Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications
Senate Bill 566
Relating to: state 911 telecommunications services, police and fire protection fee imposed on certain communications services, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
By Senators Leibham, Gudex, L. Taylor, Harsdorf, Lazich, Lassa, Lehman, Tiffany and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Schraa, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Doyle, Endsley, Hintz, Kaufert, Kestell, Kleefisch, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, Murphy, A. Ott, Petryk, Ripp, Shankland, Smith, Swearingen and Weatherston.
February 05, 2014 Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications
March 05, 2014 Public Hearing Held
Present: (7) Senator Farrow; Senators Gudex, Lasee, Kedzie, Wirch, Harris and Shilling.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Joe Leibham - Senator - 9th Senate District
· Paul Tittl - Representative - 25th Assembly District
· Brent Oleson - Sheriff - Badger State Sheriffs Association
· Shelby Schmidt - WI-NENA
· Peggy Feider - Sheboygan County
· Keith Kesler - Douglass County 911
· Jan Victorson - Bayfield County
· Dale Wiegand - Door County
· Tim Herlache - City of Sturgeon Bay
· John Dejung - APCO/NENA of Wisconsin
· Peter Kammer - Wisconsin Telecommunications Association
· Patrick Fucik - Sprint
· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf - Wisconsin Counties Association
· Nicole Hudzinski - American Heart Association
Appearances Against
· Doug Pettit - Chief - Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association
· Curt Witynski - League of Wisconsin Municipalities
· Eric Haar - Trempealeau County Emergency Management
· Cullen Peltier - Brown County Public Safety
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Mickey Beil - Dane County
· Bob Welch - N'Sight
· Tim Ullman - Door County
· Kathryn Schauf - Sauk County
· Matt Phillips - Verizon Wireless
· Lorenzo Cruz - Century Link
· Jay Loeffler - LaCrosse County Emergency Services
· Tom Genthner - Kenosha Joint Service
· Michael Blodgett - Kenosha Joint Services
· Joshua Nielsen - Kenosha Joint Services
· Chris Kunkle - TW Telecom
· Michael Welsh - U.S. Cellular
· Drew Petersen - TDS
· Tom Fonfara - T-Mobile
Registrations Against
· Tom Frank - Chief - Cedarburg Police Department
· Peter Hoell - Chief - Village of Germantown
· Dennis Nosei - Chief - Wisconsin Chiefs of Police
· Jennifer Gonda - City of Milwaukee
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 08, 2014 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Scott Rausch
Committee Clerk
