Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions

Assembly Bill 265

Relating to: liability for worthless checks.

By Representatives Green, Murat, Hoven, Meyer, Klusman, La Fave and Schafer; cosponsored by Senators Shibilski, Plache, Huelsman, Welch and George, by request of the Attorney General James E. Doyle, Wisconsin Merchants Federation, Midwest Hardware Association, Wisconsin Civil Recovery Council, Wisconsin Collector's Association, Wisconsin Independent Businesses, National Federation of Independent Business - Wisconsin, Wisconsin Restaurant Association, Wisconsin Association of Convenience Stores, Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association, Petroleum Marketers Association of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Motorcycle Dealers Association, Wisconsin Retail Lumbermen's Association, Wisconsin Automotive Parts Association, Wisconsin Liquid Waste Carriers Association, Midwest Equipment Dealers Association and Wisconsin Propane Gas Association .

May 22, 1997 Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.

July 29, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD CANCELED

September 9, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Decker, Zien and Farrow.

Absent: (2) Senators Moore and Darling.

Appearances for

· None.

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Mike Vaughan, Wis Bankers

· Ruthann Nelson, Wis Federation of Coops

· Tom Hauke, Wisconsin League of Financial Institutions

· Richard L. Dean, Secretary of the Department of Financial Institutions

· Bill G. Smith, National Federation of Independent Businesses/Wisconsin

· Kelly Kennedy, Attorney General Doyle

· Rep. Mark Green, 4th Assembly District

· Michelle Kussow, Wisconsin Grocers Assn

· Brandon Scholz, Wisc. Grocers Assoc.

· Doug Johnson, Conference of Retail Assn., Midwest Hardware Assn., WI Merchants Federation

· Wayne Corey, WI Independent Business

Registrations against

· None.

November 4, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (7) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator Moore, seconded by Senator Zien, that Assembly Bill 265

be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes: (7) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 0

John G. Anderson

Committee Clerk