Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection
Senate Bill 621
Relating to: legislative redistricting.
By Senator LeMahieu; cosponsored by Representative Vos.
October 20, 2021 Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection
October 28, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (5) Senator Stroebel; Senators Felzkowski, Bradley, Roys and Smith.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu - 9th Senate District
· Speaker Robin Vos - 63rd Assembly District
Appearances Against
· Sachin Chheda - Fair Maps Coalition
· Debra Cronmiller - League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
· Senator Lena Taylor - 4th Senate District
· Robert Yablon
· Matthew Rothschild - Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
· Executive Director Jay Heck - Common Cause Wisconsin
· Tim Cullen - Common Cause Wisconsin
· Calena Roberts - SEIU
· Stephanie Johnson - SEIU
· Rob Haskins - SEIU
· Cheryl Maranto - North Shore Fair Maps
· Nick Levendofsky - Wisconsin Farmers Union
· Jennifer Giegerich - Wisconsin Conservation Voters
· Joan Schwarz - League of Women Voters - Dane County
· Ann Muenster
· Grace Quinn
· Sally Huntington
· Rachel Soliday
· John Henderson
· Jean Henderson
· Conrad Anderson
· Toim White
· Geralyn Leannah
· Patti Herman - Columbia County Fair Maps
· Michael Nichols
· Samuel Schmitt
· Wendy Sue Johnson
· Kathleen Levy
· Robert Malina
· Charlene Warner
· Mark Scheffler
· Terry Schoonover - Fair Maps Coalition
· Deborah Patel - North Shore Fair Maps
· Ellen Ochs - League of Women Voters - Greater Chippewa Valley
· Henry Vekker
· Victor Weirp
· Jean Radtke - Fair Maps Coalition
· Lisa Williams
· Ellen Magee
· Cecile Stelzer-Johnson
· Colleen Robson
· Rebecca Cole
· Lori Toso - Fair Maps Coalition
· Mary Kay Baum - Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
· John Coover
· Charles Uphoff
· Cheyenne Otto - Progress North
· Jade Livingston - Progress North
· Leon Radant - Juneau County Democrats
· Leslie DeMuth
· Steve Bouder
· Jeannine RamRamsey
· Kelly Haslam - League of Women Voters
· Jenelle Ludwig Krause - Western Wisconsin for Nonpartisan Voting Districts
· Maureen Ash - Western Wisconsin for Nonpartisan Voting Districts
· George Jesien - Team Gold
· Maia Pearson - Rise
· Kevin Solomon - Rise
· Lena Eng
· Mike DeRubis - Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition
· Bruce Jamison
· Shirley Smith
· Vicki Avo-Schackmoth
· Cheryl Maplethorpe
· Amanda Peterson
· Louise Mollinger
· Susan Johnson - League of Women Voters - Janesville
· Jane Bengow
· Mark Fuller
· Charles Bradley Jr
· Nancy Hetzel
· Susan Adams - League of Women Voters - Beloit
· Patricia Zody - League of Women Voters - Beloit
· Victoria Hildebrandt
· Janet Brandt - Iowa County Fair Maps
· Myra Enloe
· Jacob Barrows
· Mary Lisa Jordan
· JT Covelli - Moms Demand Gunsense
· Beverly Mazur
· John Calabrese - Our Wisconsin Revolution
· Andy Hauck - Smart - TD
· Joel Jacobson
· Ed Morganroth Jr
· Mark Peters
· Joni Anderson - Our Wisconsin revolution
· Marianne Ewig
· Marc Herstand - National Association of Social Workers - Wisconsin
· Michael Dickman - Take Back Wisconsin
· Haakon Gulbrandsen
· Maureen Plunkett - Wisconsin Unitarian Universalist State Action Network
· Mary Wallace
· Tony Castaneda
· Joshua Platt
· Peggy Haas - Menomonee Falls Action Team
· Steve Books
Appearances for Information Only
· Rick Bradley
Registrations For
· None.
