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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Assembly Bill 847
Relating to: documentation of agricultural credit transactions and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Gronemus, Freese, Petrowski, Ryba, Seratti, Plouff, Ott, Sykora, Pettis, Albers, Goetsch and Porter; cosponsored by Senators George and Schultz.

March 7, 2000 Referred to committee on Consumer Affairs.

March 22, 2000 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (10) Representatives Hahn, Skindrud, Musser, Urban, Ott, Jeskewitz, Pocan, Hasenohrl, Miller and Hebl.
Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Representative Barbara Gronemus
· Bill Oemichen, Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection
· Jim Rabbitt, Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection
· Ronald Huppert, Arkansaw, WI
· John Andrews, Arkansaw, WI
· John Catutria, Arkansaw, WI

Appearances against
· John Manske, WI Federation of Cooperatives
· Mike Miller, Farm Credit Services

Appearances for Information Only
· None.

Registrations for
· None.

Registrations against
· Doug Johnson, WI Merchants Federation
· Michael Vaughan, WI Bankers Association

March 22, 2000 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (10) Representatives Hahn, Skindrud, Musser, Urban, Ott, Jeskewitz, Pocan, Hasenohrl, Miller and Hebl.
Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Musser, seconded by Representative Hahn, that LRB-a1943 be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (10) Representatives Hahn, Skindrud, Musser, Urban, Ott, Jeskewitz, Pocan, Hasenohrl, Miller and Hebl.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 0, Absent 0


Moved by Representative Musser, seconded by Representative Jeskewitz, that LRB-a1943 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Hahn, Skindrud, Musser, Ott, Jeskewitz, Pocan, Hasenohrl and Hebl.
Noes: (2) Representatives Urban and Miller.
Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 2, Absent 0


Moved by Representative Musser, seconded by Representative Jeskewitz, that Assembly Bill 847 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (9) Representatives Hahn, Skindrud, Musser, Ott, Jeskewitz, Pocan, Hasenohrl, Miller and Hebl.
Noes: (1) Representative Urban.
Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 1, Absent 0





Michael Garibay
Committee Clerk