One-Hundred and Seventh Regular Session
Thursday, May 15, 2025
11:00 A.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 2. Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War. By Senators Jacque, Tomczyk, Carpenter, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Snyder, Anderson, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brill, Brown, DeSmidt, Donovan, Franklin, Hysell, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Maxey, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Sheehan, Sinicki, Spaude, Subeck, Tenorio, Tucker, Tusler and Wichgers. (Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 33. Relating to: representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty. By Senators Jacque, Tomczyk and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson, Wichgers, Allen, Anderson, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Sinicki, Subeck, Tusler and Udell. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1)
Senate Amendments 1 and 2 pending
Senate Bill 38. Relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates. (FE) By Senators Hutton, Carpenter, Bradley, Spreitzer and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Wichgers, Allen, Behnke, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Sinicki, Snyder, Tusler and Udell. (Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 56. Relating to: the use of federal capitalization grant funds for lead service line replacement. (FE) By Senators Quinn and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Behnke, Mursau, O'Connor, Tucker and Tusler. (Report passage recommended by committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 3, Noes 2)
Senate Bill 84. Relating to: exempting certain conveyances between grandparents and grandchildren from the real estate transfer fee. (FE) By Senators Wimberger, Marklein and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Nedweski, Tusler and Sinicki. (Report passage recommended by committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 96. Relating to: exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE) By Senators Marklein, Testin, Dassler-Alfheim and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Dittrich, Clancy, Melotik and Udell. (Report passage recommended by committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 125. Relating to: a nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final action on certain certificate of public convenience and necessity applications. (FE) By Senators Bradley, Feyen and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Steffen, Wittke, Callahan, Dittrich, Green, Gustafson, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Snyder, Spiros, Subeck, Tusler, Zimmerman and Wichgers. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 146. Relating to: prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty. By Senators Wanggaard, Jacque, Feyen and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, B. Jacobson, Penterman, Kreibich, Dittrich, Allen, Knodl, Wichgers, Murphy, Brill, Mursau and Behnke. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 147. Relating to: interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings. By Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Allen, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Steffen and Wichgers. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 8, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 2)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 158. Relating to: county forest administration grant eligibility. By Senators Quinn, Stafsholt, James, Marklein and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Behnke, Callahan, Hysell, B. Jacobson, Krug, Miresse, Mursau, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Stroud, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tittl, Tucker, VanderMeer and Wichgers. (Report passage recommended by committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 172. Relating to: prohibiting filing or recording contracts for services or materials that do not improve real estate and providing a penalty. (FE) By Senators Quinn, Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Nass, Spreitzer and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Pronschinske, Summerfield and Ortiz-Velez. (Report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Senate Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Amendments 1 and 2 pending
Senate Bill 191. Relating to: requiring a subpoena to a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer served in official capacity to be served at the officer’s work address. By Senators James, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk and Subeck. (Report Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1)
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 194. Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court. By Senators Wanggaard, Feyen, Kapenga, Quinn, Roys, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Swearingen, Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Rodriguez, Steffen, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Wichgers, Wittke and Allen. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 215. Relating to: town clerk and treasurer appointments, publication requirements for proposed budget summary and notice of public hearing, and discontinuance of highways. (FE) By Senators Quinn, Pfaff, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Jacque, James, Marklein and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, O'Connor, Anderson, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, Gustafson, Johnson, Knodl, Kreibich, Kurtz, Mursau, Swearingen, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Wittke. (Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 73. Relating to: statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets. By Representatives Tusler, B. Jacobson, Brooks, Knodl, Murphy and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Wimberger. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3)
Assembly Bill 75. Relating to: Department of Justice collection and reporting of certain criminal case data. (FE) By Representatives Donovan, Knodl, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Wichgers and Rodriguez; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Bradley, James, Nass and Tomczyk. (Companion Senate Bill 115 report Senate Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 7, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3)
Senate Amendment 1 pending
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 joint resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 26. Relating to: celebrating May 7, 2025, as Skilled Trades Day in Wisconsin. By Senators Feyen, Cabral-Guevara, Drake, Hesselbein, Jacque, Ratcliff, Roys, Tomczyk and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Kitchens, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Callahan, Clancy, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Johnson, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Madison, Miresse, Murphy, O'Connor, Palmeri, Penterman, Petersen, Prado, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Subeck, Tittl, Tranel, Wichgers and Wittke.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 29, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 26.
Senate Joint Resolution 30. Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin–Madison women’s hockey team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey National Championship. By Senators Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, Pfaff, Cabral-Guevara, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Jacque, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Mayadev, Hong, J. Jacobson, Stubbs, Snodgrass, Arney, Bare, Behnke, Clancy, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, Knodl, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Murphy, O'Connor, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snyder, Subeck, Tenorio, Wittke, Anderson and Palmeri.
Senate Joint Resolution 35. Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2025, Syttende Mai Weekend. By Senators Ratcliff, Pfaff, Roys, Larson, Wirch, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Udell, Johnson, Sinicki, Stubbs, Roe, Emerson, Brown, Phelps, O'Connor, Arney, Subeck, Bare, J. Jacobson, Fitzgerald, Joers, DeSmidt and Clancy.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 35, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 35.
