Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Agriculture and 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 24, 2021              Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Tourism

October 06, 2021        Public Hearing Held

Present:       (7)        Senator Ballweg; Senators Marklein, Testin, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Senators Petrowski and Bernier.

Appearances For

·      Senator Chris Kapenga

·      Chris Kolakowski - WDVA

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Kathy Still - Wis. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

·      Rep Ron Tusler - Ad 3

·      Legislative liaison Kate Easton - The WI Historical Society

·      Speaker Robin Vos - 63rd assembly district

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

October 13, 2021        Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot

Present:       (9)        Senator Ballweg; Senators Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by  that Assembly Bill 388 be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes:     (9)     Senator Ballweg; Senators Marklein, Testin, Petrowski, Bernier, Pfaff, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Smith.

Noes:     (0)     None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0

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David Specht-Boardman

Committee Clerk