Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

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

Assembly Bill 179

Relating to: authorizing technicians to remove donated human bone or certain tissue.

By Representatives Kreuser, F. Lasee, Baumgart, Duff, Gard, Goetsch, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hasenohrl, Huber, La Fave, Murat, Olsen, Ott, Riley, Ryba, Seratti and Urban; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Breske, Cowles, Grobschmidt, Rosenzweig, Rude and Zien.

September 18, 1997 Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.

October 8, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

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

Absent: (1) Senator Roessler.

Appearances for

· Tom Reilly, Aurora Health Care

· Kathy Simpson, WI Tissue Bank

· Don Reeder, American Red Cross, North Central Tissue Svs.

· Kurt Klitzke, American Red Cross Tissue Svs.

· Pete Christianson, North Central Tissue Svs.

· Representative Frank Lasee, 2nd District

· Representative Jim Krueser, 64th District

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Scott Peterson, WI Health and Hospital Assn.

· Kathy Anderson, State Medical Society

Registrations against

· None.

October 8, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (5) Senators Moen, Breske, Moore, Wirch and Rosenzweig.

Absent: (2) Senators Roessler and Fitzgerald.

Moved by Senator Wirch, seconded by Senator Breske, that Assembly Bill 179

be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes: (5) Senators Moen, Breske, Moore, Wirch and Rosenzweig.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (2) Senators Roessler and Fitzgerald.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Absent 2

Melissa White

Committee Clerk