SB288

SB288 SB288
Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs

Senate Bill 288
Relating to: military honors funerals for veterans and making an appropriation.
By Senator Moen, Risser, Breske, Decker, Burke, Fitzgerald, Lazich, Grobschmidt, Wirch, Baumgart, Roessler, Clausing, Schultz, Darling, Drzewiecki, Farrow, Welch, Rude, Zien, Jauch, George, A. Lasee, Huelsman, Erpenbach, Shibilski, Cowles; cosponsored by Representative Brandemuehl, Musser, Turner, Waukau, Grothman, Meyerhofer, Porter, Hahn, Riley, Bock, J. Lehman, Albers, Goetsch, Petrowski, Plouff, Ladwig, Kelso, Sykora, Seratti, Hasenohrl, Spillner, Gundrum, Kestell, Montgomery, Ryba, Nass, Pettis, Rhoades, Owens, Plale, Coggs, Skindrud, Gunderson, Huber, Kreuser, Lassa, Hundertmark, Huebsch, Handrick, Boyle, Underheim, Reynolds, Kreibich, Carpenter, Schneider, Hutchison, Suder, Gard, Gronemus, Ott, Morris-Tatum, Hoven, Meyer, Vrakas, Hubler, La Fave, Travis, Johnsrud, Pocan, Ward, Jensen, Black, Wieckert, Miller.

November 10, 1999 Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.

December 8, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach and Drzewiecki.
Absent: (2) Senators Welch and Rude.

Appearances for
· Ray Boland, WI Department of Veterans Affairs
· Representative David Brandemuehl, 49th District
· MG Jim Blaney, WI Department of Military Affairs
· Arthur Herbison, American Legion State Commander
· Connie Ryan, WI Funeral Directors Assn.
· Senator Rod Moen, 31st District

Appearances against
· None.

Appearances for Information Only
· Kenneth Brown, CVSO Assn. of WI
· Marvin Freedman, Vietnam Veterans of America

Registrations for
· Representative Jim Kreuser, 64th District
· Representative Terry Musser, 92nd District
· Senator Brian Burke, 3rd District
· Larry Olson, Dept. of Military Affairs
· LTC Terry McArdle, WI Dept. of Military Affairs
· LK Danielson, VFW Dept. of WI
· John Kusenberger, Rock County CVSO
· Bill Byrne, Fort McCoy
· Harlan Grove, Columbus
· Gale Chase, American Legion
· David Deana, American Legion
· Tom Christianson, Sun Prairie
· Bonnie Moser, WI National Guard Enlisted Assn.

Registrations against
· None.

February 9, 2000 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (7) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator Moen, seconded by Senator Drzewiecki, that Senate Amendment 1 be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (7) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 0


Moved by Senator Drzewiecki, seconded by Senator Breske, that Senate Bill 288 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (7) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 0






Committee Clerk