Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

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

Senate Bill 325

Relating to: the amount of assistance for funeral or burial expenses of recipients under certain benefits and assistance programs and the value of an irrevocable burial trust that is excluded from the resource determination under the medical assistance program.

By Senator Moen; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim, Hasenohrl, Kelso, Plouff, Seratti, Lorge and Albers.

October 15, 1997 Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.

October 29, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Senators Moen, Breske, Roessler and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (3) Senators Moore, Wirch and Rosenzweig.

Appearances for

· Bill Cress, Funeral Service Alliance

· Patrick Koszuta, WI Funeral Directors Assn.

· Peter Gunderson, Gunderson Funeral Homes

· Senator Rod Moen, 31st Senate District

· Stephen Dow, Div. of Economic Support

Appearances against

· Diane Reynolds, Dept. of Workforce Development

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· William Ford, Milwaukee

· Matt Bromley, Elder Law Section-State Bar of WI

· Richard Daniel, Burlington

· John Klemmer, Heritage Funeral Homes

· John Gamache, Milwaukee

· Roman Ryan, WI Funeral Directors Assn.

· Connie Ryan, Madison

Registrations against

· None.

October 30, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (6) Senators Moen, Moore, Wirch, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (1) Senator Breske.

Moved by Senator Roessler, seconded by Senator Wirch, that Senate Bill 325

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (7) Senators Moen, Breske (polled), Moore, Wirch, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 0

Melissa White

Committee Clerk