Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Colleges and Universities

Assembly Bill 639

Relating to:  the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation.

By Representatives Skowronski, Sinicki, Spiros, Tusler, Hesselbein, Emerson, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Kerkman, Spreitzer, Bowen, Dittrich, Mursau, Wichgers, Shankland, Vruwink, Neubauer, Conley, Subeck, Horlacher, Ortiz-Velez, Riemer, Kurtz, Armstrong, B. Meyers, Snodgrass, Allen, Hebl, Andraca, Hong, Ohnstad, Thiesfeldt, Drake, Shelton, James, Considine, S. Rodriguez, Vining, Stubbs, Haywood, Anderson, Baldeh, Penterman, Macco, Edming, Tittl, Milroy, Summerfield, Billings, Brostoff, Cabrera, Doyle, Goyke, Hintz, McGuire, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Pope, Schraa, Wittke and Plumer; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Carpenter, Kooyenga, Bewley, Agard, Feyen, L. Taylor, Smith, Ringhand, Wirch, Larson, Pfaff, Johnson and Felzkowski.

October 21, 2021        Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

January 26, 2022         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (14)      Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Hesselbein, Shankland, Anderson and Stubbs.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Emerson.

Appearances For

·      State Representative Christine  Sinicki - 20th Assembly District

·      State Representative Ken Skowronski - 82nd Assembly District

·      Ryan  Wubben - UW-Madison MIA

·      Chuck Konsitzke - UW-Madison MIA

·      Greg Eirch - Department of Wisconsin American Legion

·      Paul Fisk - American Legion

·      Al  Labelle - DAV

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Deej Lundgren - UW System

·      Crystal Potts - UW-Madison

·      Jack O'Meara - PROFS, UW-Madison Faculty

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 08, 2022           Executive Session Held

Present:       (13)      Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Duchow and Shankland.

Moved by Representative Hesselbein, seconded by Representative Emerson that Assembly Bill 639 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (13)   Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0

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Michael Moscicke

Committee Clerk