Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Ways and Means

Assembly Bill 793

Relating to: the limit on tax credits that may be certified under the historic rehabilitation tax credit.

By Representatives Rohrkaste, R. Brooks, Horlacher, Nygren, Born, Kitchens, Felzkowski, Jacque, Rodriguez, Kerkman, Anderson, Goyke, Berceau, VanderMeer, Ballweg, Steffen, Thiesfeldt, Ohnstad, Novak, Genrich, Brostoff, Barca, Ott, Kolste, Subeck, Murphy, Tranel, Bernier, Riemer, E. Brooks, Fields, Krug, Stuck, Shankland, Spreitzer, Doyle, C. Taylor, Billings, Skowronski and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Feyen, Roth, Shilling, Olsen, Carpenter, Bewley, Hansen and Cowles.

December 27, 2017     Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

January 11, 2018         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (13)      Representative Macco; Representatives Kerkman, Novak, Steffen, Petersen, Kulp, Hutton, Zimmerman, Sargent, C. Taylor, Ohnstad, Doyle and Spreitzer.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Katsma and Bernier.

Appearances For

·      Rep.  Mike Rohrkaste - 55th Assembly District

·      Daniel  Kallgren - City of Marinette Historical Preservation Commission

·      Ted Matkom

·      Anuj  Rastoui

·      Nike Vandersteen - Historical Preservation

·      Matthew  Mikolajewski

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Jim Draeger - WI Historical Society

Registrations For

·      Joe Ander

·      Danielle Decker

·      Dawn McCarthy - Milwaukee Preservation alliance

·      Davis Uihlein

·      William Babcock - WI Society of Architects

·      Alice O Connor - Gorman Co.

·      Tom Larson - WI Realtors Assoc

·      Mark Reihl - North central States Regional Council of Carpenters

·      Curt  Witynski - Leauge of WI Municipalities

·      Senator Alberta Darling - 8th Senate District

·      Jonathan  Beck - Alexander Co.

·      Robert Shipley - AIA WI

·      Nicholas Zavos - City of Madison

·      Michael Welsh - WI Economic Development Assoc.

·      Peter Rott

·      Joe Leibam - WI Historic Tax Coalition

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

January 25, 2018         Executive Session Held

Present:       (15)      Representative Macco; Representatives Katsma, Novak, Steffen, Jacque, Bernier, Petersen, Kulp, Hutton, Zimmerman, Sargent, C. Taylor, Ohnstad, Doyle and Spreitzer.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Kerkman.

Moved by Representative Taylor, seconded by Representative Sargent that Assembly Bill 793 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (15)   Representative Macco; Representatives Katsma, Novak, Steffen, Jacque, Bernier, Petersen, Kulp, Hutton, Zimmerman, Sargent, C. Taylor, Ohnstad, Doyle and Spreitzer.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0

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Nicholas Bures

Committee Clerk