Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Ways and Means

Senate Bill 18

Relating to: limiting the property tax exemption for hospitals to exclude health and fitness centers.

By Senators Decker, Rude, Moen, Wineke and Weeden; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, R. Young, Urban, Musser and Plale.

January 27, 1998 Referred to committee on Ways and Means.

February 18, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (15) Representatives M. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Sykora, Owens, Seratti, Huebsch, F. Lasee, Wood, Black, Krug, R. Young, Turner, Ziegelbauer and Morris-Tatum.

Absent: (1) Representative Powers.

Appearances for

· Rep. John Ainsworth, 6th Assembly District

· Sen. Russ Decker, 29th Senate District

· John Meyer, WI Assoc of Assessing Officers

· Peter Weissenfluh, City of Milwaukee

· Micheal Higgins, Kenosha, WI

· Micheal Birkley, WPT, Inc.

· Doug Johnson, WI Merchants Fed.

· Ray O'Connor, Waukesha Athletic Club

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Bill Smith, WI Chapt National Federation of Ind Businesses

· Joanne Ricca, WI State AFL-CIO

· Gail Sumi, WI Alliance of Cities

· Kathy Bull, League of WI Municipalities

Registrations against

· Scott Peterson, WI Health & Hospital Assoc.

February 25, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (14) Representatives M. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Sykora, Owens, Seratti, Powers, Wood, Black, Krug, R. Young, Turner, Ziegelbauer and Morris-Tatum.

Absent: (2) Representatives Huebsch and F. Lasee.

Moved by Representative Krug, seconded by Representative R. Young, that Senate Bill 18

be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes: (14) Representatives M. Lehman, Jeskewitz, Goetsch, Sykora, Owens, Seratti, Powers, Wood, Black, Krug, R. Young, Turner, Ziegelbauer and Morris-Tatum.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (2) Representatives Huebsch and F. Lasee.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 2

Andrew Nowlan

Committee Clerk