Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Workforce Development
Assembly Bill 938
Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law, requiring an audit to be conducted by the Legislative Audit Bureau, requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits, and authorizing the secretary of administration to transfer employees from any executive branch agency to the Department of Workforce Development for certain purposes.
By Representatives Armstrong, Petryk, Penterman, August, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, James, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Oldenburg, Petersen, Plumer, Schraa, Snyder, Sortwell, Steffen, Tittl, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Born; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Bernier, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Marklein, Nass and Stroebel.
January 31, 2022 Referred to Committee on Workforce Development
February 08, 2022 Public Hearing Held
Present: (12) Representative Petryk; Representatives Dittrich, Gundrum, Edming, Murphy, Oldenburg, Rozar, Armstrong, Shankland, Sinicki, Andraca and Drake.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Representative Dave Armstrong
· Chase Martin - Opportunity Solutions Project
· Chris Reader - IRG Action Fund
· Brian Dake - Wisconsin Independent Businesses
Appearances Against
· Gabe Dieguez - Legal Action Wisconsin
· Brenda Lewison - Legal Action of Wisconsin
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Kathy Kilgore - Wisconsin Hotel and Lodging Association
· Bill Smith - National Federation of Independent Businesses
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 10, 2022 Executive Session Held
Present: (12) Representative Petryk; Representatives Dittrich, Gundrum, Edming, Murphy, Oldenburg, Rozar, Armstrong, Shankland, Sinicki, Andraca and Drake.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Murphy, seconded by Representative Armstrong that Assembly Bill 938 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (8) Representative Petryk; Representatives Dittrich, Gundrum, Edming, Murphy, Oldenburg, Rozar and Armstrong.
Noes: (4) Representatives Shankland, Sinicki, Andraca and Drake.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 4
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BJ Dernbach
Committee Clerk
