Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health

Assembly Bill 629

Relating to: acquisition of a hospital owned by a nonprofit corporation, a city, a county, the state or the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

By Representatives Huber, Underheim, Robson, Urban, Hanson, Albers, Springer, Bock, Johnsrud, Meyer, La Fave, Ward, R. Young, Musser, Krug, Dobyns, Notestein, Goetsch, J. Lehman, Gunderson, Hasenohrl, Powers, Plouff, Gronemus and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Rosenzweig, Moen, Rude, Decker, Roessler, Huelsman, Darling and Plache, by request of the Attorney General James Doyle.

November 24, 1997 Referred to committee on Health.

December 9, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (14) Representatives Underheim, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Absent: (2) Representatives Urban and Carpenter.

Appearances for

· Andy Cohn, Attorney General's Office

· Senator Peggy Rosenzweig, 5th Senate District

· Representative Greg Huber, 85th Assembly District

· Bob Taylor, WI Health & Hospital Assn.

· Linda Farley, Coalition for WI Health and Physicians for a National Health Program

· Eugene Farley, MD, The Madison Institute, Coalition for WI Health and Physicians for a National Health Program

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Paul Kusuda, Madison, WI, AARP

· Cordelia Mayberry, Madison, Church Women United in WI

· Joanne Ricca, Milwaukee, WI State AFL-CIO

· Representative John Gard, 89th Assembly District

· Amy Boyer, Madison, Charter Behavioral Health Systems of WI

Registrations against

· None.

January 6, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Johnsrud, seconded by Representative Olsen, that Assembly amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (2) Representative Johnsrud and Olsen.

Noes: (14) Representative Underheim, Urban, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 14, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Johnsrud, seconded by Representative Robson, that Assembly amendment 2

be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (16) Representative Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Bock, seconded by Representative Olsen, that Assembly amendment 2

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (16) Representative Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Olsen, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Bock, seconded by Representative Meyer, that Assembly Bill 629

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (14) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Walker, Lazich, Handrick, F. Lasee, Wieckert, Robson, Carpenter, Bock, Springer, Meyer, La Fave and Wasserman.

Noes: (2) Representatives Johnsrud and Olsen.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 2, Absent 0

Sandra Lonergan

Committee Clerk