Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Local Government
Assembly Bill 189
Relating to: expanding applicability of the room tax, making substantive and technical changes to the local room tax, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Kitchens, Billings, Krug, Dallman, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Mursau, L. Myers, Novak, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Jacque and Ringhand.
March 23, 2021 Referred to Committee on Local Government
April 15, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (6) Representative Novak; Representatives Gundrum, Skowronski, Brooks, Spreitzer and Conley.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (3) Representatives Duchow, Macco and Baldeh.
Appearances For
· Representative Joel Kitchens - 1st Assembly District
· Senator Joan Ballweg - 14th Senate District
· Curtis Witynski - League of Wisconsin Municipalities
· Kim Roberts - Door County Tourism Zone Commission
· John Van Lieshout - Door County Tourism Zone Commission
· Julia Hertel - Destinations Wisconsin
· Kathi Kilgore - Wisconsin Hotel and Lodging Association
· Jon Jossart - Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Dells Visitor & Convention Bureau
· Erik Knight - Association of Wisconsin Tourism Attractions
· Bill Elliott - Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association
· Susan Quam - Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
May 18, 2021 Executive Session Held
Present: (9) Representative Novak; Representatives Gundrum, Duchow, Skowronski, Brooks, Macco, Spreitzer, Baldeh and Conley.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Gundrum, seconded by Representative Macco that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (9) Representative Novak; Representatives Gundrum, Duchow, Skowronski, Brooks, Macco, Spreitzer, Baldeh and Conley.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Spreitzer, seconded by Representative Duchow that Assembly Amendment 2 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (9) Representative Novak; Representatives Gundrum, Duchow, Skowronski, Brooks, Macco, Spreitzer, Baldeh and Conley.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Macco, seconded by Representative Gundrum that Assembly Bill 189 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (9) Representative Novak; Representatives Gundrum, Duchow, Skowronski, Brooks, Macco, Spreitzer, Baldeh and Conley.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0
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Nolan Bursch
Committee Clerk
