Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism

Senate Bill 7

Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.

By Senators Moulton, Vinehout, Ellis, Gudex, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Lehman, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vukmir and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Knudson, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Born, Brooks, Clark, Czaja, Danou, Doyle, Endsley, Hintz, Jacque, Jagler, Jorgensen, Kahl, Kapenga, Kerkman, Kestell, Knodl, Kooyenga, Krug, Kuglitsch, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Milroy, Murphy, Murtha, Nerison, Nygren, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Petryk, Richards, Ringhand, Ripp, Pasch, Smith, Spiros, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tranel, Vruwink, Wachs, Weatherston, Weininger, Williams and Zamarripa.

February 06, 02013     Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism

February 13, 2013       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (9)        Senator Moulton; Senators Tiffany, Harsdorf, Petrowski, Schultz, Vinehout, Hansen, Lassa and Taylor.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Representative Dean Knudson – 30th Assembly District

·      Kim Pokorny - Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association

·      Jordan Lamb - Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association

·      Scot Hodkiewicz -

·      Michael Wolf -

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Senator Robert Jauch - 25th Senate District

·      Paul Zimmerman - Wisconsin Farm Bureau

·      Shawn Pfaff - Dairy Business Association

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 13, 2013       Executive Session Held

Present:       (9)        Senator Moulton; Senators Tiffany, Harsdorf, Petrowski, Schultz, Vinehout, Hansen, Lassa and Taylor.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Petrowski, seconded by Senator Vinehout that Senate Bill 7 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (9)     Senator Moulton; Senators Tiffany, Harsdorf, Petrowski, Schultz, Vinehout, Hansen, Lassa and Taylor.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0

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Scott Nelson

Committee Clerk