Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Environment
Assembly Bill 315
Relating to: signs informing about Lyme disease in state parks, state trails, state recreational areas, and state forests and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Mursau, Milroy, Anderson, Considine, Crowley, Edming, Emerson, Gruszynski, Hesselbein, Kulp, B. Meyers, Ohnstad, Ott, Pope, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Sargent, Shankland, Sinicki, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Rohrkaste; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Miller, Carpenter, Hansen, Larson, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand and Smith.
June 27, 2019 Referred to Committee on Environment
August 15, 2019 Public Hearing Held
Present: (8) Representative Kitchens; Representatives Oldenburg, Tusler, Novak, Krug, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (4) Representatives Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch and Hebl.
Appearances For
· Robert Cowles - 2nd Senate District
· Nick Milroy - 73rd Assembly District
· Michael McFadzen - Friends of Wisconsin State Parks
· Griffin Austin - none
· Lexy Austin - None
· Tim Fox - Tick IPM Working Group
· Lyric Bartholomay - Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease at UW-Madison
· Alicia Cashman - Madison Lyme Support Group
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· Brigit Brown - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Registrations For
· Todd Ohnstad - 65th Assembly District
· George Meyer - Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
September 03, 2019 Executive Session Held
Present: (12) Representative Kitchens; Representatives Oldenburg, Tusler, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch, Krug, Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Novak, seconded by Representative Hebl that Assembly Bill 315 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (12) Representative Kitchens; Representatives Oldenburg, Tusler, Novak, Kurtz, James, Kuglitsch, Krug, Hebl, Anderson, Shankland and Neubauer.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 0
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Adam Tobias
Committee Clerk
