Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
Assembly Bill 302
Relating to: establishing a veteran farmer assistance and outreach program and creating a veteran farmer logotype.
By Representatives Goyke, E. Brooks, Bernier, Bowen, Anderson, Novak, Skowronski, Tranel, Sanfelippo, VanderMeer, Krug, Schraa, Wichgers, Mursau, Ripp, Ott, Genrich, Kolste, Spiros, Pope, Kerkman, Sargent, Kulp, Hebl, Vruwink, Tauchen, Petryk, Riemer, Considine, Mason, Tittl, Subeck, Kremer, Katsma, Quinn, Summerfield, Snyder, Crowley, Jagler, Thiesfeldt, Sinicki and Edming; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Ringhand, Cowles, Feyen, Hansen, Harsdorf, Olsen, L. Taylor, Vinehout, Wanggaard and Wirch.
May 08, 2017 Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
June 08, 2017 Public Hearing Held
Present: (14) Representative Skowronski; Representatives VanderMeer, Petryk, Allen, Edming, Nerison, Summerfield, Ott, Tittl, Weatherston, Hesselbein, Sinicki, Goyke and Riemer.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Milroy.
Appearances For
· Rep Evan Goyke - Wisconsin State Assembly
· Senator Patrick Testin - SD24
· Dan Smith - WI Dept. Of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection
· Kathy Marchman - DVA
· Tony Kurtz - Self
· Brian Sales - Growing Power/Green Veterans
· Shea Zastrow - Green Veterans and Everything Grows
· William Sims - Center for Veteran Issues, National Association For Black Veterans
· Saul Newton - WI Veterans and Chamber of Commerce
· Mike Furgal - Foreign Wars (VAW)
· Steven Acheson
· Renee Scampini - The Institute for Urban Agriculture & Nutrition
· Tara Johnson - UW Extension
· Nick Levendofsky - WI Farmers Union
· Travis Skattum
· Representative Evan Goyke
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Senator Janis Ringhand
· Representative Ed Brooks - Assembly District 50
· Mike Olmsted - Veterans at Blackhawk Tech College
· John Manske - Cooperative Network
· Rob Richard - Farm Bureau
· Bill Murphy - 1st District, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Soybean Association
· John Jacobsen - Wisconsin Property Tax Payers Incorporation
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Pork Association
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
June 22, 2017 Executive Session Held
Present: (15) Representative Skowronski; Representatives VanderMeer, Petryk, Allen, Edming, Nerison, Summerfield, Ott, Tittl, Weatherston, Hesselbein, Milroy, Sinicki, Goyke and Riemer.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Edming, seconded by Representative VanderMeer that Assembly Bill 302 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (15) Representative Skowronski; Representatives VanderMeer, Petryk, Allen, Edming, Nerison, Summerfield, Ott, Tittl, Weatherston, Hesselbein, Milroy, Sinicki, Goyke and Riemer.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0
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Justin Phillips
Committee Clerk
