Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs
Assembly Bill 169
Relating to: the prohibition of certain billing practices for goods and certain services and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Otte, Hasenohrl, Skindrud, Notestein, Goetsch, Musser, Lorge, Hahn, Owens and Ainsworth; cosponsored by Senator Clausing.
February 12, 1998 Referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
March 9, 1998
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (4) Senators Wirch, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.
Absent: (0) None.
· Cliff Otte, 27th Assembly District
· Randy Romanski, for Senator Alice Clausing
· Representative Suzanne Jeskewitz, 24th Assembly District
· Jerry Hancock, Department of Justice
· Bill Oemichen, DATCP
· David Ghilardi, DATCP
· James Lake, AARP
· Bruce Craig, Madison
· Eric Petersen, Direct Marketing Association
· James Buchen, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
· None.
· Tom Frazier, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups
· Doug Johnson, WI Merchants Federation
March 18, 1998
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (4) Senators Wirch, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.
Absent: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Clausing, seconded by Senator Wirch, that
LRB s0615/1
be recommended for introduction and adoption.
Ayes: (4) Senators Wirch, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 0
Moved by Senator Clausing, seconded by Senator Wirch, that
Assembly Bill 169
be recommended for concurrence as amended.
Ayes: (2) Senators Wirch and Clausing.
Noes: (2) Senators Huelsman and Drzewiecki.
Absent: (0) None.
CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 2, Absent 0
Without Recommendation
BSmith
Committee Clerk