Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs
Senate Bill 446
Relating to: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation.
By Senators Roth, Kooyenga, Risser, Miller, Fitzgerald, Bernier, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Hansen, Kapenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Schachtner, L. Taylor, Testin, Tiffany, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Skowronski, Sinicki, Allen, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brostoff, Considine, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Fields, Gruszynski, Gundrum, Hebl, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Jagler, James, Katsma, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Magnafici, B. Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pope, Ramthun, Riemer, Rodriguez, Sargent, Shankland, Sortwell, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, Summerfield, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vruwink, Wittke, Zamarripa, Zimmerman and Felzkowski.
September 23, 2019 Referred to Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs
October 22, 2019 Public Hearing Held
Present: (5) Senator Petrowski; Senators Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Senator Roger Roth - 19th Senate District
· Chuck Konsitzke - UW MIA Recovery and Identification Program
· Torrey Tiedeman - UW MIA Recovery and Identification Program
· Al Labelle - Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
· Brad Burt
· Jeri Berry
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Sen. Dale Kooyenga - 5th Senate District
· Joseph Hines - Wisconsin Veterans of Foreign Wars
· Terry Whipple - Volk Field Community Council
· Sen. Mark Miller - 16th Senate District
· Ray Cross - UW-System
· Mike "Gunner" Furgal - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
· Rep. Ken Skowronski - 82nd Assembly District
· Ryan Wubben
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
January 08, 2020 Executive Session Held
Present: (5) Senator Petrowski; Senators Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Marklein, seconded by Senator Hansen that Senate Bill 446 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (5) Senator Petrowski; Senators Marklein, Cowles, Carpenter and Hansen.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0
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Derek Punches
Committee Clerk
