Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on State Affairs
Assembly Bill 240
Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for a statewide public safety interoperable communication system, emergency services IP network contracts, a geographic information systems database, and psychiatric treatment beds.
By Representatives James, Loudenbeck, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl, Krug, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Bernier and Felzkowski.
April 02, 2021 Referred to Committee on State Affairs
April 06, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (9) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Summerfield, Spiros, Brooks, Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (4) Representatives Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Knodl and Schraa.
Appearances For
· Sen. Mary Felzkowski - 12th Senate District
· Rep. Jesse James - 68th Assembly District
· Rep. Amy Loudenbeck - 31st Assembly District
· Chief Steve Hansen - State Fire Chiefs and MABIS WI
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Sen. Howard Marklein - 17th Senate District
· John Cronin - 4721 Biltmore Ln
· Chief Matthew Kelm - Chippewa Falls Police Dept.
· Toni Simonson - HSHS
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 07, 2021 Executive Session Held
Present: (11) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros, Schraa, Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Knodl and Brooks.
Moved by Representative Schraa, seconded by Representative Spiros that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (11) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros, Schraa, Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Tauchen, seconded by Representative Spiros that Assembly Bill 240 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (7) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros and Schraa.
Noes: (4) Representatives Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 4
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Taylor Corkran
Committee Clerk
