Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Tourism

Assembly Bill 388

Relating to: establishing the Wisconsin commission for the United States semiquincentennial commission to coordinate the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

By Representatives Vos, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rozar, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Vorpagel, Vruwink and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Ballweg, Darling, Felzkowski, Stroebel and Wanggaard.

June 08, 2021              Referred to Committee on Tourism

June 10, 2021              Public Hearing Held

Present:       (15)      Representative Tranel; Representatives Swearingen, VanderMeer, Magnafici, Kitchens, Mursau, Summerfield, Tauchen, Plumer, Dallman, Stubbs, Vruwink, Haywood, L. Myers and Snodgrass.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Tittl.

Appearances For

·      Speaker Robin Vos - 63rd Assembly District

·      Kathy  Still - WI Dept. of Veteran Affairs

·      Chris Kolakowski - WI Dept. of Veterans Affairs

·      CEO Christian Overland  - WI Historical Society

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·    Senator Chris Kapenga - State Senate Dist. 5

·         Chairman Daniel DiLella – US Semiquincentennial Commission

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

June 16, 2021              Executive Session Held

Present:       (16)      Representative Tranel; Representatives Swearingen, VanderMeer, Tittl, Magnafici, Kitchens, Mursau, Summerfield, Tauchen, Plumer, Dallman, Stubbs, Vruwink, Haywood, L. Myers and Snodgrass.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Plumer, seconded by Representative Vruwink that Assembly Bill 388 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (16)   Representative Tranel; Representatives Swearingen, VanderMeer, Tittl, Magnafici, Kitchens, Mursau, Summerfield, Tauchen, Plumer, Dallman, Stubbs, Vruwink, Haywood, L. Myers and Snodgrass.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0

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Jeff Curry

Committee Clerk