One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
11:46 A.M. TUESDAY, March 12, 2024
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Kapenga.
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Call of Roll
The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was: Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Kapenga, Knodl, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 32.
Absent with leave - None - 0.
Vacancies - 4th Senate District - 1.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Knodl.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Spreitzer led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist193579Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 29 offered by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Agard, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Smith and Spreitzer. hist193586Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 29 offered by Senators Roys, Agard, Hesselbein, Smith, Larson, L. Johnson, Spreitzer, Pfaff, Wirch and Carpenter. hist193587Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 395 offered by Senators Pfaff, Wirch, Hesselbein, Agard, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Larson, Smith, Spreitzer and Roys. hist193588Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 610 offered by Senators Roys, Hesselbein, Agard, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch. _____________
Advice and consent of the Senate
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments, with the exception of Yulonda Anderson, Milton Bond, Terrance Craney, Jane Foley, Mildred Gonzales, Stephanie Hilton, Janet Jenkins, Mary Beth Keppel, Carmen Lerma, Steven Leuthner, John Miller, Cheryl Olson-Collins, Dana Wachs and Judy Ziewacz, be taken up en masse.
hist193589ADAMSKI, PAUL of Stevens Point, as a Professional Member on the Banking Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2024. hist193590ADLER, KENNETH P. of Madison, as a Commissioner on the Tax Appeals Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2023. hist193591ADLER, KENNETH of Madison, as a Governor's Appointee on the Tax Appeals Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2029. hist193592BOLENS, BARB of Mequon, as a Public Member on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2027. hist193593BOUCHE, MARY of Green Bay, as a Public Member on the Board on Aging and Long Term Care, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2028. hist193594BOWMAN, JEFF of Green Bay, as a Professional Member on the Banking Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2026. hist193595BROGAN, JOHN of Kaukauna, as a Professional Member on the Banking Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2027. hist193596BURZINSKI, LYNSEY of Park Falls, as a Northern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024. hist193597DEANGELIS, JEFFERSON of Milwaukee, as an Investment Experience Representative on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2029. hist193598DONOVAN, AMBER of Franklin, as a Nursing Home Administrator Representative on the Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2024. hist193599ENKE, H. BRUCE of Green Bay, as a Brown County Representative on the Fox River Navigational System Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. hist193600FELDT, JEFFERY of Kaukauna, as an Outagamie County Representative on the Fox River Navigational System Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. hist193601FRIEDMAN, MICHAEL of Milwaukee, as a Certified Public Accountant Representative on the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2027. hist193602GREBE, DR. PAUL of Wauwatosa, as a Physician Representative on the Radiography Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2027. hist193603GRECO, LISA of Brookfield, as a Credit Union Experience Representative on the Credit Union Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2028. hist193604HAAS, ABIGAIL of Darlington, as a Southern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2025. hist193605HAEN, DEAN of Green Bay, as a Brown County Representative on the Fox River Navigational System Authority, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2025. hist193606HILGENDORF, GARY of Tomahawk, as a Northern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. hist193607HOLDEN, MICHAEL of Sheboygan Falls, as a Southern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2025. hist193608LANDES, SAMUEL of Dane, as a Southern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. hist193609LANG, ROBERT of Stevens Point, as a Southern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. hist193610MALECKI, ANDREW of Green Bay, as a Northern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. hist193611MCKENNA, JAY of Brookfield, as a Professional Member on the Banking Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2028. hist193612MCNALLY, PATRICK J. of Elm Grove, as a Registered Nurse on the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2026. hist193613MERCADO, JASMINE of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2027. hist193614MERFELD, THOMAS of Fitchburg, as an Investment Experience Representative on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2029. hist193615MORTARA, DR. JUSTIN of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2029. hist193616MROTEK, DON of Hayward, as a Northern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2025. hist193617PHILLIPS, JOAN of Germantown, as a Certified Public Accountant Representative on the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2027. hist193618SCHMALZ, CHARLES of Appleton, as a Professional Member on the Banking Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2025. hist193619SHAUL, KIMBERLY of Madison, as a Public Member on the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2025. hist193620SKRENES, JEFFREY L. of Superior, as a Public Member on the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2028. hist193621SMEDEGARD, SUE of Danbury, as a Northern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2025. hist193622TOMLANOVICH, HOLLY of Eagle River, as a Northern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2025. hist193623VOELKER, ERICA of Brodhead, as a Southern Area Representative on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2025. hist193624WALSH, ROGER of Wauwatosa, as the Inland Lakes Representative on the Wisconsin Waterways Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2028. hist193625WASHINGTON, RANELL G. of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2028. hist193626WATKINS, ALEXIS of Milwaukee, as a Private School Representative on the Cosmetology Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2027. hist193627WOGGON, COLLEEN of Kendall, as a Representative with Credit Union Experience on the Credit Union Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2027. The question was: Confirmation en masse?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Kapenga, Knodl, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 31.
Noes - Senator Nass - 1.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
Confirmed.
ANDERSON, YULONDA
Of Milwaukee, as a Non-Lawyer Member on the Wisconsin Judicial Commission, to serve for the term ending August 1, 2024.
Senator LeMahieu moved rejection of the appointment of Yulonda Anderson.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 22; noes, 10; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, Kapenga, Knodl, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 22.
Noes - Senators Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch - 10.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
Rejected.
BOND JR., MILTON
Of Milwaukee, as a Public Member on the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2027.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 28; noes, 4; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Hutton, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Kapenga, Knodl, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 28.
Noes - Senators Bradley, Jacque, Nass and Quinn - 4.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
