Wisconsin January 2021 Special Session Status: Enacted

SB 1 — Relating to: transactions with the Department of Workforce Development under the unemployment insurance law, funding for unemployment insurance modernization efforts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last action — Published 2-26-2021

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2021. Enacted.

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The recent changes to SB 1 primarily focus on updating the unemployment insurance systems managed by the Department of Workforce Development. The revised bill requires the department to start improving its technology for processing claims, mandating that a request for proposals be issued within 30 days of the bill's passage, and starting the project by June 30, 2021. This matters because enhancing the system can lead to more efficient and timely processing of unemployment claims, benefiting both employers and employees who depend on these services.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRBs0018/3 January 2021 Special Session MED:cdc&skw&cjs SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 1 February 17, 2021 - Offered by JOINT COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-1430/1 MED:wlj&kjf January 2021 Special Session SENATE BILL 1 February 17, 2021 - Introduced by JOINTC OMMITTEE ON FINANCE .
A N A CT to amend 108.04 (3) (b), 108.062 (20) (intro.), 108.07 (5) (bm) 1.
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.
and 108.07 (5) (bm) 2.
A N A CT to amend 20.445 (1) (n), 20.445 (1) (nb) (title), 108.14 (2e), 108.17 (2) (b), 108.17 (2b), 108.17 (7) (a) and 108.205 (2);
a.;
and to create 20.445 (1) (ar), 20.445 (1) (nc) and 108.14 (26m) of the statutes;
and to create 16.75 (6) (em), 108.07 (5) (bm) 1m., 108.14 (27) and 895.476 of the statutes;
the unemployment insurance program and immunity from liability related to COVID-19 exposure.
transactions with the Department of Workforce Development under the unemployment insurance law, funding for unemployment insurance modernization efforts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill does all of the following:
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Currently, with certain exceptions, each employer that has employees who are engaged in employment covered by the unemployment insurance law must file quarterly contribution (tax) and employment and wage reports and make quarterly payment of its contributions to the Department of Workforce Development.
Unemployment insurance;
An employer of 25 or more employees or an employer agent that files reports on behalf of any employer must file its reports electronically.
IT systems This bill requires the Department of Workforce Development, in cooperation with the Department of Administration, to begin the process of updating the information technology systems used for processing and paying claims for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.
Current law also requires each employer that makes contributions for any 12-month period ending on June 30 equal to a total of at least $10,000 to make all contribution payments electronically in the following year.
The bill requires an RFP for the project to issued within 30 days after the bill's effective date, and requires the project to commence by June 30, 2021, though that deadline may be extended by the Joint Committee on Finance.
Finally, current law allows DWD to provide a secure means of electronic interchange between itself and employing units, claimants, and other persons that, upon request to and with prior approval by DWD, may be used for transmission or receipt of any document specified by DWD that is related to the administration of the UI law in lieu of any other means of submission or receipt.
The bill allows DWD to fund the update through a request for supplemental funding or a transfer of funding to the JCF or through the master lease program through DOA.
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The bill also allows the governor to exercise emergency procurement waivers to expedite the update.
The bill requires DWD to report quarterly to JCF and the Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology on the status of the update.
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Civil liability exemption for certain entities relating to COVID-19 claims The bill establishes a civil liability exemption for entities for any act or failure to act resulting in or relating to a person's exposure to the novel coronavirus identified as SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 in the course of or through the performance or provision of the entity's functions or services.
MED:wlj&kjf SENATE BILL 1 This bill makes use of these electronic methods mandatory in all cases, unless the employer or other person demonstrates good cause for being unable to use the electronic method, as determined by DWD by rule.
Under the bill, entities are defined to include any legal entity, including businesses, associations, tribal governments or entities, governmental entities, schools, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit organizations, as well as employers or business owners, employees, agents, or independent contractors of the entity, regardless of whether they are paid or volunteers, and also include employers covered under the UI law.
The bill also provides that DWD may permit the use of electronic records and electronic signatures for any document specified by DWD that is related to the administration of the UI law.
Under the bill, immunity does not apply if the act or omission involves reckless or wanton conduct or intentional misconduct.
The bill also creates appropriations to provide general purpose revenue (GPR) and federal funding to DWD for the renovation and modernization of unemployment insurance information technology systems and appropriates $5,320,000 GPR for this purpose.
