Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

Senate Bill 174

Relating to: incentive programs for counties and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs, removing inactive FoodShare accounts, expunging unused FoodShare benefits, limiting the number of FoodShare replacement cards, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations.

By Senators Cowles, Kapenga, Craig, Marklein and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Krug, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Katsma, Knodl, Kremer, Murphy, Petersen, Skowronski, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl and Tusler.

April 13, 2017             Referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

June 07, 2017              Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Kapenga; Senators Harsdorf, Craig, Johnson and Vinehout.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Senator Robert Cowles - 2nd State Senate District

·      Representative Andre Jacque - 2nd Assembly District

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Troy Streckenbach - County Executive of Brown County

·      Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf - WI Counties Association

·      Sheriff John Gossage - Brown County Sheriff

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 22, 2018           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Jeff Sherman

Committee Clerk