Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Ways and Means

Assembly Bill 659

Relating to: increasing a political subdivision's levy limit upon the subtraction of territory from a tax incremental financing district.

By Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Kuglitsch, Quinn, Spreitzer, Steffen and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Feyen and Stroebel.

November 20, 2017    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

November 30, 2017    Public Hearing Held

Present:       (14)      Representative Macco; Representatives Katsma, Kerkman, Novak, Steffen, Jacque, Bernier, Petersen, Hutton, Sargent, C. Taylor, Ohnstad, Doyle and Spreitzer.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Kulp and Zimmerman.

Appearances For

·      Rep. Amy Loudenbeck - 31st Assembly District

·      Mike Harrigan - WEDA

·      Todd Schmidt - Village of Waunakee

·      Bill Burns - City of Middleton

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Michael Welsh - WEDA

·      Sen. Jerry Petrowski - 29th Senate District

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

December 14, 2017     Executive Session Held

Present:       (11)      Representative Macco; Representatives Katsma, Kerkman, Novak, Jacque, Bernier, Petersen, Hutton, Sargent, C. Taylor and Spreitzer.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (5)        Representatives Steffen, Kulp, Zimmerman, Ohnstad and Doyle.

Moved by Representative Jacque, seconded by Representative Spreitzer that Assembly Bill 659 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (12)   Representative Macco; Representatives Katsma, Kerkman, Novak, Jacque, Bernier, Petersen, Hutton, Zimmerman, Sargent, C. Taylor and Spreitzer.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 0

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Benjamin Joniaux

Committee Clerk