The immunity granted in the bill applies retroactively to claims accruing on or after March 1, 2020, except that it does not apply to actions filed before the bill goes into effect.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
Unemployment insurance;
waiting period Currently, a claimant must generally wait one week after becoming eligible to receive UI benefits before the claimant may receive benefits, but the application of the one-week waiting period is temporarily suspended for benefit years that began after March 12, 2020, and before February 7, 2021.
This bill extends the end date for suspending the one-week waiting period to March 14, 2021.
Unemployment insurance;
benefit charging Current law, as enacted in 2019 Wisconsin Act 185, requires DWD, when processing claims for UI benefits and evaluating work-share plans, to determine whether a claim or plan is related to the public health emergency declared by the governor under Executive Order 72.
If a claim is so related, current law provides that the regular benefits for that claim for weeks occurring after March 12, 2020, and before December 31, 2020, not be charged to the employers' accounts in the unemployment trust fund or to the employers directly, as is normally required.
Instead, the benefits for those weeks are, subject to numerous exceptions, to be charged to other accounts.
This bill provides for this noncharging of benefits to continue through March 13, 2021, and requires DWD to presume that an initial claim for benefit years beginning on or after March 15, 2020, through March 13, 2021, relates to the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by Executive Order 72 unless one of certain exceptions applies.
The bill provides that an employer is not required to submit a request for charging relief for initial claims filed through March 13, 2021.
Unemployment insurance;
work-share programs Current law allows an employer to create a work-share program within a work unit of the employer.
Under a work-share program, the working hours of all of the full-time employees in the program are reduced in an equitable manner in lieu of a layoff of some of the employees and a continuation of full-time employment by the other employees.
A claimant for UI benefits who is included in a work-share program may receive UI benefits during his or her continued employment with the work-share employer in an amount equal to the claimant's benefit for total LRBs0018/3 - 2022 Legislature - 3 - MED:cdc&skw&cjs Jan.
2021 Spec.
Sess.
unemployment multiplied by the same percentage reduction in normal working hours that the claimant incurs under the program.
Current law also provides for the temporary modification of certain requirements that apply to work-share plans with respect to work-share plans submitted on or after April 17, 2020, and before December 31, 2020.
This bill extends the applicability of these modifications until the earlier of the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the U.S.
president in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or July 4, 2021.
Unemployment insurance;
federal extended benefits Under federal law, the extended benefits program provides for additional weeks of UI benefits, which are usually funded 50 percent by the federal government and percent by the particular state.
The extended benefits program is activated, and deactivated, in a state when the state's insured unemployment rate or total unemployment rate reaches certain thresholds, except that federal and state laws also require an “off” period of 13 weeks before an extended benefits period may be activated following a prior extended benefits period for the state.
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However, the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 provides that states may opt out of the mandatory 13-week off period between November 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021.
The bill provides that DWD may, until June 30, 2021, waive this requirement for the 13-week off period under state law.
S ECTION 1.
SECTION 1.
16.75 (6) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes:
16.75 (6) (em) The governor may waive any requirement of this subchapter, except s.
at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
16.705 (1r), for the purpose of expediting the information technology systems project under s.
2019-20 2020-21 20.445 Workforce development, department of (1) W ORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (ar) Unemployment insurance;
108.14 (27) if the governor finds the waiver is necessary to timely complete the project.
infor­ mation technology systems;
The governor shall require the award of each contract under this paragraph to be made with such competition as is practicable under the circumstances.
gen­ eral purpose revenue GPR C -0- $5,320,000 SECTION 2.
The governor shall file with the department a statement of facts constituting the necessity for each waiver issued under this paragraph and a statement of the basis for selection of each contractor under this procedure.
20.445 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
This paragraph does not apply to the requirement specified in sub.
20.445 (1) (ar) Unemployment insurance;
(7).
information technology systems;
S ECTION 2.
general purpose revenue.
108.04 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the purpose specified in s.
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108.19 (1e) (d).
SECTION 3.
20.445 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.445 (1) (n) Employment assistance and unemployment insurance administration;
federal moneys.
All federal moneys received, as authorized by the governor under s.
16.54, for the administration of employment assistance and LRB-1430/1 - 2022 Legislature - 3 - MED:wlj&kjf Jan.
