Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Local Government

Assembly Bill 887

Relating to: an addition to the 2021-23 Authorized State Building Program for the construction of additional columbarium units at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

By Representatives Swearingen, Wittke, Vos, Born, Billings, Novak, Brooks, Emerson, James, Mursau, Plumer, Pope, Schraa, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, VanderMeer and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Jacque, Wanggaard, Ringhand, Ballweg and Carpenter.

January 21, 2022         Referred to Committee on Local Government

February 02, 2022       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (9)        Representative Novak; Representatives Gundrum, Duchow, Skowronski, Brooks, Macco, Spreitzer, Baldeh and Conley.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Representative Rob Swearingen - 34th Assembly District

·      Donald Placidi - Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

·      Don Grande - Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Representative Robert Wittke - 62nd Assembly District

·      Kathy Still - Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

·      Laura Larsen - Wisconsin Department of Administration

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 08, 2022       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 Skowronski, seconded by Representative Spreitzer that Assembly Bill 887 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (9)     Representative Novak; Representatives Gundrum, Duchow, Skowronski, Brooks, Macco, Spreitzer, Baldeh and Conley.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0

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Nolan Bursch

Committee Clerk