One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
12:00 P.M.
First Order. Call of roll.
Second Order. Chief clerk's entries.
Third Order. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
Fourth Order. Report of committees.
Fifth Order. Petitions and communications.
Sixth Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
Seventh Order. Advice and consent of the Senate.
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
Ninth Order. Special Orders.
Tenth Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 23. Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE) By Senators James, Felzkowski, Bradley, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Tomczyk, Wall, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Rodriguez, Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Duchow, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goodwin, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Madison, Maxey, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Palmeri, Petersen, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Steffen, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Tusler, Udell, Vining, Wichgers and Wittke. (Report passage recommended by committee on Health, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 24. Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in, and the lifespan of, a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Middleton. (FE) By Senators Testin, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Novak, Joers, Bare, Armstrong, Arney, DeSmidt, Hysell, Palmeri, Tenorio, Udell and Roe. (Report passage recommended by committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1)
Senate Bill 46. Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission. By joint committee for review of Administrative Rules. (Report without recommendation recommended by committee on Administrative Rules)
Senate Bill 47. Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission. By joint committee for review of Administrative Rules. (Report without recommendation recommended by committee on Administrative Rules)
Senate Bill 48. Relating to: the suspension of a rule of the Elections Commission. By joint committee for review of Administrative Rules. (Report without recommendation recommended by committee on Administrative Rules)
Senate Bill 49. Relating to: repealing an administrative rule of the Department of Natural Resources related to the possession of firearms. By joint committee for review of Administrative Rules. (Report without recommendation recommended by committee on Administrative Rules)
Senate Bill 66. Relating to: registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty. By Senators Wanggaard, Feyen and James; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Rodriguez, Behnke, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Hysell, Kitchens, Knodl, Miresse, Maxey, Nedweski, Mursau, Murphy, Penterman, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck and Wichgers. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3)
Senate Bill 76. Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes. By Senators Hutton, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Moses, Murphy, Mursau and Wichgers. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 3, Senate Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 3, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3)
Senate Amendments 1 and 2 pending
Senate Bill 78. Relating to: the distribution and labeling of fertilizers and soil or plant additives produced from manure. (FE) By Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Behnke, Murphy, Subeck and Tusler. (Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 121. Relating to: recodification of battery statutes and providing a penalty. By Joint Legislative Council. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 126. Relating to: the effective date of certain provisions contained in 2023 Wisconsin Act 126. By Senators Tomczyk, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Knodl, Steffen, Brill, Subeck, Mursau and O'Connor. (Report passage recommended by committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 134. Relating to: alternative open enrollment application procedures for residency change based on military orders. By Senators Jacque and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Tucker, Behnke, Brill, Kreibich, Mursau and Wichgers. (Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 164. Relating to: use of certified seed potatoes in planting potatoes and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senators Testin, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Marklein and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Callahan, Billings, Mursau, O'Connor, Petersen, Tranel and VanderMeer. (Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0)
Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
Twelfth Order. Third reading of joint resolutions and bills.
Thirteenth Order. Motions may be offered.
Fourteenth Order. Consideration of resolutions and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?
Senate Resolution 3. Relating to: notifying the assembly and the governor that Cyrus Anderson is elected senate chief clerk of the 2025-2026 senate. By Senators LeMahieu and Felzkowski.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 16. Relating to: recognizing May 1 of each year as St. Joseph the Worker Day in Wisconsin and recognizing and appreciating the dignity of all working men and women in Wisconsin. By Senators Tomczyk, Jacque and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Wichgers, Behnke, Donovan, Goodwin, Gundrum and Murphy.
Senate Joint Resolution 22. Relating to: designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin. By Senators Tomczyk, Marklein, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Snyder, Ortiz-Velez, Bare, Mursau, Dittrich, Miresse, O'Connor, Stubbs, Clancy, Phelps, Madison, Hong, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Knodl, Subeck and Kaufert.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 21, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 22.
Senate Joint Resolution 23. Relating to: proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week. By Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ratcliff, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Hurd, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Knodl, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 20, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 23.
Senate Joint Resolution 24. Relating to: proclaiming April 26, 2025, as Shared Parenting Day in Wisconsin. By Senators James, Jacque and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, O'Connor, Sheehan and Udell.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 22, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 24.
Senate Joint Resolution 27. Relating to: proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin. By Senators Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Jacque, Jagler, Marklein, Nass, Ratcliff, Roys and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Tusler, Subeck, Bare, Callahan, Clancy, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Franklin, Gundrum, Hong, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Madison, Miresse, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Steffen, Stubbs and Udell.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 25, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 27.
Senate Joint Resolution 28. Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile. By Senators Testin, Tomczyk, Roys, Cabral-Guevara, Jacque, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Franklin, Tranel, Billings, Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Goodwin, Kaufert, Krug, Miresse, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Sheehan, Stubbs, Swearingen, Wittke and Sinicki.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 24, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 28.
Senate Joint Resolution 29. Relating to: designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Months. By Senators Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Kaufert, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Joers, Kitchens, Knodl, Madison, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Stubbs, Tranel, Udell, Vining and Wittke.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 23, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 29.
Senate Joint Resolution 32. Relating to: designating the first full week in May as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. By Senators Cabral-Guevara, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Knodl, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Steffen, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Madison, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Sinicki, Stubbs and Subeck.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be concurred in?
Assembly Joint Resolution 17. Relating to: proclaiming the week of April 14, 2025, as Two Lights for Tomorrow Week in the state of Wisconsin. By Representatives Franklin, Hurd, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Hesselbein and Spreitzer.
Assembly Joint Resolution 20. Relating to: proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week. By Representatives Vining, Hurd, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Knodl, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Tenorio, Udell, Subeck and Johnson; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ratcliff, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Roys and Spreitzer.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 20 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Joint Resolution 23.
Assembly Joint Resolution 21. Relating to: designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin. By Representatives Gustafson, Bare, Clancy, Dittrich, Hong, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Knodl, Madison, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Stubbs, Subeck and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Marklein, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 21 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Joint Resolution 22.
Assembly Joint Resolution 22. Relating to: proclaiming April 26, 2025, as Shared Parenting Day in Wisconsin. By Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, O'Connor, Sheehan and Udell; cosponsored by Senators James, Jacque and Hesselbein.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 22 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Joint Resolution 24.
Assembly Joint Resolution 23. Relating to: designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Months. By Representatives Subeck, Kaufert, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Joers, Kitchens, Knodl, Madison, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Stubbs, Tranel, Udell, Vining and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wanggaard and Wirch.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 23 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Joint Resolution 29.
Assembly Joint Resolution 24. Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile. By Representatives Kitchens, Franklin, Tranel, Billings, Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Goodwin, Kaufert, Krug, Miresse, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Sheehan, Stubbs, Swearingen, Wittke and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Tomczyk, Roys, Cabral-Guevara, Jacque, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wanggaard.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 24 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Joint Resolution 28.
Assembly Joint Resolution 25. Relating to: proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin. By Representatives Penterman, Tusler, Subeck, Bare, Callahan, Clancy, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Franklin, Gundrum, Hong, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Madison, Miresse, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Steffen, Stubbs, Udell and Andraca; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Jacque, Jagler, Marklein, Nass, Ratcliff, Roys and Tomczyk.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 25 in lieu of its companion bill, Senate Joint Resolution 27.
Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.
Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.
