Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary and Labor

Senate Bill 626

Relating to: preemption of city, village, town, or county living wage ordinances with respect to employees who perform work that is funded, in whole or in part, with state funds and preemption of residency requirements for laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on local projects of public works to which the prevailing wage law applies who perform work that is funded with state funds.

By Senator Grothman; cosponsored by Representative Kapenga.

March 03, 2014           Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Grothman; Senators Vukmir, Farrow, Risser and Harris.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Chris Kapenga - Representative - Wisconsin State Assembly

·      Sally Sprenger - SHO

·      Deanna Alexander - Milwaukee County Board

·      Pete Hanson - WI Restaurant Association

·      Irean Jordan

·      Jim Cusack - UBC

·      Steve Baas - MMAC

Appearances Against

·      Joe Parisi - Dane County Executive

·      David  Bowen - Milwaukee County Board

·      John Hendrick - Dane County Board

·      Dennis Ohlahan

·      Roger Buffett - InterFaith Coalition Worker's Justice

·      Lisa Subeck - Madison City Council Member

·      Wayne Olson

·      Joel Lewis - Wausau Community, WI Jobs Now,WWOC

·      Tera Brunner - Advanced Employment

·      Shannon Raisanen

·      Sarah Dierick-Kasdorf - Wisconsin Counties Assn.

·      Maureen McDonnell - Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice

·      Alex Gillis - Worker's United

·      Andy Andre - Self

·      Mike Wilder - WI Jobs Now

·      Mark Clear - Alderman - City of Madison

·      Linea Sundstrom - Self

·      Heidi Wegleitner - Dane County Board

·      Andrew Brenes - United Cerebral Palsy

·      Carousel Byrd - Self

·      Leland Pan - Madison City Council

·      Monique McKinney

·      Amanda Keller

·      Jennifer Epps-Addison - WI Jobs Now

·      Kelley Albrecht - Self

·      Landon Davis - Self

·      Bonnie Margulis - Rabbi - Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice

·      Becky Schigiel - ICWS

·      Patrick Hickey - Self

·      Richard Russell - Self

·      Margan Smith - Advanced Employment

·      Matty O'Dea - Wisconsin Anarchists

·      Kevin Walker - Orion Security

·      Carolyn  Castore - Citizen Action of WI

·      Peter Rickman - WI Jobs Now

·      Rosalyn Wolfe

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Gerhard Luetsdower - Self

·      Bill Smith - NFIB

Registrations Against

·      Jamie Harris

·      Marjorie Kipron

·      Shawn Schey

·      George Scheiffer

·      Angela Pendley

·      Marcus Robinson

·      Roshi Lawrence

·      Dakota Hall - United Council of UW Students

·      Melissa Sargent - Representative - 48th Assembly District

·      Craig Myrton

·      Matthew Zimmerman - WI Jobs Now

·      Devoute Yates

·      Todd Schmitz

·      Christophe Adell

·      Bill Martin - WI Jobs Now

·      Willie Mae Thomas

·      Martha Pincus

·      Maureen Dunn

·      Cornelius Martin

·      Karen Royston

·      Sarah  Wagner

·      Mickey Beil - Dane County

·      Carlos Miranda - Self

·      Tom Millonzi - Teamsters Local 200

·      Kevin Gundlach - South Central Federation of Labor

·      Jennifer Gonda - City of Milwaukee

·      Darold Lowe - Self

·      Gretchen Lowe - Self

·      Sonja Luetschwager - Self

·      James Jensen - Self

·      Cody Misidk - Madison Workers Organization Committee

·      Denise Lowe - Self

·      Morrow James - Self

·      Christine Sinicki - Rep. - 20th Assembly District

·      Mary MoKclar - Self

·      Paulette Harper - Self

·      Genie Ogden - Self

·      Will Gruber - Self

·      LJ Prip - Self

·      Andy Olsen - Self

·      Marina Dimitrijevic - Milwaukee County Board, Chair

·      Kyle Richmond - Dan County Board

·      Chris Taylor - Representative - Wisconsin State Assembly

·      Nneka Akubeze - Self

·      Putneir Hammil - Self

·      Christine Taylor - Self

·      Samatha Masterton - Self

·      Diane Hesselbein - Representative - 79th Assembly District

·      Judith Detert-Moriarty - Self

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 06, 2014           Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Grothman; Senators Vukmir, Farrow, Risser and Harris.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Risser, seconded by Senator Harris that Senate Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (2)     Senators Risser and Harris.

Noes:     (3)     Senator Grothman; Senators Vukmir and Farrow.

SENATE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 3

Moved by Senator Grothman, seconded by Senator Farrow that Senate Bill 626 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (3)     Senator Grothman; Senators Vukmir and Farrow.

Noes:     (2)     Senators Risser and Harris.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2

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Adam Gibbs

Committee Clerk