Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Transportation
Assembly Bill 248
Relating to: pedestrians crossing railroads.
By Representatives Magnafici, Brandtjen, Billings, Callahan, Doyle, Edming, Horlacher, B. Meyers, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Pronschinske, Rozar, Skowronski, Tittl, VanderMeer and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senator Bernier.
April 08, 2021 Referred to Committee on Transportation
April 27, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (14) Representative Plumer; Representatives Spiros, Vorpagel, Thiesfeldt, Skowronski, Ramthun, Brooks, Callahan, Rozar, Considine, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Shelton and Snodgrass.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Sanfelippo.
Appearances For
· Rep. Gae Magnafici
· Arnold Groehler - Wisconsin Trappers Association
· Tony Blatter - Wisconsin Conservation Congress
· Mike Kuhr - Wisconsin Trout Unlimited
· Dan Trawicki - Safari Club
· George Meyer - Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
· Marc Schultz - La Crosse County Conservation Alliance
Appearances Against
· Chuck Schulz - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer & Trainmen
· William (Andy) Hauck - SMART - TD
· Rick Hauser - SMART - TD
· Peter Kammer - Wisconsin Railroads Association
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Rep. Loren Oldenburg
· Rep. Treig Pronschinske
· Sherry Quamme - Mississippi River Parkway Commission
· Wes Domine - Buffalo County Conservation Alliance
· Bob Welch - Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association
· Mark LaBarbers
Registrations Against
· Gary Goyke - All Aboard Wisconsin
· Erik Varela - Union Pacific
· Joe Strohl - BNSF Railway
· Lydia Bjorge - BNSF Railway
· Ken Lucht - WATCO Railroad
· Arielle Giordano - Canadian Pacific Railroad
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
March 10, 2022 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Mary Curry
Committee Clerk
