One-Hundred and Sixth Regular Session
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
1:00 P.M.
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Pursuant to Assembly Rule 55m, time limits and schedules
for floor debate established for each proposal are noted.
*Debate times are listed twice for companion bills.
1. Call of the Roll.
2. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
3. Committee Reports and subsequent reference of proposals.
4. Messages from the senate, and other communications.
5. Consideration of conference committee reports and vetoes.
6. Consideration of senate action on proposals approved by the assembly.
7. Consideration of motions for reconsideration of passage or concurrence.
8. Third reading of assembly proposals.
9. Third reading of senate proposals.
10. Second reading and amendment of assembly proposals.
QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered engrossed and read a third time?
Assembly Bill 33 (10 minutes)
Relating to: emergency contact records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
By Representatives Oldenburg, Pronschinske, Baldeh, Behnke, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Sapik, Spiros, VanderMeer and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators James, Ballweg, Carpenter, Feyen and Wanggaard.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Assembly Amendment 2 adoption, Ayes 14, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 66 (10 minutes)
Relating to: fees for certain motor vehicle certificate of title transfers. (FE)
By Representatives Duchow, Neylon, Behnke, Donovan, Emerson, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O’Connor, Penterman, Pronschinske, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Snodgrass, Spiros, Steffen and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wanggaard.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 12, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 15, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 105 (10 minutes)
Relating to: operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle owned by an electric cooperative on a highway.
By Representatives Green, Armstrong, Edming, Knodl, Kurtz, Magnafici, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Cowles, Felzkowski, Jacque, James, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Spreitzer and Testin.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 16, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 16, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 120 (10 minutes)
Relating to: the design of health care coverage plans for public safety employees. (FE)
By Representatives Donovan, McGuire, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Brandtjen, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goeben, Gundrum, Joers, Kurtz, Nedweski, Novak, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Schmidt, Schutt, Shankland, Sinicki, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Tusler, Wichgers, Wittke, Mursau and Haywood; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Wirch, Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Hutton, Jacque, James, Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer and Testin.
Report passage recommended by committee on State Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 122 (10 minutes)
Relating to: issuance of temporary motor vehicle operation plates and permits to dealers and providing a penalty. (FE)
By Representatives Snyder, O’Connor, Spiros and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Pfaff, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wanggaard.
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 123 (10 minutes)
Relating to: exemptions from the requirement that an original driver’s license be a probationary license. (FE)
By Representatives Snyder, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Donovan, Joers, Murphy, Mursau, O’Connor, Ohnstad, Penterman, Rodriguez, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Pfaff, Carpenter, Jacque, Marklein, Spreitzer and Tomczyk.
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 177 (10 minutes)
Relating to: punitive articles in the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice prohibiting certain activities; procedures applicable to courts-martial cases under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; treatment of victims of an offense under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; defining military offenses under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; punishments for violations of the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; and the removal of gender-specific language from the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice.
By Joint Legislative Council.
Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 2.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 178 (10 minutes)
Relating to: annual reporting to the legislature of sexual harassment and assault that occurs in the Wisconsin National Guard and of changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
By Joint Legislative Council.
Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 179 (10 minutes)
Relating to: a case management system for tracking misconduct within the Wisconsin national guard. (FE)
By Joint Legislative Council.
Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 231 (10 minutes)
Relating to: members of the Council on Veterans Programs.
By Representatives Kurtz, Penterman, Jacobson, C. Anderson, Bare, Conley, Considine, Edming, Green, Joers, Novak, O’Connor, Ohnstad, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Hesselbein, Cowles, James and Marklein.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 294 (10 minutes)
Relating to: third-party food delivery services and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Dallman, Swearingen, Allen, Bare, Clancy, Considine, Dittrich, Edming, Goeben, Green, Kitchens, Krug, Maxey, Murphy, Plumer, Rettinger, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Steffen, Subeck, Wittke, VanderMeer and Oldenburg; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Ballweg, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Spreitzer.
Report passage recommended by committee on State Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0.
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dallman.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 303 (10 minutes)
Relating to: the broadband expansion grant program. (FE)
By Representatives Summerfield, Swearingen, Armstrong, Binsfeld, Callahan, Considine, Edming, Green, Hurd, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Magnafici, Mursau, Novak, O’Connor, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Sapik, Schmidt, Schraa, Tranel and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Feyen, James, Pfaff, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger.
Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption, Ayes 16, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 16, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 364 (10 minutes)
Relating to: adopting federal tax law changes regarding contributions to a health savings account and telehealth services. (FE)
By Representatives Nedweski, Macco, Armstrong, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kitchens, Moses, Murphy, O’Connor, Rettinger, Snodgrass, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Nass, Spreitzer, Wanggaard, Marklein and Knodl.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 12, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 394 (10 minutes)
Relating to: a driver education grant program. (FE)
By Representatives Donovan, Baldeh, Cabrera, Callahan, Dittrich, Drake, Goyke, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Petersen, Schmidt and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, James, L. Johnson, Marklein, Taylor and Testin.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 12, Noes 0, Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 11, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on State Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 406 (10 minutes)
Relating to: adopting changes to the federal Internal Revenue Code for state tax purposes. (FE)
By Representative Katsma; cosponsored by Senator Marklein.
