Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry

Senate Bill 98

Relating to: providing complementary and alternative health care practitioners with exemptions from practice protection laws, requirements and prohibitions for individuals who provide complementary and alternative health care services, and providing a penalty.

By Senators Felzkowski, Kooyenga and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Mursau, Horlacher, Kitchens, Murphy, Schraa, Skowronski, Moses, Zimmerman, Callahan, Edming, Wichgers, Rozar and Sortwell.

February 11, 2021       Referred to Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry

March 03, 2021           Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Felzkowski; Senators Stafsholt, Roth, L. Taylor and Ringhand.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Sen, Mary Felzkowski - 12th Senate District

·      Representative Barbara Dittrich

·      Ms Rosanne Lindsay - Wisconsin Health Freedom Coalition

·      Anne Gillum - National Health Freedom Action

·      Katy Wallace - Self

·      Heather Burkart

·      Steven Conway - Chiropractic Society of Wisconsin

·      Ms Diane Miller - National Health Freedom Action

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Rose Bohmann - Self

·      Senator Dale Kooyenga - 5th Senate District

Registrations Against

·      Marc Herstand - National Association Of Social Workers Wisconsin Chapter

Registrations for Information Only

·      CEO John Murray - Wisconsin Chiropractic Association

April 01, 2021             Executive Session Held

Present:       (4)        Senator Felzkowski; Senators Stafsholt, Roth and Ringhand.

Absent:       (1)        Senator L. Taylor.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Roth, seconded by Senator Stafsholt that Senate Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (4)     Senator Felzkowski; Senators Stafsholt, Roth and Ringhand.

Noes:     (0)     None.

SENATE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0

Moved by Senator Roth, seconded by Senator Stafsholt that Senate Bill 98 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (4)     Senator Felzkowski; Senators Stafsholt, Roth and Ringhand.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0

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Stamena Ivanov

Committee Clerk