Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Energy and Utilities
Assembly Bill 583
Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for services performed during a disaster period by electric cooperatives or telecommunications utilities.
By Representatives Quinn, Edming, Genrich, Horlacher, Kitchens, Kolste, Krug, Kuglitsch, Ripp, Skowronski, Spiros, Summerfield, Tauchen, Zepnick and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Olsen, Testin and Bewley.
October 24, 2017 Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
January 09, 2018 Public Hearing Held
Present: (14) Representative Kuglitsch; Representatives Steffen, Rodriguez, Weatherston, Petersen, Tauchen, Tranel, Petryk, Neylon, Genrich, Sargent, Stuck, Meyers and Crowley.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Jarchow.
Appearances For
· Rep Romaine Quinn - 75th Assembly District
· Beata Wierzba - Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association
· Dallas Sloan - Barron Electric Cooperative
· Jay Porter - Adams-Columbia Electic Cooperative
· Bill Esbeck - Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association
· Bobb Webb - Nsight
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Rep Josh Zepnick - 9th Assembly District
· Ethan Giebel - Cooperative Network
· Steve Freeze - Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association
· Nathan Franklin - Dairyland Power Cooperative
· Drew Petersen - TDS
· Lila Shower - Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
January 17, 2018 Executive Session Held
Present: (13) Representative Kuglitsch; Representatives Steffen, Rodriguez, Weatherston, Petersen, Tauchen, Tranel, Petryk, Neylon, Sargent, Stuck, Meyers and Crowley.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Jarchow and Genrich.
Moved by Representative Tauchen, seconded by Representative Weatherston that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (13) Representative Kuglitsch; Representatives Steffen, Rodriguez, Weatherston, Petersen, Tauchen, Tranel, Petryk, Neylon, Sargent, Stuck, Meyers and Crowley.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Meyers, seconded by Representative Rodriguez that Assembly Bill 583 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (13) Representative Kuglitsch; Representatives Steffen, Rodriguez, Weatherston, Petersen, Tauchen, Tranel, Petryk, Neylon, Sargent, Stuck, Meyers and Crowley.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0
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Garrett Huffman
Committee Clerk
