Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Universities and Revenue
Assembly Bill 551
Relating to: freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media.
By Representatives Michalski, Murphy, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, S. Johnson and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Tomczyk and Spreitzer.
November 09, 2023��� Referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue
December 05, 2023���� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (7)������� Senator Hutton; Senators Nass, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys and Smith.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (1)������� Senator James.
Appearances For
������ State Representative Tom Michalski - 13th Assembly District
������ Student Eleanor Scholtus - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
������ Student Ava Kleist-Parker - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
������ Student Journey Taylor - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
������ Student Avianah Zarnowski - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
������ Student Sarah Ho - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
������ Student Aidan Barney - Wauwatosa West High School Journalism Program
������ Jonathan Gaston-Falk - Student Press Law Center
������ Simon Mehring - New Voices Wisconsin
������ Matthew Smith - Wisconsin Journalism Education Association
������ Laura Streyle - New Voices Wisconsin
������ Student Sara Stanislawski - Student Journalists
������ Executive Director Nicholas RAMOS - Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
������ Alan Cruz - Simpson Street Free Press
Appearances Against
������ None.
Appearances for Information Only
������ Jeff Buhrandt - Universities of Wisconsin
Registrations For
������ State Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara - 19th Senate District
������ Beth Bennett - WI Newspaper Association
������ Podcast Adviser/Journalism Instructor Michelle Corbett - Indian Trail High School & Academy Yearbook
Registrations Against
������ None.
Registrations for Information Only
������ None.
April 11, 2024������������ Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
______________________________
Patrick Kanarowski
Committee Clerk
