Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Consumer Affairs
Assembly Bill 327
Relating to: misrepresentations of the locations of businesses and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Harsdorf, Powers, M. Lehman, La Fave, Albers, Freese, Plouff, Sykora, Krug, Wood, Porter, Hanson, Skindrud, J. Lehman, Hasenohrl, Ladwig, Seratti, Ott, Schafer, Vrakas and Gronemus; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Panzer, Clausing, Wineke, Buettner, Breske, Moen, Schultz and Decker.
April 28, 1997 Referred to committee on Consumer Affairs.
June 5, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (7) Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Hasenohrl and Black.
Absent: (1) Representative Williams.
· Representative Sheila Harsdorf, 30th Assembly District
· Senator Bob Jauch, 25th Senate District
· Representative John LaFave, 23rd Assembly District
· Wayne Corey, Wisconsin Independent Business, Madison
· Ronald Pierce, Evansville Greenhouse & Floral, Evansville
· Tom Carlson, Fairview Florist, Janesville
· Noel Loppnow, Waukesha Floral & Greenhouses, Inc., Waukesha
· Arlet Jorqensen, Hudson Flower Shop, Hudson
· Tony Ferdinand, Haentze Floral Co., Fond du Lac
· Dee Bandow, Madison
· Patti McLaughlin, Ellsworth Floral Boutique, Ellsworth
· Bill Oemichen, Administrator, Division of Trade & Consumer Protection, Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
· None
· None.
· Senator Alice Clausing, 10th Senate District
· Representative Al Ott, 3rd Assembly District
· Representative Joe Plouff, 29th Assembly District
· Representative John J. Ryba, 90th Assembly District
· Mike Metz, W.I.B., Madison
· Jayme and Shelia Kujara, Green Bay Floral & Greenhouse, Green Bay
· Buena Young, Ellsworth Floral Boutique, Bay City
· Jene H. Kummer, Milwaukee
· William A. Olson, Mt. Horeb
· Ron Sanderson, Centerway Floral, Janesville
· David Hein, Wisconsin-Upper Michigan Florist Assn., Plymouth
· Ron Kuehn, WI Association of Life Underwriters, Private Insurance Agents, and Independent Insurance Agents, Madison
· Kelly Kennedy, Department of Justice
· None.
June 5, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (7) Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams and Black.
Absent: (1) Representative Hasenohrl.
Moved by Representative Hasenohrl, seconded by Representative Ott, that
Assembly Bill 327
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (6) Representatives Otte, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Hasenohrl and Black.
Noes: (1) Representative Johnsrud.
Absent: (1) Representative Williams.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 1, Absent 1
Daniel A. Young
Committee Clerk