Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs

Senate Bill 262

Relating to: the regulation of massage therapists and bodyworkers, creating a massage therapy and bodywork examining board, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.

By Senators Plache, Wirch, Weeden, Roessler, C. Potter, Farrow, Burke, Huelsman, George and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Harsdorf, Schafer, Robson, Urban, Wasserman, Nass, Baldwin, Kaufert, Murat, Hanson, Sykora, Porter and J. Lehman.

July 17, 1997 Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.

January 14, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Senators Moen, Breske, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (1) Senator Moore.

Appearances for

· John Anderson, Office of Senator Plache

· Stephen Lucas, Madison

· Marilyn Zwaard, Rhinelander

· Fayne Diegel, Rhinelander

· Vlad Thomas, Whitewater

· W.L. Stricker, Watertown

· Julie Szivecz, Sullivan

· Patricia Holmen, Feldenkraiz Guild of North America

· John Botsford, Fond Du Lac

· Ralph Hokanson, Cottage Grove

· Dennis Franke, Cross Plains

· Joe Hokanson, Waunakee

· Laura Hokanson, Waunakee

· Hanna Franke, Cross Plains

· Barbara Miller, Madison

· Joseph Davis, Educational Approval Board

Appearances against

· Cassandra Wind, Wauwatosa

· Fred Mathwig, WI Physical Therapy Assn.

· Secretary Marlene Cummings, Dept. of Reg. and Licensing

· Paula Brookmire, Milwaukee

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Teresa Evans, Merrimac

· Senator Bob Wirch, 22nd District

· Bradley Enerson, Cottage Grove

· Jamie Cowles, Madison

· William Wartmann, Madison

Registrations against

· Ed Huck, WI Alliance of Cities

· Lisa Hilbert, WI Physical Therapy Assn.

February 6, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION - POLLING

Moved by Senator Moen that Senate Substitute Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (6) Senator Moen, Breske, Moore, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Senator Moen that Senate Bill 262

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (6) Senators Moen, Breske, Moore, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 0, Absent 0

Melissa White

Committee Clerk