Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention

Assembly Bill 647

Relating to: the prescription drug monitoring program.

By Representatives Nygren, Plumer, Magnafici, Hutton, James, Petryk, Kolste, Sargent, Billings, Born, Snyder, Petersen, Kitchens, Quinn, Felzkowski, Edming, Kulp, Rohrkaste, Knodl, Tusler, Duchow, Dittrich, Tranel, Thiesfeldt, Jagler, Spiros, Mursau, Ramthun, Pope, Doyle, Bowen and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Cowles, Olsen, Wanggaard, Schachtner and Marklein.

December 05, 2019     Referred to Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention

January 08, 2020         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (9)        Representative Plumer; Representatives Magnafici, Petryk, Hutton, James, Nygren, Kolste, Sargent and Billings.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Michael Kemp - Recovery & Addiction Professionals of WI

·      Julie Labinski

·      Taylor Boland Rigby - WI Medical Society

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Andrew  Whitacre - Pew Charitable Trusts

·      Kelly Bungs - Fearless Wholistics

·      Lisa Olson - WI DHS

·      Paul  Krupski - WI DHS

Registrations For

·      Sen. Pat  Testin - State Senate

·      Erik  Kanter - WI Academy of Family Physicians

·      Kristina Vallaro

·      Daniel Conners - Madison Normal

·      Attorney General Josh Kaul - Wisconsin DOJ

·      Dexter Lane

Registrations Against

·      Heather Gordredski

Registrations for Information Only

·      Sashi  Gregory - WI Primary Healthcare Association

January 15, 2020         Executive Session Held

Present:       (9)        Representative Plumer; Representatives Magnafici, Petryk, Hutton, James, Nygren, Kolste, Sargent and Billings.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Sargent, seconded by Representative James that Assembly Bill 647 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (9)     Representative Plumer; Representatives Magnafici, Petryk, Hutton, James, Nygren, Kolste, Sargent and Billings.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0

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Mitch Sands

Committee Clerk