Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Local Government
Assembly Bill 222
Relating to: a pre-disaster flood resilience grant program.
By Representatives Oldenburg, Novak, Shankland, Spiros, Krug, Green, Mursau, Kurtz, Edming, Kitchens, Andraca, Baldeh, Conley, Behnke, Rettinger, Palmeri, Subeck, Joers and Billings; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Cowles, Cabral-Guevara, Testin, Jacque, Wimberger, James and Spreitzer.
April 20, 2023 Referred to Committee on Local Government
June 06, 2023 Public Hearing Held
Present: (12) Representative Novak; Representatives Donovan, Gundrum, Maxey, Krug, Michalski, Pronschinske, S. Johnson, Baldeh, Conley, C. Anderson and Ratcliff.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Rep. Loren Oldenburg - Wisconsin State Assembly
· Larry Konopacki - Wisconsin Towns Association
· Jennifer Western-Hauser - Wisconsin Wetlands Association
· Mike Kuhr - Wisconsin Trout Unlimited
· Ben Wojahn - Vernon County Land and Water
· Mary Jo Gingras
· Brian Vigue - Audobon Great Lakes
· Joseph Pfeiffer
· Gretchen Pfeiffer
· Kayla Wandsnider - The Nature Conservancy
· Jared Tessman - Monroe County Emergency Management
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Senator Romaine Quinn - Wisconsin State Senate
· Representative Katrina Shankland - Wisconsin State Assembly
· Dan Bahr - Wisconsin Counties Association
· Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
· Matt Krueger - Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation
· Toni Herkert - League of Wisconsin Municipalities
· Erik Kanter - Clean Wisconsin
· Forbes McIntosh - Wisconsin EMS Association
· Tom Moore - Audobon Great Lakes
· Michelle Ramirez-White - Wisconsin Farmers Association
· Pam Dryer
· Mark Dryer
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· Bridget Esser - Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs
June 14, 2023 Executive Session Held
Present: (11) Representative Novak; Representatives Donovan, Maxey, Krug, Michalski, Pronschinske, S. Johnson, Baldeh, Conley, C. Anderson and Ratcliff.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Gundrum.
Moved by Representative Michalski, seconded by Representative Baldeh that Assembly Bill 222 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (11) Representative Novak; Representatives Donovan, Maxey, Krug, Michalski, Pronschinske, S. Johnson, Baldeh, Conley, C. Anderson and Ratcliff.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 0
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Morgan O'Flahrity
Committee Clerk
