Resolution 4
Relating to: proclaiming our appreciation and respect for our Grocery and Retail Food Employees.
By Representatives Dittrich, Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Brill, Goodwin, Gundrum, J. Jacobson, Kitchens, Knodl, Miresse, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Pronschinske, and Subeck.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
Assembly Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: celebrating the 51st anniversary of the American Birkebeiner and proclaiming February 17 to 23, 2025, as American Birkebeiner Week in Wisconsin.
By Representative Green; cosponsored by Senator Quinn.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
Assembly Joint Resolution 4
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr.
By Representatives Vos, Murphy, Kaufert, Gustafson, Tusler, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Born, Brill, Dittrich, Duchow, Franklin, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Petersen, Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Sheehan, Spiros, Subeck, Swearingen, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Wittke, and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Feyen, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Testin, Wanggaard, and Wimberger.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
Assembly Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: proclaiming February 2025 as Black History Month.
By Representatives Taylor, Arney, Haywood, Stubbs, Moore Omokunde, Madison, Goodwin, Rivera-Wagner, Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, DeSanto, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Gundrum, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell, and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Drake, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall, and Wirch.
Referred to calendar of 2-19-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1).
14. Announcements.
15. Adjournment.
