Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Education

Assembly Bill 159

Relating to: policies regulating the use of electronic smoking devices on school district property.

By Representatives Pope, Kolste, Mason, Milroy, Anderson, Sargent, Berceau, Vruwink, Crowley, Subeck, Billings, Spreitzer, Sinicki, Considine, Wachs and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Miller, L. Taylor and Ringhand.

March 20, 2017           Referred to Committee on Education

September 07, 2017    Public Hearing Held

Present:       (15)      Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Jagler, Rodriguez, Tusler, Mursau, Quinn, Duchow, Wichgers, Pope, Genrich, Considine, Hebl, Bowen and Vruwink.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Zimmerman.

Appearances For

·      Sondy Pope - State Representative

·      Lauren Cnare

·      Randy Radtke - American Lung Assoc. in Wis.

·      Dan Rossmiller - WASB

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Nina Gregerson

Registrations For

·      Deb Kolste - State Representative

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

November 16, 2017    Executive Session Held

Present:       (15)      Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Jagler, Rodriguez, Tusler, Mursau, Quinn, Duchow, Wichgers, Pope, Genrich, Considine, Hebl, Bowen and Vruwink.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Zimmerman.

Moved by Representative Hebl, seconded by Representative Considine that Assembly Bill 159 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (14)   Representative Thiesfeldt; Representatives Kitchens, Jagler, Rodriguez, Mursau, Quinn, Duchow, Wichgers, Pope, Genrich, Considine, Hebl, Bowen and Vruwink.

Noes:     (1)     Representative Tusler.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 1

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Hariah Hutkowski

Committee Clerk