Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health

Assembly Bill 403

Relating to: specifying that Prader-Willi syndrome is a developmental disability.

By Representatives Brandemuehl, Bock, Skindrud, Wasserman, Huber, Lorge, Robson, Hanson, Sykora, Plouff, Notestein, J. Lehman, R. Young and Boyle; cosponsored by Senators Wineke, Rude, Schultz and Grobschmidt.

June 4, 1997 Referred to committee on Health.

August 19, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (13) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Lazich, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer and Wasserman.

Absent: (3) Representatives Walker, Handrick and La Fave.

Appearances for

· Representative David Brandemuehl, 49th Assembly District

· Senator Joe Wineke, 27th Senate District

· Representative John Lehman, 62nd Assembly District

· Barb Dorn, Prader-Willi Syndrome Organization, Verona, WI

· Patricia LaBella, self, Madison, WI

· Dr. Thomas Hughes, self, Cassville, WI

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Senator Dale Schultz, 17th Senate District

Registrations against

· None.

September 2, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Absent: (1) Representative Meyer.

Moved by Representative Carpenter, seconded by Representative Bock, that Assembly Bill 403

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (15) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Meyer.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0, Absent 1

Sandra Lonergan

Committee Clerk