AB827
AB827

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Transportation

Assembly Bill 827
Relating to: the minimum number of railroad employes required to be present in the cab of the lead control locomotive when the railroad train or locomotive is in motion.
By Representatives Hahn, Brandemuehl, Huebsch, Turner, La Fave, Musser, Johnsrud, Suder, Black, Plale, Albers, Sinicki, Seratti, Travis, Young, Porter, Freese, Pocan, Gronemus, Sykora, Boyle and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Risser, Drzewiecki, Rosenzweig, Rude, Erpenbach, Schultz, Cowles, Jauch, Wirch, Plache and Grobschmidt.

March 7, 2000 Referred to committee on Transportation.

March 16, 2000
PUBLIC HEARING HELD


Present: (17) Representatives Brandemuehl, Stone, Hahn, Petrowski, Suder, Townsend, Huebsch, Leibham, Kestell, Lassa, Balow, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Steinbrink, Turner, Young and Sherman.

Absent: (0) None.


Appearances for

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Rep. Gene Hahn, author, 47th Assembly District

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John Dobyns, self

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Michael Doyle, United Transportation Union

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Robert LaGesse, United Transportation Union

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Tim Deneen, United Transportation Union, Local #312

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Jeff Minton, United Transportation Union

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Keith Luebke, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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James Brando, United Transportation Union

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C.W. Berthiaume, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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Jeffrey Bochman, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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James Wathan, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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Michael Glynn, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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George Kohlmeier, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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Timothy Cardinal, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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Doug Yakes, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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J.T. Noyes, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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Thomas P. Dwyer, United Transportation Union


Appearances against

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Brian Sweeney, Burlington Northern/Santa Fe

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Carl Whitt, Wisconsin Central

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Steve Moenke, Canadian Pacific Railway

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John Bergene, Canadian Pacific Railway


Appearances for Information Only

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None.


Registrations for

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Virginia Dennis, United Transportation Union

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Joseph Schesny, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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Joanne Ricca, WI State AFL-CIO

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Ray Wolski, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

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J. Nelson, United Transportation Union


Registrations against

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None.


March 16, 2000
EXECUTIVE SESSION


Present: (17) Representatives Brandemuehl, Stone, Hahn, Petrowski, Suder, Townsend, Huebsch, Leibham, Kestell, Lassa, Balow, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Steinbrink, Turner, Young and Sherman.

Absent: (0) None.


Moved by Representative Gronemus, seconded by Representative Hahn, that
Assembly Amendment 1 (LRB 1866/1)
be recommended for introduction and adoption.


Ayes: (17) Representatives Brandemuehl, Stone, Hahn, Petrowski, Suder, Townsend, Huebsch, Leibham, Kestell, Lassa, Balow, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Steinbrink, Turner, Young and Sherman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.


INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 17, Noes 0, Absent 0



Moved by Representative Hahn, seconded by Representative Kestell, that
Assembly Bill 827
be recommended for passage as amended.


Ayes: (17) Representatives Brandemuehl, Stone, Hahn, Petrowski, Suder, Townsend, Huebsch, Leibham, Kestell, Lassa, Balow, Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Steinbrink, Turner, Young and Sherman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.


PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 17, Noes 0, Absent 0






Sheri Krause
Committee Clerk

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