Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

Senate Bill 303

Relating to: registration and the scope of practice of interior designers and granting rule-making authority.

By Senators Kapenga, Johnson, Craig, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Stubbs, Gundrum, Knodl, Macco and Rohrkaste.

June 21, 2019              Referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

September 10, 2019    Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Kapenga; Senators Craig, LeMahieu, Johnson and Hansen.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Architect Melissa Destree - Interior Design Peers

·      Interior Architecture Student Halle Laverdure - UW-Stevens Point

·      Lecturer Wendy Redeker - UWSP Interior Designer

·      Robin Stroebel - Interior Designers

·      Abigail Wilson - IIDA HQ

·      Senator Chris Kapenga

Appearances Against

·      Chris Klein - ACEC WI

·      Jennifer Lehrke - AIA Wisconsin

·      William Babcock - Wisconsin Society of Architects

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Workplace Environment Consultant Vanessa Weidner - Vanessa Weidner

·      Amanda Christoph - Interior Designers

·      Senior interior designer Sonia Pelot

·      Director of interior design and branding Michelle Schildgen - IIDA Interior Designers in WI

·      Director Of Design Services Verna Shavlik - Interior Design

·      Jodie Thill

·      Workplace Environment Consultant Dani Sutter - Dani Suttrt

·      Workplace Environment Consultant Pamela Cramer - Pamela

·      Interior Designer Julia Goetzka - Bill 303

·      Workplace Environment Manager Cynthia Glaeden-Knott

·      Interior Designer Jerilyn Alsum - Jerilyn Alsum

·      Stephanie Anderson - Interior design

·      Interior designer Stephanie Paap

·      Interior Designer Anna Janke - Interior Design Profession

·      Victoria Pfeiler

·      Ellen Sweeney

·      Interior Designer Sandy Gordon - ASID

·      Senior Interior Designer Julie Murphy Agnew - Interior Designers

·      Galit Hayes - Registered Interior Designer

·      Senior Interior designer Amy Nagy - Interior Designers

·      Ashley Pias

·      Design Manager Jennifer Doede

·      Interior Designer Bill Beaudreau

·      Erin Ugowski

·      Kevin Sorg - Interior design

·      Jessie Simonis

·      Fellow American Society of Interior Designers Hollie Schick - Interior Designers

·      Melinda Poull

·      Representative Cody Horlacher - 33rd Assembly District

·      Stacy Wieme - Interior Designers

·      Deb Alton - Interior Designers

·      MR AL BACHMANN - Self

·      Interior Designer Rebecca Brown - IIDA

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

October 24, 2019        Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Kapenga; Senators Craig, LeMahieu, Johnson and Hansen.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Craig, seconded by Senator Johnson that Senate Bill 303 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (4)     Senator Kapenga; Senators Craig, LeMahieu and Johnson.

Noes:     (1)     Senator Hansen.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 1

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Jeff Sherman

Committee Clerk