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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on State Affairs

Assembly Bill 717
Relating to: the number of Class “B" licenses that may be issued to certain small brewers.
By Representatives Underheim, Grothman, Kedzie, Owens, Kaufert and Walker; cosponsored by Senators Roessler and Ellis.

February 8, 2000 Referred to committee on State Affairs.

February 29, 2000 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (7) Representatives Skindrud, Handrick, Petrowski, Leibham, M. Lehman, Young and Williams.
Absent: (2) Representatives Coggs and Wood.

Appearances for
· Gregg Underheim, State Representative
· Carol Roessler, State Senator
· Eliot Butler, The Great Dane Pub & Brewing Company
· Heidi Supple, Fox River Brewing Company
· Jay Supple Fox River Brewing Company
· Mike Bieser, Milwaukee Ale House
· Kathi Kilgore, Wisconsin Restaurant Association

Appearances against
· Tom Sheforgen, Wisconsin Wholesale Beer Distributors

Appearances for Information Only
· John Evans, Department of Revenue

Registrations for
· David Bookstaff, JT Whitney's Pub & Brewery

Registrations against
· Scott Stenger, Tavern League of Wisconsin




March 22, 2000 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (8) Representatives Skindrud, Handrick, Petrowski, Leibham, M. Lehman, Young, Williams and Wood.
Absent: (1) Representative Coggs.



Moved by Representative M. Lehman, seconded by Representative Leibham, that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Skindrud, Handrick, Petrowski, Leibham, M. Lehman, Young, Williams and Wood.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Coggs.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1


Moved by Representative M. Lehman, seconded by Representative Handrick, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Skindrud, Handrick, Petrowski, Leibham, M. Lehman, Young, Williams and Wood.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Coggs.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1


Moved by Representative M. Lehman, seconded by Representative Leibham, that Assembly Bill 717 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Skindrud, Handrick, Petrowski, Leibham, M. Lehman, Young, Williams and Wood.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Coggs.

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





Alan Colvin
Committee Clerk