One-Hundred and Fourth Regular Session
THURSDAY, March 19, 2020
The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: ranked-choice voting for local nonpartisan elections, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Smith and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Spreitzer, Emerson, C. Taylor, Zamarripa, Anderson and Brostoff.
hist122345To the committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues. Relating to: imposing disclosure and billing requirements for certain health care providers, creating an arbitration process, and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Smith and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Kolste, Hebl, Zamarripa, Stubbs, Billings, Cabrera, Anderson, Sargent, Subeck, Brostoff, Bowen, Shankland, Neubauer, Sinicki, Considine, Ohnstad, Hintz and Vruwink.
hist122346To the committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts. Relating to: licensing professional art therapists and granting rule-making authority.
By Senator Tiffany; cosponsored by Representatives Magnafici, Brostoff, Emerson, Felzkowski, Gundrum and Swearingen.
hist122347To the committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. Relating to: funding for the municipal flood control program and making an appropriation.
By Senators Smith, Bewley, Carpenter, Miller, Erpenbach, Hansen and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives B. Meyers, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Sinicki, Hebl, Sargent, Milroy, Zamarripa, Considine, Ohnstad, Billings, Shankland, Emerson, Neubauer, Doyle and Subeck.
hist122348To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy. Relating to: medically accurate information.
By Senators Erpenbach, Johnson, Wirch, Smith, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Larson, Shilling, Risser, Bewley and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Emerson, Neubauer, Spreitzer, Anderson, Sinicki, Hintz, Subeck, Considine, Ohnstad, Zamarripa and Crowley.
hist122349To the committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: right to choose an abortion and elimination of certain abortion-related regulations.
By Senators Erpenbach, Johnson, Wirch, Smith, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Larson, Shilling, Risser, Bewley and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Emerson, Neubauer, Spreitzer, Anderson, Sinicki, Hintz, Subeck, Considine, Ohnstad, Zamarripa and Crowley.
hist122350To the committee on Health and Human Services. Relating to: aids for certain highways damaged by a disaster.
By Senators Bewley, Schachtner, Smith, Erpenbach, L. Taylor, Miller, Carpenter and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives B. Meyers, Zamarripa, Considine, C. Taylor, Spreitzer, Milroy, Sinicki, Sargent, Hebl, Billings, Ohnstad, Emerson, Doyle and Subeck.
hist122351To the committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs. Relating to: creating a flood mitigation program in the Department of Transportation, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senators Bewley, Smith, Schachtner, Erpenbach, Ringhand, Carpenter and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Considine, B. Meyers, Milroy, C. Taylor, Zamarripa, Spreitzer, Hebl, Sargent, Sinicki, Shankland, Ohnstad, Billings, Neubauer, Gruszynski and Doyle.
hist122352To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy. Relating to: disaster assistance payments and making an appropriation.
By Senators Schachtner, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Miller, Smith, L. Taylor, Ringhand and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives B. Meyers, Billings, Considine, Emerson, Hebl, Milroy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Zamarripa, Doyle and Subeck.
hist122353To the committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs. Relating to: income tax deduction for flood insurance premiums.
By Senators Erpenbach, Schachtner, Smith, Bewley, Risser, L. Taylor and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Considine, Pronschinske, B. Meyers, Spreitzer, Milroy, Sinicki, Sargent, Hebl, Gruszynski, Billings, Ohnstad, Emerson, Shankland, Doyle, Stubbs and Subeck.
hist122354To the committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. Relating to: bonding for the soil and water resource management program and granting bonding authority.
By Senators Erpenbach, Smith, Schachtner, Bewley, L. Taylor, Miller, Risser, Carpenter, Ringhand and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Considine, B. Meyers, Spreitzer, Milroy, Sargent, Hebl, Gruszynski, C. Taylor, Billings, Ohnstad, Shankland, Zamarripa and Doyle.
hist122355To the committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist122340Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Shankland added as a coauthor of Assembly Bill 816. hist122341Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 744. _____________
Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
Relating to closed areas and refuges.
Submitted by the Department of Natural Resources.
hist122105Report received from Agency, March 13, 2020. hist122344Referred to the committee on Natural Resources and Energy, March 19, 2020. _____________
Advice and Consent of the Senate
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
March 19, 2020
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint TYLER HUEBNER, of Madison, as a Commissioner on the Public Service Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2021.
Respectfully Submitted,
TONY EVERS
Governor
hist122342Read and referred to the committee on Utilities and Housing. _____________
Messages from the Assembly Considered
