Record of Committee Proceedings

Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions

Assembly Bill 40

Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2013 legislature.

By joint committee on Finance., by request of Governor Scott Walker

February 20, 02013     Referred to Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions

June 12, 2013              Executive Session Held

Present:       (7)        Senator Lasee; Representative August; Senators Tiffany and Lehman; Representatives Honadel and Bernard Schaber; Public Member Chandler.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Public Member Shaul; Public Member Means.

Moved by Representative August, seconded by Representative Honadel to amend Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions rules to allow public committee members to record their votes via telephone..

Ayes:     (7)     Senator Lasee; Representative August; Senators Tiffany and Lehman; Representatives Honadel and Bernard Schaber; Public Member Chandler.

Noes:     (0)     None.

Absent:  (2)     Public Member Shaul; Public Member Means.

MOTION TO AMEND JOINT SURVEY COMMITTEE ON TAX EXEMPTIONS RULES TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO RECORD THEIR VOTES VIA TELEPHONE. RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Moved by Representative August, seconded by Representative Honadel that for Assembly Bill 40 the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions issue its report on AB40 with the following statement of public policy: "The Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions finds that there is good public policy concerning the tax exemptions in Assembly Bill 40."..

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Lasee; Representative August; Senator Tiffany; Representative Honadel; Public Member Chandler.

Noes:     (2)     Senator Lehman; Representative Bernard Schaber.

Absent:  (2)     Public Member Shaul; Public Member Means.

MOTION THAT THE JOINT SURVEY COMMITTEE ON TAX EXEMPTIONS ISSUE ITS REPORT ON AB40 WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY: "THE JOINT SURVEY COMMITTEE ON TAX EXEMPTIONS FINDS THAT THERE IS GOOD PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNING THE TAX EXEMPTIONS IN ASSEMBLY BILL 40.". RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 2

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Committee Clerk