Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions

Assembly Bill 35

Relating to: the minimum number of persons required on train crews, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Dobyns, Schneider, Lorge, Hahn, Ourada, Black, M. Lehman, Musser, Johnsrud, Ryba, Albers, Bock, Freese, Ziegelbauer, Gunderson, Murat, Boyle, Vander Loop, Seratti, Baumgart, La Fave, Plale, Plouff, Meyer, Huber, Olsen, Baldwin, F. Lasee, Urban, Hanson, Hoven, Powers, Schafer, Linton, Riley, Huebsch, Gronemus, L. Young, Zukowski, Kunicki and Travis; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Wineke, Rude, Wirch, Schultz, Risser, Grobschmidt, C. Potter, Moore and George.

May 29, 1997 Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.

July 29, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING CANCELLED

September 9, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Decker, Zien and Farrow.

Absent: (2) Senators Moore and Darling.

Appearances for

· Rep. John Dobyns, Author of AB 35

· Robert L. LaGesse, UTU

· Tim Deneen, United Transportation Union Local #312

· Keith Luebke, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

· Michael Doyle, UTU Conductors/Train Men

· Tom Dwyer, UTU

· Rodney Kreunen, OCR

Appearances against

· Richard White, Wisconsin Central Ltd.

· Jim Wolfe, AMTRAK-Intercity

· Sam Gratz, Wisconsin Railroad Committee

· Dan Hampston, Wisconsin Central Ltd.

· Jim Kirkus, Wisconsin Central Ltd.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Kelly Kennedy, Attorney General Doyle

· Joanne Ricca, Wi State AFL-CIO

· Sen. Risser

· Joe Strohl, Prof. Fire Fighters of WI

· Virginia Dennis, United Transportation Union

· State Rep. Gene Hahn

Registrations against

· Patrick Stevens, WI Manufacturers and Commerce

October 14, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION - POLLING

Present: (7) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator Plache, that Assembly Bill 35

be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes: (7) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 0

John G. Anderson

Committee Clerk