hist181437To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: use of cellular telephones in school zones and providing a penalty.
By Senators James, Hesselbein, Agard, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Considine, Behnke, Binsfeld, Conley, Dittrich, Duchow, Jacobson, Novak, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Plumer and Sinicki.
hist181438To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: information technology accessibility standards and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Bradley, Cowles, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives J. Anderson, Steffen, C. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Conley, Donovan, Emerson, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Riemer, Sinicki and Wichgers.
hist181439To the committee on Utilities and Technology. Relating to: payday loans.
By Senator Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Allen, Drake, Ortiz-Velez, Mursau, Palmeri, Rettinger, Rozar and Conley.
hist181440To the committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage. Relating to: funding for the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center and making an appropriation.
By Senators Knodl, Tomczyk, Spreitzer, Carpenter and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Spiros, Andraca, Steffen, Melotik, Murphy, Goeben, Penterman, Michalski, Subeck, O'Connor, Hong, Sinicki, Riemer, Emerson, C. Anderson, Bare and Behnke.
Relating to: dissolving the Elections Commission, requiring the secretary of state to administer elections, and granting rule-making authority.
By Senator Knodl; cosponsored by Representatives Bodden, Gustafson, Goeben, Rettinger, Binsfeld, Maxey, Hurd, Michalski, Schmidt, S. Johnson, Allen, Brooks, Callahan and Dittrich.
hist181442To the committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection. Relating to: remote sellers of cigars and pipe tobacco.
By Senators Feyen and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Swearingen, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Dallman, Myers, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Subeck and Steffen.
hist181443To the committee on Universities and Revenue. Relating to: imposing conditions on a juvenile between a plea hearing and a fact-finding hearing or disposition hearing.
By Senators Wanggaard, Jacque, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Dittrich, Goeben, Maxey, Melotik, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor and Penterman.
hist181444To the committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria.
By Senators Wanggaard and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Vos, Behnke, Binsfeld, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Gundrum, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield, Tusler, Wichgers and Hurd.
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Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate Majority Leader
December 5, 2023
The Honorable, the Senate:
This letter is to notify you of my nominations to committees (changes are in italics):
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Senator Bob Wirch (ranking)
Senator Tim Carpenter
State Building Commission – Senator Brad Pfaff
Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
Senator Mark Spreitzer (ranking)
Senator Melissa Agard
Committee on Health
Senator LaTonya Johnson (ranking)
Senator Tim Carpenter
Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
Senator LaTonya Johnson (ranking)
Senator Tim Carpenter
Committee on Government Operations
Senator Kelda Roys (ranking)
Senator Melissa Agard
Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
Senator Bob Wirch (ranking)
Senator Melissa Agard
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
DIANNE HESSELBEIN
Minority Leader
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Report of Committees
The committee on Government Operations reported and recommended:
BLUMENFELD, KATHY K., of Verona, as Secretary of the Department of Administration, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Stroebel, Bradley, Feyen, Roys and Agard.
Noes: 0 - None.
ENGLE, GREG, of Madison, as Administrator of the Wisconsin Emergency Management, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Stroebel, Bradley, Feyen, Roys and Agard.
Noes: 0 - None.
DUEY STROEBEL
Chairperson
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The committee on Health reported and recommended:
CLARKE, DR. CALLISIA, of Milwaukee, as a Medical Doctor Representative on the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024.
Ayes: 6 - Senators Cabral-Guevara, Testin, Felzkowski, Jacque, Carpenter and L. Johnson.
Noes: 0 - None.
LERMA, CARMEN, of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Cabral-Guevara, Testin, Felzkowski, Carpenter and L. Johnson.
Noes: 1 - Senator Jacque.
LEUTHNER, STEVEN R., of Whitefish Bay, as a Medical Doctor Representative on the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2027.
Ayes: 5 - Senators Cabral-Guevara, Testin, Felzkowski, Carpenter and L. Johnson.
