Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Labor and Employment

Senate Bill 226

Relating to: the payment of wages and commissions owed to employes and commission salespersons whose employment ends, the termination or alteration of sales representative agreements and providing penalties.

By Senators Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Shibilski, Farrow and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Hoven, Vrakas, Turner, Duff, Powers, M. Lehman, R. Young, Johnsrud, Musser, Cullen, Schneider, Goetsch, Porter, Black, L. Young, Ott, Albers, Notestein, F. Lasee, Kaufert, Springer, Plale, Hahn, Baldwin and Riley.

February 17, 1998 Referred to committee on Labor and Employment.

February 18, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (10) Representatives Vrakas, Nass, Duff, Lazich, Walker, Grothman, Vander Loop, Turner, Baumgart and Morris-Tatum.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Senator Rick Grobschmidt..

· Representative Frank Urban.

· Bernie Korona, Elm Grove.

· John Lange, Casting Services of WI, S. Milwaukee.

· Bob Poull, FP Technology, Grafton.

· Paul Kruschke, New Berlin.

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· John Metcalf, WMC, Madison.

· Rep. John LaFave.

Registrations against

· None.

March 4, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representatives Vrakas, Nass, Duff, Lazich, Walker, Grothman, Vander Loop, Turner and Morris-Tatum.

Absent: (1) Representative Baumgart.

Moved by Representative Vander Loop, seconded by Representative Nass, that Senate Bill 226

be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes: (9) Representatives Vrakas, Nass, Duff, Lazich, Walker, Grothman, Vander Loop, Turner and Morris-Tatum.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Baumgart.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 1

Jackie Kettner

Committee Clerk