Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Transportation
Assembly Bill 678
Relating to: designating and marking the Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway.
By Representatives VanderMeer, Considine, Kurtz, Allen, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Bare, Billings, Conley, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Emerson, Joers, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Oldenburg, Penterman, Rozar, Spiros, Tittl and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators Testin, James, Smith and Pfaff.
November 27, 2023��� Referred to Committee on Transportation
January 30, 2024�������� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (13)����� Representative VanderMeer; Representatives Hurd, Plumer, Spiros, Edming, S. Johnson, Schmidt, Maxey, Schutt, Considine, Ortiz-Velez, Moore Omokunde and Drake.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (1)������� Representative Haywood.
Appearances For
������ Representative Nancy� VanderMeer - 70th Assembly District
������ Donald Greengrass
������ Sandy Winneshiek
������ Kristin WhiteEagle - Ho-Chunk Nation
������ Shelby Visintin - Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature
Appearances Against
������ None.
Appearances for Information Only
������ None.
Registrations For
������ Senator Patrick Testin - 24th Senate District
������ Joseph Hoey - WI Dept of Veterans Affairs
������ Mike Furgal - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Registrations Against
������ None.
Registrations for Information Only
������ None.
February 06, 2024������ Executive Session Held
Present:������ (12)����� Representative VanderMeer; Representatives Hurd, Plumer, Spiros, S. Johnson, Schmidt, Maxey, Schutt, Considine, Haywood, Moore Omokunde and Drake.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (2)������� Representatives Edming and Ortiz-Velez.
Moved by Representative VanderMeer, seconded by Representative Spiros that Assembly Bill 678 be recommended for passage.
Ayes:���� (12)�� Representative VanderMeer; Representatives Hurd, Plumer, Spiros, S. Johnson, Schmidt, Maxey, Schutt, Considine, Haywood, Moore Omokunde and Drake.
Noes:���� (0)���� None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 0
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Jesse Johnson
Committee Clerk