SECTION 2 108.04 (3) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply with respect to benefit years that begin after March 12, 2020, and before February 7 March 14, 2021.
SECTION 3 SENATE BILL 1 unemployment insurance programs of the department, for the performance of the department's other functions under subch.
The department shall seek the maximum amount of federal reimbursement for benefits that are, during the time period specified in this paragraph, payable for the first week of a claimant's benefit year as a result of the application of this paragraph.
I of ch.
SECTION 3.
106 and ch.
108.062 (20) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
108, and to pay the compensation and expenses of appeal tribunals and of employment councils appointed under s.
108.062(20) SUSPENSIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISION(intro.) Notwithstanding sub.
108.14, to be used for such purposes, except as provided in s.
(2), this subsection, and not sub.
108.161 (3e), and, from the moneys received by this state under section 903 (d) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, to transfer to the appropriation account under par.
(2), applies to work-share plans submitted on or after April 17, 2020, and before December 31, 2020 the conclusion of a national emergency declared by the U.S.
(nb) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s.
president under 50 USC 1621 in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus or July 4, 2021, whichever is earlier, subject to sub.
108.161 (4) (d) or the amounts in the schedule under par.
(19).
(nb), to transfer to the appropriation account under par.
During that period, prior to implementing a work-share program, an employer shall submit a work-share plan for the approval of the department.
(nd) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s.
In its submittal, the employer shall certify that its plan is in compliance with all requirements under this section.
108.161 (4) (d) or the amounts in the schedule under par.
Each plan shall:
(nd), to transfer to the appropriation account under par.
(ne) an amount not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s.
108.161 (4) (d) or the sum of the amounts in the schedule under par.
(ne) and the amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund that is required to pay for the cost of banking services incurred by the unemployment reserve fund, and, from any other federal moneys received by this state for the purpose specified in s.
108.19 (1e) (d), to transfer to the appropriation account under par.
(nc) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund, and to transfer to the appropriation account under s.
20.427 (1) (k) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund.
108.07 (5) (bm) 1.
20.445 (1) (nb) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
of the statutes is amended to read:
20.445 (1) (nb) (title) Unemployment administration;
108.07 (5) (bm) 1.
information technology systems;
The Subject to subd.
other federal moneys SECTION 5.
1m., the department shall, when processing initial claims for regular benefits, determine whether a claim or plan is related to the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72.
20.445 (1) (nc) of the statutes is created to read:
If a claim is so related, the regular benefits for that claim shall, except as provided in subd.
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2., be paid as provided in subd.
3.
SECTION 5.
108.07 (5) (bm) 1m.
of the statutes is created to read:
108.07 (5) (bm) 1m.
For purposes of this paragraph, the department shall presume that an initial claim for benefit years beginning on or after March 15, 2020, through March 13, 2021, relates to the public health emergency declared on March LRBs0018/3 - 2022 Legislature - 5 - MED:cdc&skw&cjs Jan.
SECTION 5 12, 2020, by Executive Order 72 unless the claimant's most recent separation from employment is due to a labor dispute, voluntary termination of work, discharge for misconduct, or discharge for substantial fault.
MED:wlj&kjf SENATE BILL 1 SECTION 5 20.445 (1) (nc) Unemployment administration;
An employer is not required to submit a request for charging relief under this paragraph for initial claims described in this subdivision.
information technology systems;
S ECTION 6.
federal moneys.
108.07 (5) (bm) 2.
All moneys transferred from par.
a.
(n), for the purpose specified in s.
of the statutes is amended to read:
108.19 (1e) (d).
108.07(5) (bm) 2.
SECTION 6.
a.
108.14 (2e) of the statutes is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
108.14 (2e) The department may shall provide a secure means of electronic interchange between itself and employing units, claimants, and other persons that, upon request to and with prior approval by the department, may shall be used for departmental transmission or receipt of any document specified by the department that is related to the administration of this chapter in lieu of any other means of submission or receipt specified in this chapter.
applies only with respect to benefits payable for weeks beginning after March 12, 2020, and beginning before December 31, 2020 March 14, 2021.
The secure means of electronic interchange shall be used by employing units, claimants, and other persons unless a person demonstrates good cause for not being able to use the secure means of electronic interchange.
S ECTION 7.
The department shall determine by rule what constitutes good cause, for purposes of this subsection.
108.14 (27) of the statutes is created to read:
Subject to s.
108.14 (27) (a) 1.
137.25 (2) and any rules promulgated thereunder, the department may permit the use of the use of electronic records and electronic signatures for any document specified by the department that is related to the administration of this chapter.
