Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

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

Senate Bill 365

Relating to: acquisition of a hospital owned by a nonprofit corporation, a city, a county, the state or the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

By Senators Rosenzweig, Moen, Rude, Decker, Roessler, Huelsman, Darling and Plache; cosponsored by Representatives Huber, Underheim, Robson, Urban, Hanson, Albers, Springer, Bock, Johnsrud, Meyer, La Fave, Ward, R. Young, Musser, Krug, Dobyns, Notestein, Goetsch, J. Lehman, Gunderson, Hasenohrl, Powers, Plouff, Gronemus and Ziegelbauer, by request of the Attorney General James Doyle.

November 26, 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

· Senator Peggy Rosenzweig, 5th District

· Jerry Hancock, Dept. of Justice

· Andy Cohn, Dept. of Justice

· Bob Taylor, WI Health and Hospital Assn.

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Senator Brian Rude, 32nd District

· David Slautterback, AARP

· Paul Kusuda, Madison

· A. Rowland Todd, AARP

· Joanne Ricca, AFL-CIO

· Scott Peterson, WI Health and Hospital Assn.

· Helen DeBardeleben, AARP

· James Lake, AARP

· Rev. Sue Moline Larson, Lutheran Office for Public Policy in WI

Registrations against

· Amy Boyer, Charter Behavioral Health System

January 14, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

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

Absent: (1) Senator Moore.

Moved by Senator Rosenzweig, seconded by Senator Fitzgerald, that Senate Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (5) Senator Moen, Breske, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Senator Moore.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Senator Rosenzweig, seconded by Senator Roessler, that Senate Bill 365

be recommended for passage as amended.

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

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Senator Moore.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Absent 1

Melissa White

Committee Clerk