Senate Joint Resolution 36. Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. By Senators Pfaff, Bradley, Drake, Roys, Spreitzer, Cabral-Guevara and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Doyle, Emerson, DeSmidt, Arney, Joers, Sinicki, Mursau, Roe, Vining, Kirsch, Murphy, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Stubbs, Dittrich, Madison, Goodwin, Bare, Clancy, Phelps, Knodl, Subeck, Palmeri, Wichgers, J. Jacobson, Behnke and Haywood.
Senate Joint Resolution 43. Relating to: congratulating the Wauwatosa West Boys Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship. By Senators Hutton, L. Johnson, Drake, Cabral-Guevara, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Arney, Goodwin, Tenorio, DeSmidt, J. Jacobson, Madison and Stubbs.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 45, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 43.
Senate Joint Resolution 44. Relating to: congratulating the Wauwatosa East Girls Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship. By Senators Hutton, L. Johnson, Drake, Cabral-Guevara, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Arney, Goodwin, Tenorio, DeSmidt, J. Jacobson, Madison and Stubbs.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 46, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 44.
Senate Joint Resolution 48. Relating to: congratulating Knights of Columbus Council 499 for achieving a century of compassionate commitment to service of the Church, their community, and their fellow man. By Senator Quinn; cosponsored by Representative Green.
Senate Joint Resolution 49. Relating to: commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War. By Senators Tomczyk, Testin, Habush Sinykin, Jacque, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall, Wimberger and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Krug, Bare, Brown, Donovan, Emerson, Hong, Johnson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Moses, Neubauer, O'Connor, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Tenorio, Tranel, Wichgers, Wittke and Subeck.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up its companion joint resolution, Assembly Joint Resolution 48, in lieu of Senate Joint Resolution 49.
Senate Joint Resolution 52. Relating to: congratulating the Wisconsin Lutheran Boys Basketball team on their 2025 Division 1 State Basketball Championship. By Senator Hutton.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be concurred in?
Assembly Joint Resolution 12. Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller. By Representatives Novak, Tranel, Vos, August, Petersen, Allen, Brown, Dittrich, Emerson, Goodwin, Gundrum, Haywood, Kaufert, Kirsch, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neubauer, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Pronschinske, Rivera-Wagner, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Jacque, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Ratcliff, Smith, Stafsholt, Wanggaard and Wirch.
Assembly Joint Resolution 14. Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative David O. Martin. By Representatives Kaufert, Tranel, Kurtz, Gustafson, Novak, O'Connor, Tittl, Murphy, Penterman, Tusler, Sinicki, Kreibich, Knodl, Subeck and Goodwin; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Nass, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer.
Assembly Joint Resolution 29. Relating to: celebrating May 7, 2025, as Skilled Trades Day in Wisconsin. By Representatives Moses, Kitchens, Allen, Tranel, Wittke, Penterman, Gundrum, O'Connor, Armstrong, Spaude, DeSmidt, Miresse, Petersen, Snodgrass, Dittrich, Sheehan, Tittl, Knodl, Wichgers, Prado, Callahan, Kreibich, Subeck, Sinicki, Murphy, Behnke, Palmeri, Melotik, Clancy, Madison, Goodwin, Roe, Johnson, Goeben and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Cabral-Guevara, Tomczyk, Jacque, Wall, Roys, Ratcliff, Hesselbein, Drake, Larson, Nass, Dassler-Alfheim and Spreitzer.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 29 in lieu of its companion joint resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 26.
Assembly Joint Resolution 35. Relating to: proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2025, Syttende Mai Weekend. By Representatives Udell, Johnson, Sinicki, Stubbs, Roe, Emerson, Brown, Phelps, O'Connor, Arney, Subeck, Bare, J. Jacobson, Fitzgerald, Joers, DeSmidt and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Ratcliff, Pfaff, Roys, Larson, Wirch, Drake, Hesselbein, Keyeski and Spreitzer.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 35 in lieu of its companion joint resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 35.
Assembly Joint Resolution 45. Relating to: congratulating the Wauwatosa West Boys Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship. By Representatives Vining, Arney, Goodwin, Tenorio, DeSmidt, J. Jacobson, Madison and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, L. Johnson, Drake, Cabral-Guevara, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 45 in lieu of its companion joint resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 43.
Assembly Joint Resolution 46. Relating to: congratulating the Wauwatosa East Girls Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship. By Representatives Vining, Arney, Goodwin, Tenorio, DeSmidt, J. Jacobson, Madison and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, L. Johnson, Drake, Cabral-Guevara, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 46 in lieu of its companion joint resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 44.
Assembly Joint Resolution 48. Relating to: commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War. By Representatives Snyder, Krug, Bare, Brown, Donovan, Emerson, Hong, Johnson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Moses, Neubauer, O'Connor, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Tenorio, Tranel, Wichgers, Wittke and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Testin, Habush Sinykin, Jacque, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall, Wimberger and Wirch.
Note: If it is in the Senate, the Senate may take up Assembly Joint Resolution 48 in lieu of its companion joint resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 49.
Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.
Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.
