AB582

AB582 AB582
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

Assembly Bill 582
Relating to: military honors funerals for veterans and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Brandemuehl, Musser, Spillner, Gundrum, Kestell, Montgomery, Ryba, Hahn, Nass, Pettis, Rhoades, Waukau, Goetsch, Hasenohrl, Sykora, Owens, Plale, Coggs, Turner, Skindrud, Albers, Plouff, Gunderson, Huber, Kreuser, Lassa, Hundertmark, Ladwig, Seratti, Huebsch, Handrick, Boyle, Underheim, Reynolds, Kreibich, Carpenter, Schneider, Hutchison, Suder, Gard, Gronemus, J. Lehman, Ott, Riley, Morris-Tatum, Bock, Hoven, Meyer, Vrakas, Hubler, La Fave, Petrowski, Travis, Johnsrud, Pocan, Ward, Jensen, Kelso, Black, Wieckert, Porter and Miller; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Risser, Fitzgerald, Grobschmidt, Schultz, Darling, Wirch, Drzewiecki, Roessler, Farrow, Breske, Welch, Zien, Rude, A. Lasee, Jauch, George, Huelsman, Lazich, Shibilski, Decker, Erpenbach, Burke and Clausing.

November 5, 1999 Referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.

December 8, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Representatives Musser, Hundertmark, Sykora, Petrowski, Ryba and Plouff.
Absent: (3) Representatives Pettis, Boyle and Kreuser.

Appearances for
· Rep. David Brandemuehl, 49th District
· Senator Rod Moen, 31st District
· Sec. Ray Boland, DVA
· MG James Blaney, WDMA
· Connie Ryan, WI Funeral Homes Directors Assoc.
· Arthur Herbison, WI American Legion
· Lyla Drewes, Madison Veterans Council
· John Kusenberger, Rock Co. VSO
· LTC (R) Tom Christianson, Self
· Harlan Grove, Am. Legion Post 333
· David Deane, American Legion

Appearances against
· None

Appearances for Information Only
· William Abbot, Madison Veterans Firing Squad
· Kenneth Brown, WI CVSO Assoc.
· Marvin Freedman, VVA

Registrations for
· John Scocos, Self
· Bill Byrne, Self
· Ron Weiss, Self
· Bonnie Moser, WI NG Enlisted Assoc.
· John Hahn, Self
· Patrick Fuller, Self
· Ken Grant, Army National Guard
· LTC Terry McArdle, WI DMA
· Bill Klosten, Self
· Deborah Rice, United Women Veterans
· Ralph Shannon, Madison Veterans Firing Squad
· Larry Danielson, WI VFW
· Dale Hundt, VFW Member
· Larry Olson, WDMA
· Dan Schmitz, DAV
· Gale Chase, American Legion

Registrations against
· None

January 25, 2000 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representatives Musser, Hundertmark, Pettis, Sykora, Petrowski, Ryba, Boyle, Kreuser and Plouff.
Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Boyle, seconded by Representative Ryba, that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (9) Representatives Musser, Hundertmark, Pettis, Sykora, Petrowski, Ryba, Boyle, Kreuser and Plouff.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0


Moved by Representative Boyle, seconded by Representative Ryba, that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (9) Representatives Musser, Hundertmark, Pettis, Sykora, Petrowski, Ryba, Boyle, Kreuser and Plouff.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0


Moved by Representative Plouff, seconded by Representative Boyle, that Assembly Bill 582 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Hundertmark, Pettis, Sykora, Petrowski, Ryba, Boyle, Kreuser and Plouff.
Noes: (1) Representative Musser.
Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 1, Absent 0





MARLENE REINEKING
Committee Clerk