Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Financial Institutions

Assembly Bill 22

Relating to: member meetings, bylaws, and emergency powers of a cooperative.

By Representatives Summerfield, Oldenburg, Armstrong, Billings, Doyle, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kitchens, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Skowronski, Snyder, Spreitzer, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, VanderMeer and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Ringhand, Cowles, Ballweg, Bernier, Bewley, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Jacque, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Roys, Smith and L. Taylor.

January 29, 2021         Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions

February 10, 2021       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (8)        Representative Duchow; Representatives Katsma, Allen, Murphy, Petryk, Horlacher, B. Meyers and Brostoff.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Doyle.

Appearances For

·      Representative Rob Summerfield - 67th Assembly District

·      Rob Richard - Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Representative Loren Oldenburg - 96th Assembly District

·      Senator Patrick Testin - 24th Senate District

·      Chad Zuleger - Dairy Business Association

·      Jennifer Schilling - Dairyland Power Cooperative

·      Jennifer Wickman - Cooperative Network

·      William Caynor - Price Electric Cooperative

·      Jesse Singerhouse - Dunn Energy Cooperative

·      Steve Stroshane - Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative

·      Robert Cornell - Washington Island Electric Co-operative

·      Jerry Sorenson - Riverland Energy Cooperative

·      Nate Boettcher - Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services

·      Diane Berweger - Bayfield Electric Cooperative

·      Craig Buros - Vernon Electric Cooperative

·      Daniel Smith - Cooperative Network

·      Jeff Lyon - FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative

·      Adam Warthesen - CROPP Cooperative

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 11, 2021       Executive Session Held

Present:       (9)        Representative Duchow; Representatives Katsma, Allen, Murphy, Petryk, Horlacher, Doyle, B. Meyers and Brostoff.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Meyers, seconded by Representative Petryk that Assembly Bill 22 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (9)     Representative Duchow; Representatives Katsma, Allen, Murphy, Petryk, Horlacher, Doyle, B. Meyers and Brostoff.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0

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Alex Richter

Committee Clerk