Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Government Operations
Assembly Bill 438
Relating to: baseball park district administration and funding for improvement of professional baseball park facilities.
By Representatives Brooks, Duchow, Binsfeld, Rozar, O'Connor, Plumer, Melotik, Schmidt, Michalski and Swearingen; cosponsored by Senator Feyen.
October 18, 2023������� Referred to Committee on Government Operations
October 25, 2023������� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (5)������� Senator Stroebel; Senators Bradley, Feyen, Roys and Hesselbein.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (0)������� None.
Appearances For
������ Senator Dan Feyen - 18th Senate District
������ Representative Rob Brooks - 60th Assembly District
������ Rick Schlesinger - Milwaukee Brewers
������ Cecelia Gore - Brewers Community Foundation
������ Bob Starkey - Major League Baseball
������ Tim Sheehy - Southeast Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board
������ Craig Dickman - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
������ Rob Jergar - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
������ Dan Kapanke - Home Crew Coalition & LaCrosse Loggers
������ Omar Shaikh - Home Crew Coalition
������ Joel Brennan - Greater Milwaukee Committee
������ Jim Villa - NAIOP
Appearances Against
������ Robert Kraig - Citizen Action of Wisconsin
Appearances for Information Only
������ None.
Registrations For
������ Claire Koenig - Visit Milwaukee
������ Katina Shaw - Milwaukee Brewers
������ Jeff Knight - Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors Association of Milwaukee
������ Eric Knight - Association of Wisconsin Tourism Attractions
������ Jonathan Kowalski - Plumbing & Mechanical Contractors Association of Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin
������ Jeff Gaecke - Mechanical Contractors of Wisconsin
������ Kathi Kilgore - Wisconsin Hotel & Lodging Association
������ Tom Diehl - Wisconsin Dells Visitors and Convention Bureau
������ Corey Gall - Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association
������ Andrew Davis - MMAC
Registrations Against
������ Megan Novak - Americans for Prosperity - Wisconsin
Registrations for Information Only
������ None.
November 08, 2023��� Executive Session Held
Present:������ (5)������� Senator Stroebel; Senators Bradley, Feyen, Roys and Hesselbein.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (0)������� None.
Moved by Senator Feyen, seconded by Senator Stroebel that Senate Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes:���� (5)���� Senator Stroebel; Senators Bradley, Feyen, Roys and Hesselbein.
Noes:���� (0)���� None.
SENATE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Moved by Senator Feyen, seconded by Senator Stroebel that Assembly Bill 438 be recommended for concurrence as amended.
Ayes:���� (3)���� Senator Stroebel; Senators Feyen and Hesselbein.
Noes:���� (2)���� Senators Bradley and Roys.
CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2
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Mark Radcliffe
Committee Clerk
