Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources

Senate Bill 488

Relating to: representations concerning cheese.

By Senators Clausing, A. Lasee, Decker, Burke, Zien and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Gronemus, Hahn, Plouff, Musser, Hasenohrl, Bock, Goetsch, Black, Baumgart and L. Young.

March 4, 1998 Referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.

March 4, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Senators Clausing, Wirch, A. Lasee and Zien.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Senator Alice Clausing, 10th Senate District

· Bob Denman, WI Farmers Union, Chippewa Falls

· Mark A. Kastel, American Raw Milk Producers & Family Farm Defenders, LaFarge

· Darin Von Ruden, Westby

· Will Beitlich, Stoddard

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· Terri Wenger, WI Department of Agriculture, Trade, & Consumer Protection

Registrations for

· Paul Zimmerman, WI Farm Bureau, Madison

· Bill Wenzel, WI Rural Development Center, Mount Horeb

· John Umhoefer, WI Cheesemakers, Madison

· Brad Legreid, WI Dairy Products Association, Middleton

Registrations against

· None.

March 4, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (4) Senators Clausing, Wirch, A. Lasee and Zien.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator A. Lasee, seconded by Senator Wirch, that Senate Substitute Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (4) Senator Clausing, Wirch, A. Lasee and Zien.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Senator Wirch, seconded by Senator Zien, that Senate Bill 488

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (4) Senators Clausing, Wirch, A. Lasee and Zien.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 0

Randy Romanski

Committee Clerk