AB121

AB121 AB121
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
Assembly Bill 121
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption on tangible personal property used in the business of farming.
By Representatives Seratti, Friske, Petrowski, Jensen, Albers, Lippert, Krawczyk, Loeffelholz, Ott, Suder, Lassa, Starzyk, D. Meyer, Rhoades, Freese, Ainsworth, J. Fitzgerald, Wasserman, Musser, Pettis, Grothman, Gronemus, McCormick, Skindrud, Wade, Kedzie, Powers, Hundertmark, Kestell, Stone, Gunderson, Ward, Olsen, Plale, Sykora, Kreibich, Owens, Huebsch, Townsend, F. Lasee, Gundrum, Johnsrud, Nass and Underheim; cosponsored by Senators M. Meyer, Shibilski, Breske, George, A. Lasee, Welch, Harsdorf, Roessler, Zien and Schultz.

February 13, 2001 Referred to Joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.

May 4, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Hahn, Kedzie, Hebl, Senators Decker, Breske, Ellis, Secretary Secretary Chandler, Mr.s Mr. Lee and Mr. Vrakas.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Tim Fiocchi, Representative Lorraine Seratti
· Kelli Thompson, WI Agri-Service, WI Pork Producers, WI Potato & Vegetable Growers, WI State Cranberry Growers
· Sandi Cihlar, Cihlar Farms
· JoAnn Maedhi, Dairy 2020
· Jim Ostrom, Tidy View Dairy
· Marc Braun, P.V. Dairy
· Laurie Fischer, Fischer Dairy

· Dan Siemers, Siemers Holsteins

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Representative Gary Sherman, 74th Assembly District
· Paul Zimmerman, WI Farm Bureau
· Representative Stephen Freese, 51st Assembly District
· Representative Eugene Hahn. 47th Assembly District
· John Manske, WI Federation of Co-ops
· Amy Winters, WI Agribusiness Council
· Representative Al Ott, 3rd Assembly District
· Kelly McDowell, WI Landscape Federation

· Ron Statz, NFO

Registrations against

· Alison Kujawa, Wisconsin Counties Assoc.

May 4, 2001 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representatives Hahn, Kedzie, Hebl, Senators Decker, Breske, Ellis, Secretary Secretary Chandler, Mr.s Mr. Lee and Mr. Vrakas.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Hahn, seconded by Representative Kedzie, that Assembly Bill 121

be recommended as good public policy.

Ayes: (9) Representatives Hahn, Kedzie, Hebl, Senators Decker, Breske, Ellis, Secretary Secretary Chandler, Mr.s Mr. Lee and Mr. Vrakas.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

RECOMMENDED AS GOOD PUBLIC POLICY,

Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0

Heather Schubert
Committee Clerk