Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Tourism
Assembly Bill 385
Relating to: changes to the local room tax.
By Representatives Bies, Ballweg, Brooks, Clark, Genrich, Kleefisch, Mursau, Murtha, A. Ott, Petersen, Swearingen and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Cowles, Gudex, Hansen, Harsdorf, Lasee, Lehman and Tiffany.
September 23, 2013 Referred to Committee on Tourism
October 02, 2013 Public Hearing Held
Present: (14) Representative Kaufert; Representatives Bies, Czaja, Kleefisch, Born, A. Ott, Swearingen, Ballweg, Billings, Hulsey, Doyle, Hebl, Ohnstad and Hesselbein.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Endsley.
Appearances For
· Garey Bies - Rep. - State Representative - 1st Assembly District
· Amy Harriman - On Behalf of Senator Luther Olsen; 14th Senate District
· Trisha Pugal - Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association
· Lola Roeh - The Osthoff Resort
· Pam Seidl - WI Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus/Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau
· Bob Dove - Bridgewood Resort & Hotel
· Connie Barbian - IDM Group, LLC
· Buck Drossart - The Pointe Hotel & Suites
· Kim Battus - Minocqua Chamber of Commerce
· Greg Swanberg - Wisconsin Restaurant Association
· Thomas Price - AmericInn
· Philip Fritsche - Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce
· Julia Hertel - Wisconsin Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus
· Dave Clements - LaCrosse Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
· John Chastan - Kalahari Resort
· Terri Schulz - Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce
· Kevin Gallagher - Marcus Hotels & Resorts
Appearances Against
· Curt Witynski - League of Wisconsin Municipalities
· Kathy Ehley - Mayor; City of Wauwatosa
· Dennis Jordan - City of Lake Geneva
· Steven Ponto - Mayor; City of Brookfield
· Dan Ertl - City of Brookfield
· Rick Czopp - Town of Brookfield
· Keith Henderson - Town of Brookfield
· Larry MacDonald - Mayor; City of Bayfield
· Danielle Maxwell-Parker - Village of Turtle Lake
· Mike Vandersteen - Mayor; City of Sheboygan
· Mark Clear
· Nick Zavos - City of Madison
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Frank Lasee - Senator - State Senator; 1st Senate District
· Kathi Kilgore - Outdoor Advertising Association of Wisconsin
· Chet Gerlach - Association of Wisconsin Tourism Attractions
· Randy Harden - President - Wisconsin ATV Association
· Kim Heinemann - Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau
· Jason Havey - Hilton of Madison
· Lisa Watts - Sheraton Madison
· Tom Hyslop - Lake Lawn Resort
· Stephanie Bracken - The North Centrol Group - owner/operator of 11 hotels in Wisconsin
· Justin Vermuth - American Resort Development Association
· Jeff Anderson - Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce
· Pat Osborne - Wisconsin Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus
· Verne Shea - Beaver Dam AmericInn
· Emma Dittmann - AmericInn
· Cheryl Price - AmericInn
· Pam Sanderson - Holiday Inn West
· Tammie Carsdenson - Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva
Registrations Against
· Jason Johns - Urban Alliance of Cities
· Forbes McIntosh - Dane County Cities & Villages Association
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 08, 2014 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Adam Field
Committee Clerk
