Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Universities and Revenue
Assembly Bill 551
Relating to: freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media.
By Representatives Michalski, Murphy, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, S. Johnson and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Tomczyk and Spreitzer.
November 09, 2023 Referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue
December 05, 2023 Public Hearing Held
Present: (7) Senator Hutton; Senators Nass, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Smith.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Senator James.
Appearances For
· State Representative Tom Michalski - 13th Assembly District
· Student Eleanor Scholtus - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
· Student Ava Kleist-Parker - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
· Student Journey Taylor - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
· Student Avianah Zarnowski - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
· Student Sarah Ho - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
· Student Aidan Barney - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
· Jonathan Gaston-Falk - Student Press Law Center
· Simon Mehring - New Voices Wisconsin
· Matthew Smith - Wisconsin Journalism Education Association
· Laura Streyle - New Voices Wisconsin
· Student Sara Stanislawski - Student Journalists
· Executive Director Nicholas RAMOS - Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
· Alan Cruz - Simpson Street Free Press
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· Jeff Buhrandt - Universities of Wisconsin
Registrations For
· State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara - 19th Senate District
· Beth Bennett - WI Newspaper Association
· Podcast Adviser/Journalism Instructor Michelle Corbett - Indian Trail High School & Academy Yearbook
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
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Patrick Kanarowski
Committee Clerk
