Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection

Senate Bill 894

Relating to: peer review of administrative rules, comments to proposed statements of scope, and review of proposed groundwater enforcement standards.

By Senators Felzkowski and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman and Brooks.

February 01, 2022       Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection

February 08, 2022       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Stroebel; Senators Felzkowski, Bradley, Roys and Smith.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Senator Mary Felzkowski - 12th Senate District

·      Craig Summerfield - Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

·      Amy Winters - CropLife America

·      Jason Culotta - Midwest Food Products Association

Appearances Against

·      Peter Burress - Wisconsin Conservation Voters

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Representative Alex Dallman - 41st Assembly District

·      Lane Ruhland - Wisconsin Dairy Alliance

·      Lane Ruhland - Venture Dairy Cooperative

·      Luke Hilgemann - Hunter Nation

·      Karen Gefvert - Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation

·      Amy Winters - Bayer

Registrations Against

·      Paul Heinen - Wisconsin Green Fire

·      Erik Kanter - Clean Wisconsin

·      Tami Jackson - Survival Coalition

·      Tim Hoven - Wisconsin Public Health Association

·      Tim Hoven - Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards

·      Tony Wilkin Gibart - Midwest Environmental Advocates

Registrations for Information Only

·      HJ Waukau - Wisconsin Department of Health Services

·      Sean Kennedy - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

February 11, 2022       Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot

Present:       (5)        Senator Stroebel; Senators Felzkowski, Bradley, Roys and Smith.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved that Senate Bill 894 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (3)     Senator Stroebel; Senators Felzkowski and Bradley.

Noes:     (2)     Senators Roys and Smith.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2

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Mark Radcliffe

Committee Clerk