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.