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 12, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 438 (2 hours)
Relating to: baseball park district administration and funding for improvement of professional baseball park facilities. (FE)
By Representatives Brooks, Duchow, Binsfeld, Rozar, O’Connor, Plumer, Melotik, Schmidt, Michalski and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senator Feyen.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 14, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Bill 439 (10 minutes)
Relating to: funding for improvement of baseball park facilities and making an appropriation. (FE)
By Representatives Brooks, Duchow, Binsfeld, Rozar, O’Connor, Plumer, Melotik, Schmidt, Michalski and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senator Feyen.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption, Ayes 13, Noes 1, passage as amended recommended by committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 1.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
11. Second reading and amendment of senate proposals.
QUESTION: Shall the proposal be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 35 (10 minutes)
Relating to: emergency contact records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
By Senators James, Ballweg, Carpenter, Feyen and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Oldenburg, Pronschinske, Baldeh, Behnke, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Sapik, Spiros, VanderMeer and Shankland.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 60 (10 minutes)
Relating to: fees for certain motor vehicle certificate of title transfers. (FE)
By Senators Cowles, Wanggaard and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Neylon, Behnke, Donovan, Emerson, Kitchens, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O’Connor, Penterman, Pronschinske, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Snodgrass, Spiros, Steffen and Tusler.
Report concurrence recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 120 (10 minutes)
Relating to: the design of health care coverage plans for public safety employees. (FE)
By Senators Wanggaard, Wirch, Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Hutton, Jacque, James, Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, McGuire, Andraca, Baldeh, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goeben, Gundrum, Joers, Kurtz, Nedweski, Novak, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Schmidt, Schutt, Sinicki, Sortwell, Spiros, Subeck, Tusler, Wichgers, Wittke, Shankland, Steffen and Mursau.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 123 (10 minutes)
Relating to: exemptions from the requirement that an original driver’s license be a probationary license. (FE)
By Senators Cowles, Pfaff, Carpenter, Jacque, Marklein, Spreitzer and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Donovan, Joers, Murphy, Mursau, O’Connor, Ohnstad, Penterman, Rodriguez, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros and Subeck.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 124 (10 minutes)
Relating to: issuance of temporary motor vehicle operation plates and permits to dealers and providing a penalty. (FE)
By Senators Cowles, Pfaff, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, O’Connor, Spiros and Subeck.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 166 (10 minutes)
Relating to: punitive articles in the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice prohibiting certain activities; procedures applicable to courts-martial cases under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; treatment of victims of an offense under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; defining military offenses under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; punishments for violations of the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; and the removal of gender-specific language from the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice.
By Joint Legislative Council.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 167 (10 minutes)
Relating to: annual reporting to the legislature of sexual harassment and assault that occurs in the Wisconsin National Guard and of changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
By Joint Legislative Council.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 168 (10 minutes)
Relating to: a case management system for tracking misconduct within the Wisconsin national guard. (FE)
By Joint Legislative Council.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Senate Bill 251 (10 minutes)
Relating to: members of the Council on Veterans Programs.
By Senators Quinn, Hesselbein, Cowles, James and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Penterman, Jacobson, C. Anderson, Bare, Conley, Considine, Edming, Green, Joers, Novak, O’Connor, Ohnstad, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros and Stubbs.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
12. Motions may be offered.
13. Consideration of resolutions.
QUESTION: Shall the resolution be adopted?
Assembly Joint Resolution 65
Relating to: honoring 50 years of volunteer service in the U.S. Armed Forces.
By Representatives Kurtz, Penterman, C. Anderson, Behnke, Brandtjen, Callahan, Conley, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Michalski, Mursau, O’Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Stubbs, Subeck, Tittl, Tranel and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Hesselbein, James, Knodl, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Wanggaard and Bradley.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 79
Relating to: recognizing October 17, 2023, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin.
By Representatives August, Allen, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Baldeh, Bare, Behnke, Binsfeld, Callahan, Conley, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Goeben, Green, Hurd, Joers, Kitchens, Krug, Kurtz, Magnafici, Melotik, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O’Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Penterman, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ratcliff, Rettinger, Riemer, Rozar, Schmidt, Schutt, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Summerfield, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Vos, Wichgers and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Felzkowski, Hesselbein, Jagler, James, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Spreitzer, Tomczyk and Wanggaard.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
Assembly Joint Resolution 81
Relating to: proclaiming October 2023 as Manufacturing Month.
By Representatives Petryk, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Conley, Dittrich, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Melotik, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O’Connor, Penterman, Pronschinske, Rettinger, Rozar, Schutt, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Tranel, Wittke, Shankland and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Knodl, Marklein and L. Johnson.
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules.
14. Announcements.
15. Adjournment.