Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Small Business Development

Assembly Bill 498

Relating to: the fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions.

By Representatives Edming, Tauchen, Bernier, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Horlacher, Kitchens, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Novak, Quinn, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Steffen, Summerfield, Tranel and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Testin, L. Taylor, Darling, Marklein, Olsen and Tiffany.

September 13, 2017    Referred to Committee on Small Business Development

December 19, 2017     Public Hearing Held

Present:       (13)      Representative Tauchen; Representatives Edming, Tranel, Hutton, Allen, Duchow, VanderMeer, Skowronski, Sargent, Zamarripa, Billings, Kolste and Crowley.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Swearingen and Summerfield.

Appearances For

·      James Edming - 87th District

·      Patrick Testin - 24th Senate District

·      Chancellor Bernie Pattserson - UW-Stevens Point

·      Amelia  Huep - Student Entrepuers

·      Jake Smith - UW Madison

·      Jon Eckhardt - UW madison

·      Bekhzod Khoshimov - UW Madison

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Bill Smith - NFIB

·      Michael  Welsh - WI Economic Development Associaiton

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

January 11, 2018         Executive Session Held

Present:       (15)      Representative Tauchen; Representatives Edming, Tranel, Hutton, Allen, Swearingen, Summerfield, Duchow, VanderMeer, Skowronski, Sargent, Zamarripa, Billings, Kolste and Crowley.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Sargent, seconded by Representative Zamarripa that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (5)     Representatives Sargent, Zamarripa, Billings, Kolste and Crowley.

Noes:     (10)   Representative Tauchen; Representatives Edming, Tranel, Hutton, Allen, Swearingen, Summerfield, Duchow, VanderMeer and Skowronski.

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 10

Moved by Representative Tranel, seconded by Representative Summerfield that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (15)   Representative Tauchen; Representatives Edming, Tranel, Hutton, Allen, Swearingen, Summerfield, Duchow, VanderMeer, Skowronski, Sargent, Zamarripa, Billings, Kolste and Crowley.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Edming, seconded by Representative Swearingen that Assembly Bill 498 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (15)   Representative Tauchen; Representatives Edming, Tranel, Hutton, Allen, Swearingen, Summerfield, Duchow, VanderMeer, Skowronski, Sargent, Zamarripa, Billings, Kolste and Crowley.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0

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Craig Arrowood

Committee Clerk