Assembly

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Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Housing

Assembly Bill 334

Relating to: the regulation of home inspectors, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority and providing penalties.

By Representatives Vrakas, Wieckert, Foti, Sykora, Hanson, Kedzie, Travis, Freese, Kaufert, Olsen, Schafer, Jeskewitz, Plale, Meyer, Hasenohrl, Kelso, Walker, Powers, Albers, Harsdorf, Huebsch, Riley, Rutkowski, Handrick, Hoven, Lazich, Nass, Ott, Ward, Duff, Porter, M. Lehman, Hutchison, Dobyns, Musser, Ainsworth, Murat and Huber; cosponsored by Senators Wineke, Welch, Risser, Rude, Moore, Fitzgerald, Wirch, Plache, Weeden, Roessler, Zien, Cowles and Schultz.

May 1, 1997 Referred to committee on Housing.

October 16, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Representatives Owens, Kedzie, Foti, Vrakas, Wieckert, Morris-Tatum, La Fave and Baldwin.

Excused: (1) Representative L. Young.

Appearances for

· Representative Daniel Vrakas, 33rd District, Hartland

· Senator Joseph Wineke, 27th District, Verona

· Marlene Cummings, Secretary, Dept. of Regulation and Licensing, Madison

· Michael Theo, WI Realtors Assn., Madison

· Rick Staff, WI Realtors Assn., Madison

· Jim Tenuta, Madison

· Robert and Gina Gruba, HouseMaster Home Inspection, Green Bay

· Kathy Rintelman, Ozaukee Realtors, Cedarburg

· Scott Newcomer, Hensiak Inspection Service, Elm Grove

· Doug Hensiak, Waukesha

· Nicholas U. Smith, MTT Consultants Inc., Madison

Appearances against

· Tom Feiza, WI Assn. of Home Inspectors, New Berlin

· John Geiger, WI Assn. of Home Inspectors, Milwaukee

· Mark Thomas, WI Assn. of Home Inspectors, Milwaukee

· Ron Boehnen, Boehnen Property Inspection Service, Verona

· Dan Schilling, Residential Inspections, Madison

Appearances for Information Only

· None

Registrations for

· Representative Michael Huebsch, 94th District, Onalaska

· Walter Bancroft, WI Housing Inspection, Janesville

· Dale E. Mueller, Madison

· Joe Murray, WI Realtors Assn., Madison

Registrations against

· Representative Peter Bock, 7th District, Milwaukee

· Jay Balin, WI Assn. of Home Inspectors, Thiensville

· Jerome G. Baumgardt, Baumgardt Home Inspection, Elm Grove

· Alan Bednar, Oconomowoc

· Don DeSmidt, McFarland

· Mark Fredenberg, EMF Home Inspection, Cottage Grove

· George A. Gantz, WI Assn. of Home Inspectors, Green Bay

· Tom Hansen, Home Inspection Services, Middleton

· Todd Hanson, Home Inspection Services, Middleton

· Andrew Helgeson, WI Assn. of Home Inspectors, Cedarburg

· Tom Karwoski, WI Assn. of Home Inspectors, Menomonee Falls

· Raymond Kindschy, Kinship Inspection Service Inc., Port Washington

· Dennis Kruger, Oregon

· James Lee, Accurate Home Inspection, Milwaukee

· Norbert L. Lovata, Construction Consulting Service, Madison

· Gary D. Mason, WI Assn. of Home Inspectors, Madison

· Mark Meiling, Foresight Home Inspection Inc., Wauwatosa

· Jule R. Mellen, J.R. Mellen Home Inspection, Green Bay

· Warren and Peggy Porter, Porter Concepts, Avoca

· Robert B. Scheele, Great Northern Inspection Service Inc., Madison

· Jay Schnoor, Professional Home Inspection Co., La Crosse

· Mike Smelsck, Cross Plains

· Richard W. Stokely, Stokely Inc., Fond du Lac

· Merle Storck, Janesville

· Janet Swandby, WI Assn. of Home Inspectors, Madison