AB801

AB801 AB801
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Campaigns and Elections
Assembly Bill 801
Relating to: campaign financing, official action in return for providing or withholding political contributions, services, or other things of value, lobbying regulation, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, staffing of the elections board, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
By Representatives Travis, Meyerhofer, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Carpenter, Cullen, Hebl, J. Lehman, Miller, Musser, Plouff, Reynolds, Schooff, Sinicki, Steinbrink, Turner and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Ellis, Erpenbach, Cowles, George, M. Meyer, Decker, Harsdorf, Moen, Plache, Robson, Schultz and Wirch.

February 12, 2002 Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.

February 14, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Representatives Freese, Ladwig, Stone, J. Fitzgerald, Travis and Pocan.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Senator Michael Ellis, Lead Senate Sponsor
· Rep. Dave Travis, Author
· Mike McCabe, Executive Director WI Democracy Campaign

· Jay Heck, Executive Director Common Cause in WI

Appearances against

· Brandon Rettke, WEAC

Appearances for Information Only

· Rep. Marc Duff

Registrations for
· Rep. Tim Carpenter
· Rep. David Cullen
· Rep. Peter Bock
· Rep. Dean Kaufert

· Jennifer Sunstrom, WI Counties Association

Registrations against

· None.

February 19, 2002 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (6) Representatives Freese, Ladwig, Stone, J. Fitzgerald, Travis and Pocan.

Absent: (0) None.

March 14, 2002 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Terri S. Griffiths
Committee Clerk