Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Environment
Assembly Bill 446
Relating to: designating the monarch butterfly as the state butterfly.
By Representatives Tittl, C. Anderson, Behnke, Billings, Goeben, Gustafson, Jacobson, Joers, Kitchens, Melotik, Michalski, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Sapik, Shankland, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tusler, VanderMeer, Cabrera, Sinicki, Drake and Palmeri; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ballweg and Taylor.
September 28, 2023 Referred to Committee on Environment
November 30, 2023 Public Hearing Held
Present: (7) Representative Oldenburg; Representatives Behnke, Bodden, Schmidt, Shankland, J. Anderson and Palmeri.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Kitchens and Novak.
Appearances For
· Rep. Paul Tittl - 25th Assembly District
· Jack Voight - Friends of Butterfly Gardens
· Steve Arnold
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara - 19th Senate District
· Gary Goyke - Scenic Wisconsin
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
January 11, 2024 Executive Session Held
Present: (8) Representative Oldenburg; Representatives Novak, Behnke, Bodden, Schmidt, Shankland, J. Anderson and Palmeri.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Kitchens.
Moved by Representative Novak, seconded by Representative Shankland that Assembly Bill 446 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (8) Representative Oldenburg; Representatives Novak, Behnke, Bodden, Schmidt, Shankland, J. Anderson and Palmeri.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0
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Mathew Jansen
Committee Clerk
