Record of Committee Proceedings
Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems
Assembly Bill 245
Relating to: county and municipal aid; imposing a city sales tax and an additional county sales tax to pay the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of city and county retirement systems; requiring newly hired city and county employees of certain city agencies and counties to be enrolled in the Wisconsin Retirement System; fire and police commissions of first class cities; eliminating the personal property tax; reporting certain crimes and other incidents that occur on school property or school transportation; advisory referenda; local health officers; local public protection services; exceptions to local levy limits; local regulation of certain quarry operations; emergency services; local approval of projects and activities under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program; requiring a referendum; and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Kurtz, Rodriguez, Vos, August, Born, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Schraa, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tusler, Zimmerman and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Cabral-Guevara, James and Quinn.
May 08, 2023 Referred to Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems
May 12, 2023 Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot
Present: (10) Senator Feyen; Representative August; Senators Cowles and Agard; Representatives Swearingen and Neubauer; Commissioner of Insurance Houdek; Assistant Attorney General Gibson; Secretary Dept. of Employee Trust Funds Voelker; Chief Information Officer HGA Architects & Engineers Stanton.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative August, seconded by Senator Feyen that Assembly Bill 245 be recommended for Recommend that the retirement provisions of Assembly Bill 245 are good public policy.
Ayes: (5) Senator Feyen; Representative August; Senator Cowles; Representatives Swearingen and Secretary Dept. of Employee Trust Funds Voelker.
Noes: (5) Senator Agard; Representative Neubauer, Commissioner of Insurance Houdek; Assistant Attorney General Gibson; Chief Information Officer HGA Architects & Engineers Stanton.
RECOMMEND THAT THE RETIREMENT PROVISIONS OF ASSEMBLY BILL 245 ARE GOOD PUBLIC POLICY , Ayes 5, Noes 5
Moved by Senator Agard, seconded by Representative Neubauer that Assembly Bill 245 be recommended for Recommend that the retirement provisions of Assembly Bill 245 are not good public policy.
Ayes: (5) Senator Agard; Representative Neubauer; Commissioner of Insurance Houdek; Assistant Attorney General Gibson; Chief Information Officer HGA Architects & Engineers Stanton.
Noes: (5) Senator Feyen; Representative August; Senator Cowles; Representative Swearingen; Secretary Dept. of Employee Trust Funds Voelker.
RECOMMEND THAT THE RETIREMENT PROVISIONS OF ASSEMBLY BILL 245 ARE NOT GOOD PUBLIC POLICY, Ayes 5, Noes 5
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Jason Rostan
Committee Clerk
