Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Public Benefit Reform
Assembly Bill 177
Relating to: limiting the foods that may be purchased under FoodShare; requiring a report on the cost to implement and comply with the food limitations; requiring review, updating, and publication of the list of authorized foods; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; and making an appropriation.
By Representatives R. Brooks, Brandtjen, Allen, Czaja, Gannon, Horlacher, Kerkman, Knodl, Kremer, Nygren, Rohrkaste and Petersen; cosponsored by Senators Marklein and Nass.
April 22, 2015 Referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform
April 30, 2015 Public Hearing Held
Present: (14) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Kremer, Craig, Neylon, Krug, Tauchen, Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Schraa.
Appearances For
· None.
Appearances Against
· Kelsey Johnson - Grocery Manufacturers Association
· Jonathan Bader - WISCAP
· Reverend Ellen Rasmussen - WI Faith Voices for Justice Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church
· Nick George - Midwest Food Processors Association
· Maureen Fitzgerald - Hunger Task Force
· Peter Bakken - Wisconsin Council of Churches
· Ryan Wherley
Appearances for Information Only
· Kevin Moore - Dept. of Health Services
· Tamara Jackson - WI Board for People w/ Developmental Disabilities
· Brandon Scholz - WI Grocers Association
Registrations For
· None.
Registrations Against
· Rep. Melissa Sargent - 48th Assembly District
· Rep. Christine Sinicki - 20th Assembly District
· Frank Humphrey
· Ken Taylor - WI Council on Children and Families
· Kelly Albrecht
· Rick Ruecking
· Gary Goyke - WI Community Action Program Associations
· Sarah Wagner
· Thomas Kozlovsky
· Genie Ogden
· Christine Taylor
· Shawn Pfaff - WI Cheese Makers Association
· Shawn Pfaff - WI Agri-Business Association
· David Lee - Feeding Wisconsin
· Jordan Lamb - WI Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
· Jordan Lamb - WI Pork Association
· Mike Murray - WI Alliance for Women's Health
· Kelly McDowell - WI Beverage Association
· Vicky Selkowe - Legal Action of Wisconsin
· Alice O'Connor - WI Retail Merchants Association
· Doug Parrott - Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association
· Peter Christianson - Kraft Food Group, Inc
· Survival Coalition - Survival Coalition
· Wendy Coomer - Kwik Trip
· Cindy Crane - Lutheran Office for Public Policy in WI
· John Huebscher - WI Catholic Conference
· Frank Humphrey - NAACP - Wisconsin
· Martina Rippon
· Irving Smith
· Scot Ross - One Wisconsin Now
· Will Gruber
Registrations for Information Only
· Lisa Pugh - Disability Rights Wisconsin
May 06, 2015 Executive Session Held
Present: (14) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug, Tauchen, Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Craig.
Moved by Representative Goyke, seconded by Representative Kolste that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Kolste, seconded by Representative Goyke that Assembly Amendment 2 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (13) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Krug, Tauchen, Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (1) Representative Neylon.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 1
Moved by Representative Spreitzer, seconded by Representative Goyke that Assembly Amendment 3 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 3 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Jorgensen, seconded by Representative Kolste that Assembly Amendment 4 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (14) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug, Tauchen, Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 4 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Spreitzer, seconded by Representative Kolste that Assembly Amendment 5 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (14) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug, Tauchen, Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 5 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Goyke, seconded by Representative Spreitzer that Assembly Amendment 6 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 6 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Born, seconded by Representative Spreitzer that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 7 be recommended for introduction and adoption.
Ayes: (14) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug, Tauchen, Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 TO ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 7 INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Born, seconded by Representative Spreitzer that Assembly Amendment 7 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (14) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug, Tauchen, Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 7 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Spreitzer, seconded by Representative Goyke that Assembly Amendment 8 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 8 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Jorgensen, seconded by Representative Goyke that Assembly Amendment 9 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 9 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Goyke, seconded by Representative Spreitzer that Assembly Amendment 10 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 10 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Subeck, seconded by Representative Jorgensen that Assembly Amendment 11 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 11 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Jorgensen, seconded by Representative Goyke that Assembly Amendment 12 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 12 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Subeck, seconded by Representative Jorgensen that Assembly Amendment 13 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 13 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Goyke, seconded by Representative Subeck that Assembly Amendment 14 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 14 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Goyke, seconded by Representative Kolste that Assembly Amendment 15 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 15 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Spreitzer, seconded by Representative Goyke that Assembly Amendment 16 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (9) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug and Tauchen.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 16 ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 9
Moved by Representative Tauchen, seconded by Representative Goyke that Assembly Amendment 17 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (14) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Neylon, Krug, Tauchen, Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 17 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Tauchen, seconded by Representative Brandtjen that Assembly Bill 177 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (8) Representative Born; Representatives Kapenga, Brandtjen, Vorpagel, Schraa, Kremer, Krug and Tauchen.
Noes: (6) Representatives Neylon, Jorgensen, Goyke, Kolste, Spreitzer and Subeck.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 6
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John Cronin
Committee Clerk
