Record of Committee Proceedings
Joint Committee on Finance
January 2021 Special Session Assembly Bill 1
Relating to: transactions with the Department of Workforce Development under the unemployment insurance law, funding for unemployment insurance modernization efforts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By joint committee on Finance, by request of Governor Tony Evers.
February 17, 2021 Referred to Joint Committee on Finance
February 17, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (16) Senator Marklein; Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Kooyenga, Felzkowski, Bernier, Ballweg, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Katsma, Zimmerman, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Goyke and Neubauer.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Rep. Mark Born
· Sen. Dan Feyen
· Secretary Designee Amy Pechacek - Department of Workforce Development
· Mark Reihl - Department of Workforce Development
· Neeraj Kulkarni - Department of Workforce Development
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· None.
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 17, 2021 Executive Session Held
Present: (16) Senator Marklein; Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Kooyenga, Felzkowski, Bernier, Ballweg, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Katsma, Zimmerman, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Goyke and Neubauer.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Born, seconded by Senator Marklein that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for introduction.
Ayes: (15) Senator Marklein; Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Kooyenga, Felzkowski, Bernier, Ballweg, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Katsma, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Goyke and Neubauer.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Goyke, seconded by Representative Neubauer that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for introduction.
Ayes: (15) Senator Marklein; Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Kooyenga, Felzkowski, Bernier, Ballweg, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Katsma, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Goyke and Neubauer.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Goyke, seconded by Representative Neubauer that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (4) Senators Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Goyke and Neubauer.
Noes: (11) Senator Marklein; Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Kooyenga, Felzkowski, Bernier and Ballweg; Representatives Loudenbeck, Katsma, J. Rodriguez and Kurtz.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION, Ayes 4, Noes 11
Moved by Representative Born, seconded by Senator Marklein that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (15) Senator Marklein; Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Kooyenga, Felzkowski, Bernier, Ballweg, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Katsma, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Goyke and Neubauer.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Born, seconded by Senator Marklein that January 2021 Special Session Assembly Bill 1 be recommended for passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to S. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes.
Ayes: (15) Senator Marklein; Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Kooyenga, Felzkowski, Bernier, Ballweg, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Katsma, J. Rodriguez, Kurtz, Goyke and Neubauer.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED, WITH EMERGENCY STATEMENT ATTACHED, PURSUANT TO S. 16.47 (2), WISCONSIN STATUTES RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0
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Joe Malkasian
Committee Clerk