Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs

Assembly Bill 169

Relating to: the prohibition of certain billing practices for goods and certain services and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Otte, Hasenohrl, Skindrud, Notestein, Goetsch, Musser, Lorge, Hahn, Owens and Ainsworth; cosponsored by Senator Clausing.

February 12, 1998 Referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.

March 9, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Senators Wirch, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Cliff Otte, 27th Assembly District

· Randy Romanski, for Senator Alice Clausing

· Representative Suzanne Jeskewitz, 24th Assembly District

· Jerry Hancock, Department of Justice

· Bill Oemichen, DATCP

· David Ghilardi, DATCP

· James Lake, AARP

· Bruce Craig, Madison

Appearances against

· Eric Petersen, Direct Marketing Association

· James Buchen, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Tom Frazier, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups

Registrations against

· Doug Johnson, WI Merchants Federation

March 18, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (4) Senators Wirch, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator Clausing, seconded by Senator Wirch, that LRB s0615/1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (4) Senators Wirch, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Senator Clausing, seconded by Senator Wirch, that Assembly Bill 169

be recommended for concurrence as amended.

Ayes: (2) Senators Wirch and Clausing.

Noes: (2) Senators Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Absent: (0) None.

CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 2, Absent 0

Without Recommendation

BSmith

Committee Clerk