The department of workforce development shall, in cooperation with the department of administration as required under subch.
If a due date is established by statute for the receipt of any document that is submitted electronically to the department under this subsection, then that submission is timely only if the document is submitted by midnight of the statutory due date.
VII of ch.
SECTION 7.
16, undertake a project to update its information technology systems used for processing and paying claims for benefits.
108.14 (26m) of the statutes is created to read:
The department shall seek and exhaust any federal funding available to use for the project, including any funding made available by federal COVID-19 relief legislation.
108.14 (26m) (a) The department shall allocate all available federal funding for the purpose specified in s.
2.
108.19 (1e) (d) before allocating any general purpose revenue for that purpose.
The project under this paragraph shall be undertaken no later than June 30, 2021, except that if the departments are unable to undertake the project by that date, the department may request from the joint committee on finance an extension not to exceed 90 days in a written submission that includes a report on the progress on the project and the reason an extension is needed.
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If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department within 14 working days after the date of the request for an extension under this subdivision that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the extension request, the extension is considered granted.
If, within 14 working days after the date of the LRBs0018/3 - 2022 Legislature - 6 - MED:cdc&skw&cjs Jan.
SECTION 7 request for an extension under this subdivision, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the extension request, the department may consider the extension granted only upon approval by the committee.
SECTION 7 SENATE BILL 1 (b) If federal funding is received for the purpose specified in s.
(b) A request for proposals for the project under par.
108.19 (1e) (d) prior to July 1, 2023, the secretary of administration may, to the extent permitted under federal law, lapse from the appropriation under s.
(a) shall be issued no later than the 30th day after the effective date of this paragraph ....
20.445 (1) (nc) to the general fund an amount not to exceed the amounts in the schedule under s.
[LRB inserts date].
20.445 (1) (ar) or the amount of federal funding received, whichever is less.
The department of workforce development and the department of administration shall report to the joint committee on finance and the joint committee on information policy and technology on the results of the request for proposals.
This paragraph does not apply with respect to amounts received as administrative grants by the state under 42 USC 502 or to amounts received by this state under section 903 (d) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, 42 USC 1103.
(c) The department may submit to the joint committee on finance one or more requests to make supplementations or transfers under s.
SECTION 8.
13.101 (3) or (4) for the purpose of obtaining funding for the project under par.
108.17 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
108.17 (2) (b) The department may shall electronically provide a means whereby an employer that files its employment and wage reports electronically may determine the amount of contributions due for payment by the employer under s.
108.18 for each quarter.
If an employer that is subject to a contribution requirement files its employment and wage reports under s.
108.205 (1) electronically, in the manner prescribed by the department for purposes of this paragraph, the department may require the employer to determine electronically the amount of contributions due for payment by the employer under s.
108.18 for each quarter.
In such case, the employer is excused from filing contribution reports under par.
If the joint committee on finance approves a request in whole or in part, the committee may transfer moneys without making any of the findings required under s.
The employer shall pay the amount due for each quarter by the due date specified in par.
13.101 (3) or (4).
(a).
(d) The department may finance the project under par.
SECTION 9.
(a) under a master lease entered into as provided in s.
108.17 (2b) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.76 (4).
108.17 (2b) The department shall prescribe a form and methodology for filing contribution reports under sub.
(e) 1.
(2) electronically.
The department of workforce development and the department of administration shall report to the joint committee on finance and the joint committee on information policy and technology on the project under par.
Each employer of 25 or more employees, as determined under s.
(a) as provided in subd.
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2.
Each report prepared under this paragraph shall include all of the following:
a.
An overview of the project.
b.
The status of the project, including targeted implementation dates.
c.
An analysis of the cost of the project, how the project is being funded, and all resources being used to implement the project.
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SECTION 7 2.
MED:wlj&kjf SENATE BILL 1 SECTION 9 reports electronically in the manner and form prescribed by the department, unless the employer demonstrates good cause for not being able to file contribution reports electronically.
The department shall submit an initial report under subd.
The department shall determine by rule what constitutes good cause, for purposes of this subsection.
1.
Each employer that becomes subject to an electronic reporting requirement under this subsection shall file its initial report under this subsection for the quarter during which the employer becomes subject to the reporting requirement.
