Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
Assembly Bill 154
Relating to: creating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day.
By Representatives Snyder, Tusler, Spiros, Billings, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Edming, Hong, Kitchens, Krug, Moses, Murphy, Ortiz-Velez, Petryk, Shankland, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vorpagel, Vruwink and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Wimberger, Carpenter, Bradley, Cowles, Jacque, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Smith and Wirch.
March 10, 2021 Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
April 29, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (12) Representative Skowronski; Representatives VanderMeer, Sortwell, Tittl, Allen, James, Summerfield, Petryk, Riemer, Sinicki, Milroy and Hesselbein.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Edming.
Appearances For
· Rep. Snyder - bill's author
· Senator Petrowski, - bill's author
· Nao Shova Bee Yang - WI Lao Veteran's Association
· Rep. Hong
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Rep. Snodgrass
· Paul Fisk - American Legion
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 29, 2021 Executive Session Held
Present: (11) Representative Skowronski; Representatives VanderMeer, Tittl, Allen, James, Summerfield, Petryk, Riemer, Sinicki, Milroy and Hesselbein.
Absent: (1) Representative Sortwell.
Excused: (1) Representative Edming.
Moved by Representative Tittl, seconded by Representative Sinicki that Assembly Bill 154 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (11) Representative Skowronski; Representatives VanderMeer, Tittl, Allen, James, Summerfield, Petryk, Riemer, Sinicki, Milroy and Hesselbein.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 0
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Virginia Mueller
Committee Clerk
