Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Energy and Utilities
Assembly Bill 476
Relating to: lead testing of potable water sources in certain schools; providing loans for lead remediation in certain schools; and providing an exception to referendum restrictions for lead remediation.
By Representatives Thiesfeldt, C. Taylor, Kitchens, Pope, Anderson, Ballweg, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Emerson, Fields, Gruszynski, Haywood, Kolste, Kulp, Milroy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Novak, Ohnstad, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Vining, Vruwink and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Johnson, Petrowski, Miller, Carpenter, Feyen, Larson, Olsen, Risser, Smith, L. Taylor, Testin and Wirch.
September 26, 2019 Referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
February 04, 2020 Public Hearing Held
Present: (15) Representative Kuglitsch; Representatives Steffen, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Petersen, Tauchen, Tranel, Oldenburg, Petryk, Neylon, Vorpagel, B. Meyers, Subeck, Stuck and Fields.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Crowley.
Appearances For
· Rep. Jeremy Thiesfeldt - 52nd Assembly District
· Sen. Rob Cowles - 2nd Senate District
· Sen. LaTonya Johnson - 6th Senate District
· Jennifer Giegerich - Wisconsin Conservation Voters
· Sam Baron - Maher Water Corporation
· Dr. Elizabeth Neary - UW School of Medicine & Public Health
· Carly Michiels - Clean Wisconsin
· Dr. Heather Paradis - Children's Wisconsin
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· John Forester - School Administrators Alliance
Registrations For
· Nicole Hudzinski - American Heart Association
· Gary Goyke - 130 Lakewood Blvd
· Pastor Cindy Crane - Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin
· James Bohl - City of Milwaukee
· Megan Severson - Wisconsin Environment
· Dr. Kiri Sunde
· Dr. Elma Sia
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· Chris Kulow - Wisconsin Association of School Board
· Grant Huber - WI Department of Public Instruction
· Lisa Olson - WI Department of Health Services
March 26, 2020 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Garrett Huffman
Committee Clerk
