Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Assembly Bill 404
Relating to: requiring physicians to report injuries to, and deaths of, minors that they suspect are caused by articles intended for use by minors and requiring the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to publicize dangers created by such articles.
By Representatives Springer, Ott, Ourada, Huber, Ryba, Riley, Bock, Plale, R. Young, Notestein, Boyle, L. Young, Robson, Hasenohrl, Sykora, Kelso and Plouff; cosponsored by Senators Decker, Clausing, Wirch and Roessler.

June 4, 1997 Referred to committee on Consumer Affairs.

November 20, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD


Present: (7) Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Hasenohrl and Black.
Absent: (1) Representative Williams.

Appearances for
· Representative Tom Springer, author
· Jon White, Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection

Appearances against
· None.

Appearances for Information Only
· Colleen Wilson, Madison, State Medical Society

Registrations for
· Andrea Williams, Madison, self
· Kerry Schumann, Madison, WISPIRG
· Scott Froehlue, Madison, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
· Zach Corrigan, Madison, Wisconsin Public Interest Researching

Registrations against
· None.

January 29, 1998
EXECUTIVE SESSION


Present: (8) Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.
Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative M. Lehman, seconded by Representative Urban, that
Assembly Amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representative Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 0


Moved by Representative Ott, seconded by Representative Hasenohrl, that
Assembly Bill 404
be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 0





Daniel A. Young
Committee Clerk
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