Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Agriculture and Tourism
Senate Bill 370
Relating to: funding for the Farm and Industry Short Course program at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and making an appropriation.
By Senators Ballweg, Stafsholt, Cowles, Felzkowski, Hesselbein, Marklein, Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer, Testin, Quinn and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Kurtz, Zimmerman, Armstrong, C. Anderson, Considine, Edming, Emerson, Goeben, Green, Jacobson, S. Johnson, Moses, Myers, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Rozar, Schmidt, Shankland, Spiros, VanderMeer and Wittke.
July 20, 2023������������� Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Tourism
July 27, 2023������������� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (7)������� Senator Ballweg; Senators Tomczyk, Marklein, Testin, Quinn, Pfaff and Spreitzer.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (1)������� Senator Smith.
Appearances For
������ Dean Mike Orth - UW-river Falls
������ Steve Kelm - Uw-river Falls
������ John Haag - Self
������ Chad Zuleger - Dairy Business Association
������ Jason Mugnaini - Wisconsin Farm Bureau
������ Senator Joan Ballweg - 14th Senate District
Appearances Against
������ None.
Appearances for Information Only
������ None.
Registrations For
������ Secretary Randy Romanski - DATCP
������ Deej Lundgren - Uw System
������ Erik Kanter - Clean Wisconsin
������ Susan Crane - Self
������ John Umhoefer - Wisconsin Cheese Makers Assn
������ Representative Warren Petryk - 93rd assembly district
������ Lori Ripp - Ripp Farms LLC
������ Sen. Smith Jeff Smith - 31st senate district
������ Senator Rob Stafsholt
������ Tom Bressner - Wisconsin Agri Business Association
������ Amy Winters - Wisconsin Dairy Products Association
������ Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Pork Association
������ Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Cattlemens Association
������ Senator Rob Cowles - 2nd Senate District
Registrations Against
������ None.
Registrations for Information Only
������ Senior Director of State Relations Crystal Potts - University of Wisconsin-Madison
August 30, 2023��������� Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot
Present:������ (8)������� Senator Ballweg; Senators Tomczyk, Marklein, Testin, Quinn, Pfaff, Smith and Spreitzer.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (0)������� None.
Moved by� that Senate Bill 370 be recommended for passage.
Ayes:���� (8)���� Senator Ballweg; Senators Tomczyk, Marklein, Testin, Quinn, Pfaff, Smith and Spreitzer.
Noes:���� (0)���� None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0
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David Specht-Boardman
Committee Clerk