no later than the 60th day after the effective date of this subdivision ....
Once an employer becomes subject to a reporting requirement under this subsection, it shall continue to file its reports under this subsection unless that requirement is waived by the department.
[LRB inserts date].
SECTION 10.
The department shall make additional reports each quarter, which shall be submitted no later than the end of the month following each such quarter, for each succeeding quarter ending after the date of the initial report.
108.17 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
3.
108.17 (7) (a) Each employer whose net total contributions paid or payable under this section for any 12-month period ending on June 30 are at least $10,000 shall pay all contributions under this section by means of electronic funds transfer beginning with the next calendar year, unless the employer demonstrates good cause for not being able to pay contributions by electronic funds transfer.
Subdivision 1.
The department shall determine by rule what constitutes good cause, for purposes of this subsection.
does not apply beginning on the date that the project is considered complete, as determined by the joint committee on finance.
Once an employer becomes subject to an electronic payment requirement under this paragraph, the employer shall continue to make payment of all contributions by means of electronic funds transfer unless that requirement is waived by the department.
S ECTION 8.
SECTION 11.
895.476 of the statutes is created to read:
108.205 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
895.476 Civil liability exemption;
108.205 (2) Each employer of 25 or more employees, as determined under s.
exposure to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19.
108.22 (1) (ae), that does not use an employer agent to file its reports under this section shall file the quarterly report under sub.
(1) In this section:
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(a) “COVID-19” means the infection caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or by any viral strain originating from SARS-CoV-2, and conditions associated with the infection.
(b) “Entity” means a partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, tribal government, tribal entity, or other legal entity, including a school, institution of higher education, or nonprofit organization.
“Entity” includes an employer or business owner, employee, agent, or independent contractor of the entity, regardless of whether the person is paid or an unpaid volunteer.
“Entity” includes an employer covered under ch.
108.
(2) Beginning March 1, 2020, an entity is immune from civil liability for the death of or injury to any individual or damages caused by an act or omission resulting in or relating to exposure, directly or indirectly, to the novel coronavirus identified as SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 in the course of or through the performance or provision of the entity's functions or services.
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S ECTION 8 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the act or omission involves reckless or wanton conduct or intentional misconduct.
S ECTION 11 SENATE BILL 1 not being able to file reports electronically.
(4) Immunity under this section is in addition to, not in lieu of, other immunity granted by law, and nothing in this section limits immunity granted under any other provision of law, including immunity granted under s.
The department shall determine by rule what constitutes good cause, for purposes of this subsection.
893.80 (4).
An employer that becomes subject to an electronic reporting requirement under this subsection shall file its initial report under this subsection for the quarter during which the employer becomes subject to the reporting requirement.
S ECTION 90Nonstatutory provisions.
Once an employer becomes subject to the reporting requirement under this subsection, the employer shall continue to file its quarterly reports under this subsection unless that requirement is waived by the department.
(1) C IVIL LIABILITY EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN ENTITIES.The immunity and limitation on recovery of damages under s.
SECTION 12.0Nonstatutory provisions.
895.476 applies retroactively to all claims, except that it does not apply to actions filed before the effective date of this subsection.
(1) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE;
(2) FEDERAL EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
ELECTRONIC INTERCHANGE.
(a) Definitions.
The department of workforce development shall submit a notice to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register indicating the date upon which the department is able to implement the treatment of s.
In this subsection, the definitions in s.
108.14 (2e).
108.141 (1) apply.
SECTION 13.0Effective dates.
(b) Secretary may waive compliance.
This act takes effect on the first Sunday after publication, except as follows:
Notwithstanding s.
(1) UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE;
108.141 (1) (c) 1.
ELECTRONIC INTERCHANGE.
b., the secretary of workforce development may waive the prohibition under s.
The treatment of s.
108.141 (1) (c) 1.
108.14 (2e) takes effect on the date specified in the notice published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under ECTION 12 (1) of this act.
b.
that no extended benefit period may begin by reason of a Wisconsin “on" indicator before the 14th week following the end of a prior extended benefit period that was in effect with respect to Wisconsin.
(c) Effective period.
This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2021.
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Action History

