Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Transportation
Assembly Bill 648
Relating to: operation of agricultural vehicles on highways and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Ripp, Bies, Born, Brooks, Czaja, Danou, Endsley, Jagler, Kahl, Krug, Kulp, T. Larson, Murphy, Mursau and A. Ott; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Moulton and Olsen.
January 22, 2014 Referred to Committee on Transportation
January 28, 2014 Public Hearing Held
Present: (13) Representative Ripp; Representatives Thiesfeldt, A. Ott, Sanfelippo, Endsley, T. Larson, Kaufert, Kulp, Bernard Schaber, Vruwink, Doyle, Riemer and Kolste.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Spiros and Danou.
Appearances For
· Karen Gefvert - Farm Bureau
· Kevin Krentz - Farm Bureau
· Rick Stadelman - Wisconsin Towns Association
· Daniel Bahr - Wisconsin Counties
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association; Wisconsin Potato and Veg. Growers Association; Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association; Wisconsin Pork Association; Wisconsin Soybean Association
· Dan Roe - Wisconsin Soybean Association
· Steve Duwe - WI Corn Growers Association
· Bob Welch - Wisconsin Corn Growers Association
· Casey Kelleher - WCGA
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· Jeff Lyon - DATCP
· Tom Rhatican - Department of Transportation
· Nate Yahn - Department of Transportation
· Joan Ballweg - Representative - 41st Assembly District
· Gary Manke - Midwest Equipment Dealers Association
· Bill McCoshen - Dairy Business Association
· Tom Bressner - Wisconsin Agri-Business Association
· Christophe Jeanroy - Kuhn North America
· Mike Irish - Brillion Farm Equipment/Landoll Corp.
· James Buchen - WMC; Association of Equipment Manufacturers; Farm Equipment Manufacuturers Association
· George Whitaker - CNH America
· Roy Lemments
· Richard Kraus
· Kathy Vande Kinter
Registrations For
· Chris Lindstrom - Maxville Truck and Repair
· Robert Karls - Wisconsin Soybean Association
Registrations Against
· Todd Wolff
· Tim Willfahrt
· Pat Altmann
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 08, 2014 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Elisabeth Portz
Committee Clerk
