Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry

Assembly Bill 187

Relating to: an exemption for disabled veterans and recipients of the purple heart medal from the cumulative preference system for issuing wild turkey hunting licenses and tags.

By Representatives Hesselbein, Petryk, Skowronski, Ballweg, Berceau, Bernier, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Considine, Danou, Edming, Hebl, Horlacher, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Kolste, Kulp, T. Larson, Mason, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, Quinn, Ripp, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Vinehout, Bewley, Hansen, Lassa, Marklein, Moulton, Wirch and Harsdorf.

November 12, 2015    Referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining, and Forestry

February 02, 2016       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Tiffany; Senators Roth, Moulton, Wirch and Vinehout.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Representative Dianne Hesselbein - 79th Assembly District

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Senator Jerry Petrowski - 29th Senate District

·      Representative Warren Petryk - 93rd Assembly District

·      George Meyer - Wisconsin Wildlife Federation

·      Jason Johns - VFW, Department of Wisconsin

·      Jason Johns - Military Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Wisconsin

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      Elizabeth Kluesner - WI DNR

April 07, 2016             Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Mitchel Ohly

Committee Clerk