Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on State Affairs
Assembly Bill 367
Relating to: loan for the purchase of the Verso Paper Mill in the city of Wisconsin Rapids.
By Representatives Krug, Edming, Snyder, Callahan, Rozar, Spiros, VanderMeer, James and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Felzkowski and Ballweg.
May 27, 2021 Referred to Committee on State Affairs
June 02, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (11) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros, Knodl, Brooks, Schraa, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Vorpagel and Sinicki.
Appearances For
· Sen. Patrick Testin - 24th Senate District
· Rep. Scott Krug - 72nd Assembly District
· Rep. James Edming - 87th Assembly District
· Michael Bablick - City of Park Falls - Mayor
· Don Peterson - WI Wood Marketing Team
· Henry Schiencbeck - GLTDA
· Dennis Schoeneck - Time Professinals Co-op
· Dean Veneman - City of Wisconsin Rapids
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Mike Rehrson - Washburn Co. Forester
· Scott Suder - WI Paper Council
· Holly Felly
· Heidi Brantmeier
· Rebekah Luedtlce - WI County Forests Assn.
· Tim Walters - Walters Brothers Lumber
· Shane Blaser - Wisconsin Rapid - Mayor
· John Bergin - Technical and Investor LLC
· Toni Engstrom
· Mike Albrecht - Albrecht Trucking LLC
· Tari Johns - United Way of South Wood / Adams Counties
· Jane Carlson
· Christopher Gumz
· Justin Boykins
· Tim Mitchell - United Steelworkers Local 94 - President
· Dean Bowe - County Forest Admistrator - Lincoln County
· Norman Bickford - WI County Forests Assn. - President
· Rebecca Luedtke - WI County Forests Assn. - Executive Director
· Robert Wunrow
· Debra Franz
· Mike Pavlik - United Steelworkers Local 294 - President
· Vern Krolow - Krolow Logging LLC
· Chadwick Stelmacher
· Travis Paulsrud - Paulsrud Expressx LLC
· Kathleen Lorbiecki
· Brian Hanson
· Matt Berdan
· Calvin Lorbiecki
· Mason Lorbiecki
· Eric Sosin
· Nicole Sobczak
· Tim Novitski
· Brian Schweitzer
· Darin Duncan
· Patrick Smith - Florence County Forest Adminstrator
· Craig Broeren - Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools - Superintendant
· James Swanke - Swanke Timberland Ltd
· Thomas Bohn - Bohn Trucking & Excavating Inc
· Miranda Lockman
· Matt Jensen
· John Gummerson - Mid-State Equipment
· Marvin Sekorski
· Scott Pane - American Loggers Council
· Jason Nichols - Burnett County Forest & Parks
· Steve Kariainen - Prime Time Forestry LLC
· Max Ericson - Ericson Logging
· Randolph Lockman - Sonoco Board Mill
· Mike Fardner - Sawyer County/Lac Courte Oreilles Economic Devopment Corp
· Chris Frank - Frank's Logging
· Aaron Matticks
· Steve Barczi - Rynish Forestry Inc
· Scott Bowe
· Scot Jenkins - Consolidated Co-op
· Lanee Pliml - Wood County Board - Chairman
· Jackie Bowe - JLB Design
· Tate VanDeVoort
· Tim Burdick
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
June 08, 2021 Executive Session Held
Present: (13) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros, Knodl, Brooks, Schraa, Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Spiros, seconded by Representative Summerfield that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (8) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros, Knodl and Brooks.
Noes: (4) Representatives Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 4
Moved by Representative Spiros, seconded by Representative Tauchen that Assembly Bill 367 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (9) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Vorpagel, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Summerfield, Spiros, Knodl, Brooks and Schraa.
Noes: (4) Representatives Sinicki, Pope, Ohnstad and McGuire.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 4
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Taylor Corkran
Committee Clerk
