Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary

Assembly Bill 549

Relating to: issuance of administrative warnings by the medical examining board, disciplinary actions against physicians, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Urban, Green, Duff, Robson, Porter, Gunderson, Goetsch, Musser, Sykora, Hahn and Olsen; cosponsored by Senators Welch, C. Potter, Huelsman, Rosenzweig, Roessler and Drzewiecki.

October 9, 1997 Referred to committee on Judiciary.

October 14, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Rutkowski, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Barb Schultz, Menomonie, WI

· Sandra Osborn, M.D., State Medical Society

· Representative Frank Urban, 99th District

· Secretary Marlene Cummings, Dept. of Regulation & Licensing

· William Dusso, Dept. of Regulation & Licensing

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· William R. Wilde, WI Academy of Trial Lawyers

Registrations for

· None.

Registrations against

· None.

March 3, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Huber, seconded by Representative Cullen, that Assembly Substitute Amendment LRBs0477/2 to 1997 Assembly Bill 549

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representative Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Noes: (1) Representative Kelso.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 1, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Vrakas, that Assembly Bill 549

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (3) Representatives Green, Freese and Vrakas.

Noes: (6) Representatives Grothman, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 6, Absent 0

March 17, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Hubler, seconded by Representative Huber, that the vote by which passage of Assembly Bill 549 as amended failed be Reconsidered.

Ayes: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION PREVAILED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Hubler, seconded by Representative Huber, that the vote by which Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to 1997 Assembly Bill 549

was adopted be Reconsidered.

Ayes: (9) Representative Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

RECONSIDERATION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Kelso, seconded by Representative Hubler, that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to 1997 Assembly Bill 549

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (5) Representative Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Noes: (4) Representative Green, Grothman, Freese and Vrakas.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 4, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Hubler, that Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to 1997 Assembly Bill 549

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (9) Representative Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Hubler, that Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to 1997 Assembly Bill 549

be recommended for adoption.