Assembly

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.

Appearances for

· 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

Appearances against

· None

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· 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

Registrations against

· 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