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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Financial Institutions
Relating to: regulating rental-purchase companies, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Urban, Huebsch, Olsen, Vrakas, Starzyk, Kreibich, Montgomery, Plouff, Plale, J. Fitzgerald, Hahn, Musser, Wade, M. Lehman, Gunderson, Turner, Petrowski, Lassa, Ott and Stone; cosponsored by Senators M. Meyer, S. Fitzgerald and Rosenzweig.
May 14, 2001 Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions.
June 6, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (15) Representatives Jeskewitz, Montgomery, J. Fitzgerald, Hoven, Kedzie, Kreibich, Starzyk, Walker, La Fave, Plale, Plouff, Balow, Richards, Shilling and Krug.
Absent: (1) Representative Rhoades.
· Representative Frank H. Urban
· Christopher Green, Department of Financial Institutions
· Jeffery L. Lebakken, Wisconsin Rental Dealers Association
· Brad Denison, Rent-A-Center & WI Rental Dealers Assn.
· Dave Gilles, Department of Justice
· Jo Anna Richard, Department of Justice
· James A. Walrath, Consumer Advocate
· Senator Mark Meyer
· Jim Leonhart, Wisconsin Rental Dealers Association
· George Petak, Wisconsin Rental Dealers Association
· Mary Fons, Public Interest Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin
· Kerry Schumann, Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG)
February 14, 2002
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (16) Representatives Jeskewitz, Montgomery, J. Fitzgerald, Hoven, Kedzie, Kreibich, Rhoades, Starzyk, Walker, La Fave, Plale, Plouff, Balow, Richards, Shilling and Krug.
Moved by Representative Kedzie, seconded by Representative Plale, that
Assembly Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (16) Representatives Jeskewitz, Montgomery, J. Fitzgerald, Hoven, Kedzie, Kreibich, Rhoades, Starzyk, Walker, La Fave, Plale, Plouff, Balow, Richards, Shilling and Krug.
Noes: (0) None.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0, Absent 0
Moved by Representative Plale, seconded by Representative Kedzie, that
Assembly Bill 393
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (14) Representatives Jeskewitz, Montgomery, J. Fitzgerald, Hoven, Kedzie, Kreibich, Rhoades, Starzyk, Walker, Plale, Plouff, Balow, Shilling and Krug.
Noes: (2) Representatives La Fave and Richards.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 2, Absent 0
Erin Bilot
Committee Clerk