SB65

SB65 SB65
Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions
Senate Bill 65
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption on tangible personal property used in the business of farming.
By Senators M. Meyer, Shibilski, Breske, George, Schultz, Zien, A. Lasee, Harsdorf, Roessler, Welch and Baumgart; cosponsored by Representatives Seratti, Ott, Musser, Sykora, Plale, Albers, Freese, Lassa, Starzyk, Huebsch, Miller, Rhoades, Suder, Kestell, Olsen, Ward, Kreibich, Owens, Johnsrud, F. Lasee, Townsend, Gundrum, Nass, Ainsworth, Lippert, J. Fitzgerald, Pettis, Grothman, Wasserman, D. Meyer, Wade, Stone, Gunderson, Underheim, Petrowski, Friske, Loeffelholz, Krawczyk, Hundertmark and Jensen.

February 28, 2001 Referred to Joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.

May 4, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Senator Decker, Secretary of Revenue Secretary of Revenue, Senators Breske, Ellis, Representatives Hahn, Kedzie, Hebl and Assistant Attorney General Lee.

Absent: (1) Senator Breske

Appearances for

· Sandi Cihlar, Cihalr Farms
· Jo Ann Maedhe, Dairy 2020
· Tim Fiocchi, Lorraine Seratti
· Kelli Thompson, Wisconsin Agri-Service Association,
Wisconsin Pork Producers Association,
Wisconsin Potato Vegetable Growers
Association, Wisconsin State Cranberry
Association
· Dan Siemers, Siemers Holsteins
· Laurie Fischer, Fischer Dairy
· Marc Braun, F.V. Dairy LLC.

· Jim Ostrom, Tidy View Dairy

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Representative Steve Freese
· Kelly McDowell, Wisconsin Landscape Federation
· Ron Statz, NFO
· Representative Al Ott, self
· Representative Gene Hahn, self
· John Manske, Wisconsin Federation of Coops
· Representative Gary Sherman, self
· Paul Zimmerman, Wisconsin Farm Bureau
· Amy Winters, Wisconsin Agribusiness Council
Wisconsin Christmas Tree Producers
Wisconsin Fertilizer and Chemical Association
· Elmo Wendorf, self
Registrations against

· Allison Kujawa, Wisconsin Counties Association

May 4, 2001 EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD

Moved by Representative Hahn and seconded by Representative
Kedzie, that Senate Bill 65 be recommended as good public policy

as amended by Assembly Committee on Agriculture.

Ayes: (9) Senators Decker, Breske (Polling) and
Ellis, Representatives Hahn, Kedzie and
Hebl, Secretary of Revenue Richard
Chandler, Ms. Monica Burket-Brist,

Ms. Paul Vrakas.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

RECOMMENDED AS GOOD PUBLIC POLICY, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0.

Committee Clerk