Record of Committee Proceedings
Joint Committee on Finance
Assembly Bill 245
Relating to: county and municipal aid; imposing a city sales tax and an additional county sales tax to pay the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of city and county retirement systems; requiring newly hired city and county employees of certain city agencies and counties to be enrolled in the Wisconsin Retirement System; fire and police commissions of first class cities; eliminating the personal property tax; reporting certain crimes and other incidents that occur on school property or school transportation; advisory referenda; local health officers; local public protection services; exceptions to local levy limits; local regulation of certain quarry operations; emergency services; local approval of projects and activities under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program; requiring a referendum; and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Kurtz, Rodriguez, Vos, August, Born, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Katsma, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Schraa, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tusler, Zimmerman and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Cabral-Guevara, James and Quinn.
June 12, 2023������������� Referred to Joint Committee on Finance
June 13, 2023������������� Executive Session Held
Present:������ (14)����� Senator Marklein; Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski, Testin, Wimberger, L. Johnson and Roys; Representatives Katsma, Rodriguez, Kurtz, Dallman, Goyke and McGuire.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (2)������� Senator Ballweg; Representative Zimmerman.
Moved by Senator Marklein, seconded by Representative Born that Assembly Bill 245 be recommended for concurrence, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to S. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes.
Ayes:���� (10)�� Senator Marklein; Representative Born; Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski, Testin and Wimberger; Representatives Katsma, Rodriguez, Kurtz and Dallman.
Noes:���� (4)���� Senators L. Johnson and Roys; Representatives Goyke and McGuire.
CONCURRENCE, WITH EMERGENCY STATEMENT ATTACHED, PURSUANT TO S. 16.47 (2), WISCONSIN STATUTES RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 4
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Joe Malkasian
Committee Clerk
