Read and referred:
Relating to: supporting the efforts by the State of Wisconsin and others in the Mississippi River Basin to work together to achieve the goals of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan and a reduction of the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
By Senators Shilling, Smith, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Cowles, Schachtner and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Tranel, Petryk, Doyle, Oldenburg, Pronschinske, Anderson, Neubauer, Shankland, VanderMeer, Kolste, Considine, Sargent, Emerson, Spreitzer, Pope, Hesselbein, Skowronski, Kulp, Ohnstad, Subeck and C. Taylor.
hist101969To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: regulation of transportation network companies and their drivers and providing a penalty.
By Senators Larson, Risser, Bewley, Hansen, Smith and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Sargent, Considine, Anderson, Vruwink, Skowronski, Fields and Spreitzer.
hist101960To the committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. Relating to: local regulation of transportation network companies, their drivers, and the drivers' vehicles.
By Senators Larson, Risser, Bewley, Hansen, Smith and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Sargent, Considine, Anderson, Vruwink, Skowronski, Fields and Spreitzer.
hist101961To the committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. Relating to: eliminating the personal property tax and making an appropriation.
By Senators Stroebel, Marklein, LeMahieu, Craig, Feyen, Jacque, Kapenga, Nass, Testin, Tiffany and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Kulp, Allen, August, Born, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Horlacher, Hutton, James, Kitchens, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Macco, Magnafici, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Ott, Petersen, Plumer, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Jagler.
hist101962To the committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. Relating to: creating a grant program to support after-school and out-of-school-time programs, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Darling, Roth, Testin and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Rohrkaste, Thiesfeldt, Ballweg, Kulp, Magnafici, Novak, Oldenburg, Shankland, Skowronski, Snyder, Stafsholt, Steffen, Tusler and VanderMeer.
Relating to: trauma-informed care position grants and making an appropriation.
By Senators Testin, L. Taylor, Olsen, Risser, Schachtner, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Brostoff, Anderson, Bowen, Brandtjen, Cabrera, Crowley, Doyle, Edming, Haywood, Kulp, L. Myers, Milroy, Mursau, Neubauer, Plumer, Shankland, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tusler, Vruwink and Spreitzer.
hist101964To the committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: changing the 12 percent rule regarding the total value of taxable property included in the creation of a tax incremental financing district in the village of Ontario.
By Senator Testin; cosponsored by Representative Oldenburg.
hist101965To the committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade. Relating to: underage sexual activity.
By Senators Wanggaard, Fitzgerald, L. Taylor, Risser and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Thiesfeldt, Brandtjen, Kulp, Plumer, Ramthun, Skowronski, Spiros and Tusler.
hist101966To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: eliminating personal conviction exemption from immunizations.
By Senators Carpenter, L. Taylor, Smith, Hansen, Miller, Risser, Ringhand and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Hintz, Vorpagel, Kolste, Brostoff, L. Myers, Riemer, Goyke, Anderson, Stubbs, Zamarripa, B. Meyers, Subeck, Crowley, Steffen, Sinicki, Considine, Fields, Doyle, Vruwink, Spreitzer, Emerson, Pope, Ohnstad, Hesselbein, Billings, Skowronski and Neubauer.
hist101967To the committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: bills making honorary designations of state highways or bridges.
By Senator Petrowski; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Considine, Duchow, Krug, Mursau, Petersen, Ramthun, Schraa, Skowronski, Spiros, Subeck and Tusler.
hist101968To the committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist101896Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Rohrkaste added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 6. hist101897Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Rohrkaste added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 8. hist101898Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 86. hist101995Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Fields added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 113. hist101996Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Fields added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 136. hist101999Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Fields added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 142. hist102000Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Fields added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 154. hist101994Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Fields added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 161. hist101998Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Fields added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 163. hist101997Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Fields added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 198. hist101899Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Vining added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 252. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Claims Board
June 5, 2019
Enclosed is the report of the State Claims Board covering the claims heard on May 13, 2019. Those claims approved for payment pursuant to the provisions of s.16.007 and 775.05 Stats., have been paid directly by the Board.
This report is for the information of the Legislature, The Board would appreciate your acceptance and publication of it in the Journal to inform the members of the Legislature.
Sincerely,
AMY KASPER
Secretary
STATE OF WISCONSIN CLAIMS BOARD
The State of Wisconsin Claims Board conducted hearings at the State Capitol Building in Madison, Wisconsin, on May 13, 2019, upon the following claims:
Claimant Agency Amount
11.
Robert Schlimm Ag., Trade & $3,597.09 Consumer Protection
22.
Michels Corporation Transportation $125,735.21 33.
Vitech Systems Group Employee $14,300,000.00 Trust Funds
44.
Timothy Smunt University of $1,039,134.00 Wisconsin
The following claims were decided without hearings:
Claimant Agency Amount
55.
Pastori Balele Justice $1,114.91 66.
Kelley Avery Corrections $139.52 77.
Mekious D. Corrections $190.46 Bullock, Sr.
88.
Oscar Garner Corrections $173.25 99.
James R. Harris Corrections $906.06 1010.
Frank Penigar Corrections $1,272.03 1111.
Dale M. Robinson Corrections $892.57 With respect to the claims, the Board finds:
(Decisions are unanimous unless otherwise noted.)
1. Robert J. Schlimm of Seymour, Wisconsin claims $3,597.09 for costs allegedly incurred because of incorrect information provided by the Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection. Claimant is a 3rd generation dairy farmer. In 2017 he allegedly contacted DATCP to find out how to get a permit so Olivia Hennes, the daughter of one of his employees, could milk cows on his land. (Claimant’s permit had expired because he had sold his cows.) Claimant was aware that the location of his well might be a problem because it was only 25 feet from the barn yard. He states that he contacted a DATCP inspector, who initially told him Hennes could not get a permit due to the location of the well, but then 10 days later said that they could get a permit in the claimant’s name despite the well’s location. Claimant and Hennes proceeded to get the barn ready for milking. Clamant alleges a DATCP inspector visited the farm for a pre-license inspection and didn’t say the well was a problem. Claimant received a new permit and an inspection notice in May 2017 with no remarks about the well. Hennes began milking in October 2017. During a regular, 6-month inspection in November 2017, the inspector marked the well out of compliance because it was < 50 feet from the barn and barnyard. The inspector told them they would have to drill a new well or lose their Grade A permit. Hennes could not afford the costs of drilling a new well. Claimant alleges that DATCP refused to work with them to solve the problem. Claimant also notes that testing showed no problems with the well water, so they did not qualify for assistance from the Wisconsin Well Compensation Program. Hennes was unable to continue milking and shut down. Claimant states that he and Hennes would never have proceeded to start up her business if they had known the well was going to be a problem and that they only did so because DATCP told them it was not a problem.