  1. Published 2-26-2021

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 2-25-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 4

  3. Presented to the Governor on 2-24-2021

  4. Senator Jacque added as a coauthor

  5. Report correctly enrolled

  6. Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 89, Noes 0, Paired 4

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 34

  12. Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Subeck, B. Meyers, Haywood, Goyke, Neubauer, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hong, McGuire, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vining and Vruwink

  13. Assembly Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 34

  14. Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Subeck, B. Meyers, Haywood, Goyke, Neubauer, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hong, McGuire, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vining and Vruwink

  15. Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 34

  16. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Subeck, B. Meyers, Haywood, Goyke, Neubauer, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hong, McGuire, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vining and Vruwink

  17. Read a second time

  18. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  19. Read first time and referred to calendar of 2-23-2021 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93 (4)

  20. Received from Senate

  21. Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 27, Noes 3

  23. Rules suspended

  24. Ordered to a third reading

  25. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  26. Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11

  27. Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11

  28. Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 11

  29. Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 19, Noes 12

  30. Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 11

  31. Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Carpenter

  32. Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Carpenter

  33. Read a second time

  34. Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Ringhand, Smith, Roys, L. Taylor and Bewley

  35. Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Ringhand, Smith, Roys, L. Taylor and Bewley

  36. Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Larson

  37. Placed on calendar 2-18-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  38. Available for scheduling

  39. Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  40. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  41. Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  42. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  43. Executive action taken

  44. Public hearing held

  45. Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  46. Introduced by Joint Committee on Finance

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on · 3 voted No

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Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 36000
Democrat 17000
Unaffiliated 36000
Total 89000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (89)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Yea
BOWEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRAL-GUEVA — Yea
CONLEY — Yea
CONSIDINE — Yea
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Yea
HINTZ — Yea
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KUGLITSCH — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Yea
MOORE OMOKUN — Yea
MYERS — Yea
OHNSTAD — Yea
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Yea
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Yea
ROZAR — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SHELTON — Yea
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Yea
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 27 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10002
Democrat 5300
Republican 12000
Total 27302
% of votes cast 84%9%0%6%
How each member voted (32)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
ROTH — Yea
BERNIER — Yea
BEWLEY — Yea
KOOYENGA — Yea
DARLING — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
ERPENBACH — Yea
PETROWSKI — Yea
RINGHAND — Yea
AGARD — Not Voting
COWLES — Not Voting
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Yea
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Yea
Roys, Kelda Democrat Yea
Smith, Jeff Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Yea
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Subjects

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