Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Consumer Affairs
Assembly Bill 157
Relating to: prohibiting insurers from requesting genetic test information from health care providers.
By Representatives Wasserman, Schneider, Urban, Ainsworth, Baldwin, Bock, Carpenter, Cullen, Dobyns, Hahn, Hasenohrl, Huber, Kreuser, Ladwig, La Fave, Murat, Musser, Notestein, Reynolds, Riley, Robson, Ryba, L. Young, Ziegelbauer, Gronemus and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Buettner and Moen.
March 6, 1997 Referred to committee on Consumer Affairs.
May 8, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (8) Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.
Absent: (0) None.
· Greg Chesmore, Pro-Life Wisconsin, Janesville
· Representative Sheldon Wasserman, author
· None
· None.
· Representative David Cullen
· Mary Matuska, Pro-Life Wisconsin, Beloit
· Kelly Rosati, Association of WI HMOs, Madison
· Colleen Wilson, State Medical Society, Madison
· None
October 23, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (7) Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams and Black.
Absent: (1) Representative Hasenohrl.
Moved by Representative Urban, seconded by Representative M. Lehman, that
Assembly Amendment 1
be recommended for introduction.
Ayes: (7) Representative Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams and Black.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Hasenohrl.
INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Urban, seconded by Representative M. Lehman, that
Assembly Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (7) Representative Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams and Black.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Hasenohrl.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Johnsrud, seconded by Representative Urban, that
Assembly Bill 157
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (7) Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams and Black.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Hasenohrl.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 1
Daniel A. Young
Committee Clerk