Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Energy and Utilities
Assembly Bill 595
Relating to: Public Service Commission certificates for certain activities; tampering with telecommunications or electric wires; regulation of pay telephone service providers and cable television telecommunications service providers; accident reporting by telecommunications utilities; the definition of transmission facility; availability of public utility rate schedules; and rule-making procedures.
By Representatives Kuglitsch, Bies, Kahl, Kleefisch, Kulp, Ohnstad and Petryk; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Farrow and Schultz.
January 03, 2014 Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
January 09, 2014 Public Hearing Held
Present: (10) Representative Kuglitsch; Representatives Jacque, Weininger, Severson, Neylon, Petersen, Zepnick, Hulsey, Kahl and Shankland.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative T. Larson.
Appearances For
· Mike Kuglitsch - Rep. - 84 Assembly District
· Rob Cowles - Sen. - 2nd Senate District
· R.J. Pirlot - PSC Chairman Montgomery
· Dennis Meyer - Expera
· Todd Stuart - WI Industrial Energy Group (WIEG)
· Tom Scharff - New Page/ Consolidated Power Co.
· Scott Suder - Wisconsin Paper Council
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Sheryl Albers - Sen. Dale Schultz
· Adam Raschka - Xcel Energy
· Adam Raschka - Wisconsin Cable Communications Association
· Bill Esbeck - Wisconsin State Telecommunications Associations
· Kent Disch - AT&T
· Drew Petersen - TDS
· Kira Loehr - CUB
· Beata Kalies - Cooperative Network
· John Sumi - Madison Gas and Electric
· Eric Bott - WMC
· Kristin Gilkes - Alliant Energy
· Chris LaRowe - WPS
· John Sumi - Madison Gas and Electric
· Matt Bromley - Customers First Coalition
· Eric Bott - WMC
· Joel Haubrick - We Energies
· Kristin Gilkes - Alliant Energy
· Bill Skewes - WI Utilities Association (WUA)
· Zak Bloom - Municipal Electric Utilities
· Eric Bott - WMC
· Kristin Gilkes - Alliant Energy
· John Garvin - American Transmission Co. (ATC)
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
January 15, 2014 Executive Session Held
Present: (10) Representative Kuglitsch; Representatives T. Larson, Jacque, Weininger, Neylon, Petersen, Zepnick, Hulsey, Kahl and Shankland.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Severson.
Moved by Representative Petersen, seconded by Representative Hulsey that Assembly Bill 595 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (10) Representative Kuglitsch; Representatives T. Larson, Jacque, Weininger, Neylon, Petersen, Zepnick, Hulsey, Kahl and Shankland.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Severson.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 0
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Matt Spencer
Committee Clerk
