Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on State Affairs
Assembly Bill 243
Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for certain environmental purposes and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Kitchens, Thiesfeldt, Krug, Armstrong, Cabral-Guevara, Duchow, Edming, James, Knodl, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Marklein, Felzkowski, Ballweg and Feyen.
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
· Rep. Joel Kitchens - 1st Assembly District
· Jason Mugnaini - Sen. Cowles
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Sen. Robert Cowles - 2nd Senate District
· Sen. Howard Marklein - 17th Senate District
· Debi Towns - WI Farm Bureau
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 Vorpagel, seconded by Representative Kuglitsch that Assembly Bill 243 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (7) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros and Schraa.
Noes: (4) Representatives Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 4
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Taylor Corkran
Committee Clerk
