Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Insurance and Small Business

Senate Bill 471

Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.

By Senators Knodl, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dallman, Donovan, Green, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Madison, Melotik, Plumer, Pronschinske, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Sortwell, Steffen and Wichgers.

September 29, 2023    Referred to Committee on Insurance and Small Business

December 06, 2023     Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Felzkowski; Senators Hutton, Jagler, Taylor and Pfaff.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Dan Knodl - 8th Senate District

·      Jorge Villarreal - State Representative Nate Gustafson

Appearances Against

·      Sara Sahli - American Cancer Society American Cancer Network

·      Nicole Hudzinski - American Cancer Society American Cancer Network

·      Ann Dodge - American Cancer Society American Cancer Network

·      Cindy Milgram - American Cancer Society American Cancer Network

·      Molly Collins - American Lung Association

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      None.

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

April 11, 2024             Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Stamena Ivanov

Committee Clerk