AB849

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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Public Health
Assembly Bill 849
Relating to: authorizing a declaration of and actions under a state of emergency related to public health, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Underheim, Huber and Miller; cosponsored by Senator Moen and Rosenzweig.

February 25, 2002 Referred to Committee on Public Health.

February 27, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Urban, Lippert, Freese, Johnsrud, Hines, Carpenter, Wasserman, Schneider and J. Lehman.

Absent: (1) Representative McCormick.

Appearances for
· Rep. Gregg Underhiem, author
· Sen. Peggy Rosenzweig, author
· Rep. Frank Urban
· Dr. Ron Laessig, State Lab of Hygeine
· Dan Stier, DHFS
· Elizabeth Schumacher, SMS
· William Scheckler MD, SMS
· Judith Aubey, WI Public Health Assoc
· Diane Cappozo, WI Assoc of Local Health Dept.

· Melody Bockenfeld, WI Public Health Assoc

Appearances against
· Marvin Munyon, Family Research Forum
· Dottie Feder, self
· Joan Tatarsky, self

· Mark Zuvich, self

Appearances for Information Only
· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, WI Counties Assoc.

· Peter Gunderson, WI Funeral Directors Assoc

Registrations for

· Laura Leitch, WI Hospital Assoc.

Registrations against
· Liane Ripatte, self
· Bonnie Zuvich, self

· S. Kent Steffke, self

March 14, 2002 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Sara Buschman
Committee Clerk