Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs

Senate Bill 314

Relating to: the authority of counties, towns, villages and cities to enact ordinances regulating the purchase, possession, sale or giving away of cigarettes and tobacco products.

Joint Legislative Council.

October 8, 1997 Referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.

October 29, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Senators Risser, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Absent: (1) Senator Adelman.

Appearances for

· Representative John Dobyns, 52nd Assembly District

· Representative Scott Walker, 14th Assembly District

· Representative Peter Bock, 7th Assembly District

· Dr. Jeffrey Stoddard, MD, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association

· Dr. Sandra L. Osborn, MD, State Medical Society of Wisconsin

· Ms. Gail Chamberlain, Wisconsin Public Health Association & Wisconsin Association of Health Departments & Boards

· Mr. Jim Ryder, Eau Claire City-County Health Department

· Mr. Matthew Knippel, Oshkosh North High School Student

· Miss Marie-Claire Chaudoir, Oshkosh West High School Student

· Mr. Joseph Cismocki, Fon du Lac School District, Member of Legislative Council Committee on Adolescent Smoking

· Ms. Marian Sheridan, Fon du Lac County Health Department

· Mr. Doug Mormann, La Crosse County Health Department

· Ms. Karen Kolpien

· Mr. John Hausbeck, Madison Department of Public Health and the City of Madison

Appearances against

· Mr. Trig Solberg, Wisconsin Grocers Association

· Mr. John Leemkuil, Capitol Centre Foods

· Mr. Greg Pelegrin, U.S. Oil

· Mr. Tom Kieffer, General Council for Kwik Trip, Inc., La Crosse

· Mr. Chris Tackett, Wisconsin Merchants Federation

· Mr. Scott Stenger, Tavern League of Wisconsin

· Mr. Pete Madland, Wisconsin Tavern League

· Ms. Penny Pederson, Sentry Foods

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Senator Carol Roessler, 18th Senate District

· Senator Peggy Rosenzweig, 5th Senate District

· Representative Tony Staskunas, 15th Assembly District

· Mr. Kelly Kennedy, Wisconsin Department of Justice

· Ms. Maureen Cassidy, American Heart Association

· Mr. Jeff Ranous, American Cancer Society

· Ms. Julie Patefield Halvorsen, Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards

· Ms. Gail Sumi, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities

· Ms. Gail Kneoch, Marathon County Tobacco-Free Coalition

· Ms. Kathy Markeland, Wisconsin Counties Association

· Mr. Dan Thompson, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

· Ms. Moira Harrington, Madison, WI

· Ms. Judy Omernik, Wausau, WI

· Ms. Ann Schensky, Waunakee, WI

· Ms. Laurie Lovedale, Madison, WI

· Ms. Michelle Gerard, Brookfield, WI

· Mr. Peter L. Grimm, Fon du Lac, WI

· Ms. Diane Hausinger, Fon du Lac, WI

Registrations against

· Ms. Jennifer Badeau, Wisconsin Association of Convenience Stores

· Mr. Jerry Slaske, Milwaukee, WI

· Ms. Michelle Kussow, Wisconsin Grocers Association

November 17, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (5) Senators Adelman, Risser, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.