AB44

AB44 AB44
Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Labor and Agriculture
Assembly Bill 44
Relating to: authorizing the payment of different prices to producers for milk based on specified criteria.
By Representatives Ward, Ainsworth, Freese, Gronemus, Hahn, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Kedzie, Kestell, Kreibich, La Fave, Montgomery, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Plale, Seratti, Starzyk, Sykora and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senator S. Fitzgerald.

June 14, 2001 Referred to Committee on Labor and Agriculture.

September 25, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Senators Hansen, Decker, Baumgart and Harsdorf.

Absent: (1) Senator A. Lasee.

Appearances for
· Rep. David Ward - 37th AD
· Rep. Al Ott - 3rd AD
· John Norton - DATCP

· John Umhoefer - Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association

Appearances against
· Bob Denman - Wisconsin Farmers Union

· James Tostenson, Fremont

Appearances for Information Only

· Bruce Jones - UW-Madison

Registrations for

· Paul Zimmerman - Wisconsin Farm Bureau

Registrations against

· None.

March 1, 2002 EXECUTIVE SESSION (BY POLLING)

Moved by Senator Hansen, seconded by Senator Harsdorf, that Assembly Bill 44

be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes: (4) Senators Hansen, Baumgart, A. Lasee and Harsdorf.
Noes: (1) Senator Decker.

Absent: (0) None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 1, Absent 0

Lisa Ellinger
Committee Clerk