Senate Record of Committee Proceedings Committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations Assembly Bill 298 Relating to: allowing an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts contributed by a grandparent to a college savings account or a college tuition and expenses program. By Representatives Kreibich, Plale, Jensen, Musser, La Fave, Black, Urban, Richards, Ladwig, Huebsch, Rhoades, M. Lehman, Hahn, Boyle, J. Lehman, Townsend, Wade, Hundertmark, Lassa, Shilling, Gronemus, Freese, Krawczyk, Olsen, Petrowski, Sykora, Kreuser, Coggs, Leibham, Albers, Gunderson, Ryba, Miller, Plouff, Young, Vrakas, D. Meyer, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Wasserman, Seratti, Montgomery, Balow, Powers, Hoven, Berceau, Huber, Nass, Pettis, Suder, Schneider, Walker, Turner, McCormick, Ott, Steinbrink, Skindrud and Owens; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Darling, Burke, S. Fitzgerald, Welch, Plache, Rosenzweig, Roessler, Moen, Risser, Harsdorf, Schultz, M. Meyer, Zien, Huelsman, Hansen, Erpenbach and Baumgart. May 3, 2001 Referred to Committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations. June 6, 2001
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (6) Senators M. Meyer, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Absent: (1) Senator Moore.
Appearances for
· State Senator Richard Grobschimdt, Bill co-author
· Marty Olle, Edvest Program
Appearances against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations for
· State Senator Alberta Darling, 8th District
· State Representative Robin Kreibich, bill author
· David Miller, UW System
· State Senator Fred Risser, 26th Senate District
· Dr. Rolf Wegenke, WI Assn. of Independent Colleges & Universities
Registrations against
· None.
June 8, 2001
EXECUTIVE SESSION-POLLING
Moved by Senator M. Meyer that
LRB s0108/1
be recommended for introduction and adoption.
Ayes: (7) Senators M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 0
Moved by Senator M. Meyer that
Assembly Bill 298
be recommended for concurrence as amended.
Ayes: (7) Senators M. Meyer, Moore, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Ellis, Huelsman and Zien.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.
CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 0