Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Environment
Assembly Bill 331
Relating to: grants to map, control, eradicate, monitor, and minimize the spread of wild parsnip; funding for the Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Krug, Shankland, Dittrich, Allen, C. Anderson, Baldeh, Bare, Billings, Cabrera, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Emerson, Green, Joers, Kitchens, Madison, Mursau, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Rozar, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spiros and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Cowles, Carpenter, Larson, Pfaff, Quinn and Spreitzer.
June 22, 2023������������� Referred to Committee on Environment
September 28, 2023��� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (7)������� Representative Oldenburg; Representatives Kitchens, Behnke, Schmidt, Shankland, J. Anderson and Palmeri.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (2)������� Representatives Novak and Bodden.
Appearances For
������ Rep. Katrina Shankland - 71st Assembly District
������ John Reinemann - On behalf of Rep. Scott Krug 72nd Assembly District
������ Rob Richard - WECA
������ Tim Fiocchi - Wisconsin Farm Bureau
Appearances Against
������ None.
Appearances for Information Only
������ Drew Feldkirchner - WI DNR
Registrations For
������ Sen. Patrick Testin - 24th Senate District
������ Forbes McIntosh - Oneida Nation
������ Michelle Ramirez-White - Wisconsin Farmers Union
������ Joe Ruth - Wisconsin Towns Association
������ Ryan Kenealy - Dairyland Power Cooperative
������ Katie Scott - Wisconsin League of Municipalities
Registrations Against
������ None.
Registrations for Information Only
������ None.
October 05, 2023������� Executive Session Held
Present:������ (8)������� Representative Oldenburg; Representatives Kitchens, Behnke, Bodden, Schmidt, Shankland, J. Anderson and Palmeri.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (1)������� Representative Novak.
Moved by Representative Behnke, seconded by Representative Kitchens that Assembly Bill 331 be recommended for passage.
Ayes:���� (7)���� Representative Oldenburg; Representatives Kitchens, Behnke, Schmidt, Shankland, J. Anderson and Palmeri.
Noes:���� (1)���� Representative Bodden.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 1
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Mathew Jansen
Committee Clerk
