Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Housing and Real Estate

Assembly Bill 606

Relating to: creating a sales tax exemption for materials used to construct workforce housing developments or to conduct workforce housing rehabilitation projects.

By Representatives Pronschinske, Summerfield, Armstrong, Kitchens, Moses, Penterman, Petryk and Tranel; cosponsored by Senator Feyen.

October 08, 2021        Referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

October 12, 2021        Public Hearing Held

Present:       (10)      Representative Summerfield; Representatives Allen, Brooks, Pronschinske, Murphy, Kitchens, Penterman, Haywood, Emerson and Ortiz-Velez.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Rep. Treig Pronschinske - 92nd Assembly District

·      Sen. Dan Feyen - 18th Senate District

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      James Bohl - City of Milwaukee

Registrations For

·      Samantha Stohlman - Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin

·      Michael Welsh - Wisconsin Economic Development Association

·      Cori Lamont - Wisconsin Realators Association

·      Tom Larson - NAIOP Wisconsin

Registrations Against

·      Dan Bahr - Wisconsin Counties Association

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

October 19, 2021        Executive Session Held

Present:       (10)      Representative Summerfield; Representatives Allen, Brooks, Pronschinske, Murphy, Kitchens, Penterman, Haywood, Emerson and Ortiz-Velez.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Kitchens, seconded by Representative Brooks that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (10)   Representative Summerfield; Representatives Allen, Brooks, Pronschinske, Murphy, Kitchens, Penterman, Haywood, Emerson and Ortiz-Velez.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Penterman, seconded by Representative Brooks that Assembly Bill 606 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (6)     Representative Summerfield; Representatives Brooks, Pronschinske, Murphy, Kitchens and Penterman.

Noes:     (4)     Representatives Allen, Haywood, Emerson and Ortiz-Velez.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 4

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Alex Braaten

Committee Clerk