Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Workforce Development

Assembly Bill 712

Relating to: exempting employers from keeping records of the hours of employment of an employee who is exempt from the overtime pay requirement and who is not compensated on an hourly rate basis.

By Representatives Born, Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Jacque, Jagler, Kestell, Knodl, Kulp, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Murtha and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Farrow, S. Fitzgerald and Grothman.

January 31, 2014         Referred to Committee on Workforce Development

February 04, 2014       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (13)      Representative Loudenbeck; Representatives Pridemore, Bernier, Kuglitsch, Born, Weatherston, Kulp, Ringhand, Billings, Barnes, Kolste, Shankland and Wachs.

Absent:       (3)        Representatives Petryk, Knodl and Severson.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Representative Mark Born - 39th Assembly District

·      Chris Reader - WMC

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Joe Handrick - DWD

Registrations For

·      Kyle O'Brien - WI Hospital Association

·      Sen. Paul Farrow - 33rd Senate District

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 06, 2014       Executive Session Held

Present:       (14)      Representative Loudenbeck; Representatives Petryk, Pridemore, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Born, Weatherston, Kulp, Ringhand, Billings, Barnes, Kolste, Shankland and Wachs.

Absent:       (2)        Representatives Bernier and Severson.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Knodl, seconded by Representative Kuglitsch that Assembly Bill 712 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (14)   Representative Loudenbeck; Representatives Petryk, Pridemore, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Born, Weatherston, Kulp, Ringhand, Billings, Barnes, Kolste, Shankland and Wachs.

Noes:     (0)     None.

Absent:  (2)     Representatives Bernier and Severson.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0

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Lonna Morouney

Committee Clerk