Registrations Against
· Joseph Fritz
· Quinn Marita
· Barbara Peterson - American Association of University Women
· Liz Lusk
· John Roger
· Kathryn Corio - League of Women Voters
· Anneliese Waggoner - League of Women Voters
· Valerie Murphy
· Adrienne Faerber
· Dana Johnson
· Patricia Ryan
· Joy A. E. Morgan - Raging Grannis of Madison
· Cindy Shallig
· Hussein Amah
· Jamie Freier
· Laureen Chagnon
· Shiquita Spencer - SEIU
· Demetrica Shipp - SEIU
· Arielle Yanasak - SEIU
· Rachael Steidl
· Nathan Gray - SEIU
· Julie L Sacther
· Megan O'Halloran
· Emma Czerapodo
· Tom Poppe
· Diane Wais
· Senator Melissa Agard - 16th Senate District
· Raymond Luick
· Paul Sickel - SEIU
· Angela White
· Nicole Riepert - SEIU
· Sathena Gillespie - SEIU
· Rahsahn Rainey - SEIU
· Eric Rahelm - Our Wisconsin Revolution
· Andre Walton - Our Wisconsin Revolution
· William Walter
· Sybil Better
· Christy Brooks - PerSisters
· Jamie K Riebe
· Betsey Caroni
· Sheldon Gross
· Carnestine Moss
· Vicki Berenson - Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
· Tom Dosch
· Bruce Kahn
· Patricia Patterson
· Lauren Koshere
· Ken Eriners - Jefferson County Fair Maps
· E Sweeney
· Nancy Gunder - League of Women Voters - Dane County
· Scott Spoolman
· Edward Ream
· Jill Jokela
· Cynthia Drury
· Lynn Persson
· A Johnson
· John Lehman
· John Scott - Fair Mqps
· Roe Parker
· Rod Anderson
· Crystal Miller
· Tre Temperilli
· Representative Jodi Emerson - 91st Assembly District
· Charlene Becher - Fair Maps Coalition
· Representative Dianne Hesselbein - 79th Assembly District
· Hildy Feen
· Brook Soltbedt
· Tyler Halverson
· Gail Martinellli
· Reprsentative Robin Vining - 14th Assembly District
· Supervisor Andrew Schauer - Dane County Supervisory District 21
· Thomas McCoy
· Sally McCoy
· Senator Chris Larson - 7th Senate District
· Rebecca Alwin
· Margaret Garties
· Sarah Ferguson
· William Levy
· Sara Ramaker - League of Women Voters
· Barb Paterick
· Representative Mark Spreitzer - 45th Assembly District
· Jason Rivera
· Representtative Greta Neubauer - 66th Assembly District
· Barbara Chase
· Senator Tim Carpenter - 3rd Senate District
· Marjorie Schuett
· Patricia Elson
· Representative Sara Rodriguez - 13th Assembly District
· Laura Gottlieb
· Ruth Ann Berkholtz
· Jasmine Edwards
· Joy Cardin
· Bob Baxter - Wisconsin Education Association Council
· Representative Francesca Hong - 76th Assembly District
· Christine Clevnents - League of Women Voters - Dane County
· Lori Wagner
· Cheryl O'Connor
· Peggy Haas - Menomonee Falls Action Team
· Russel Novkov - Fair Maps Coalition
· Mitchell Nussbaum
· Representative LaKeshia Myers - 12th Assembly District
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
November 04, 2021 Executive Session Held
Present: (5) Senator Stroebel; Senators Felzkowski, Bradley, Roys and Smith.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Felzkowski, seconded by Senator Bradley that Senate Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (3) Senator Stroebel; Senators Felzkowski and Bradley.
Noes: (2) Senators Roys and Smith.
SENATE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2
Moved by Senator Bradley, seconded by Senator Felzkowski that Senate Bill 621 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (3) Senator Stroebel; Senators Felzkowski and Bradley.
Noes: (2) Senators Roys and Smith.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2
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John Soper
Committee Clerk