Senate Record of Committee Proceedings Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations Senate Bill 149 Relating to: congressional redistricting. By Committee on Senate Organization. July 11, 2011 Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations. July 13, 2011 PUBLIC HEARING HELD Present: (5) Absent: Excused: (0) (0) Senators Zipperer, Kedzie, Galloway, Risser and Erpenbach. None. None. Appearances For  Tad Ottman, Madison — Senator Fitzgerald  Adam Foltz, Madison — Representative Fitzgerald  Richard Esenberg, Mequon  Manny Perez, Milwaukee — Hispanic Republicans  Bob Spindell, Milwaukee  Eileen Bruskewitz, Waunakee Appearances Against  Juan Carlos Ruiz, Milwaukee — The Latino Redistricting Committee  Freya Neumann, Milwaukee — Voces de la Frontera  Andrea Kaminski, Madison — League of Women Voters of WI Education Fund  Thomas Krajewski, Madison  Mike McCabe, Madison — Wisconsin Democracy Campaign  Penny Bernard Schaber, Appleton — State Assembly  Christine McDonogh, Sun Prairie  Steve Taylor, Franklin — City of Franklin  Satya Rhodes-Conway, Madison  Arthur Kohl-Riggs, Madison  Joanne Brown, Madison  CJ Terrell, Madison  Wendell Harris, Milwaukee — Milwaukee NAACP  Patrick Robbins, Madison  Congressman Dave Obey       Bob Jauch, Madison — State Senator Spencer Coggs, Madison — State Senator Kurt Wilkens, Green Lake Jeremy Ryan, Madison David Linton, Elkhorn Harriet Callier, Milwaukee — ARACOPA Coalition for Social Justice Appearances for Information Only  Brett Hulsey, Madison — State Assembly  Shawn Pfaff, Fitchburg — Mayor of Fitchburg  Jean Wulf, Janesville — City of Janesville  Helen Nagler, Appleton — Redistricting Committee Registrations For  Zeus Rodriguez, Oak Creek — Hispanics for Leadership Registrations Against  Ousia Whitaker-DeVault, Madison  Amy Noble, Madison  Nicolas Zavos, Madison  Brian Standing, Madison  Susan Kaye, Madison  Ted voth, Madison  Miles Kristan, Madison  Mary Jo Walters, Madison  Doug Mering, Baraboo  Lori Compar, Fort Atkinson  Jo Vukelich, Madison  Kristin Sage, Madison  Nicole Schulte, Madison  Ann Maria Bell, Madison  Mindy Preston, Madison  Nick Andreano, Madison  Eugenia Ogden, Madison  Jane Jiumaleh, Madison  Paul Malischke, Madison  Mahlon Mitchell, Fitchburg  Anita Simansky, Madison  Robert Kanter, Madison  Lauren Mikel, Madison  Linda Wilkens  John Bell, Madison  A Tatarski, Madison  Susan Cohen, Madison  A Peter Cannon, Madison  Paul Virnig, DeForest                     Robert Turner, Madison Frances Bicknell, Madison Shirley Haidinger, Madison Carrie Scherpelz, Madison Joann Elder, Madison Carolyn Kaisir, Elk Mound Maggie Merdler, Verona Toni Goad, Madison Laura Chern, Madison Suzanne Stute, Madison Mariah Clark, Middleton Mitchell Hussbaum, Madison David Cullen — State Assembly Barbara Toles, Milwaukee — State Assembly Bob Wirch, Kenosha — State Senator Tim Carpenter, Madison — State Senator Mark Miller, Madison — State Senator Mariah Clark, Middleton Kenneth Greening, West Allis Chris Winfield, Madison Registrations for Information Only  David Callender, Madison — WI Counties Association  Dan Thompson, Madison — League of Municipalities July 15, 2011 EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD Present: (5) Absent: Excused: (0) (0) Senators Zipperer, Kedzie, Galloway, Risser and Erpenbach. None. None. Moved by Senator Kedzie, seconded by Senator Galloway that Senate Bill 149 be recommended for passage. Ayes: Noes: (3) Senators Zipperer, Kedzie and Galloway. (2) Senators Risser and Erpenbach. PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2 Chris Reader Committee Clerk