Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy

Assembly Bill 456

Relating to: prohibiting certain insurance practices on the basis of domestic abuse.

By Representatives Cullen, Sykora, Ziegelbauer, Turner, R. Young, J. Lehman, Staskunas, L. Young, Plale, Robson, Boyle, Wasserman, Kreuser, Hasenohrl and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Clausing, Roessler and A. Lasee.

July 15, 1997 Referred to committee on Insurance, Securities and Corporate Policy.

October 30, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (14) Representatives Lorge, Hoven, Underheim, Green, Skindrud, F. Lasee, Schafer, Wieckert, Cullen, Robson, Springer, Ziegelbauer, Wasserman and Plale.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Representative David Cullen

· Mary Lauby - Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Appearances against

· None

Appearances for Information Only

· Jim Tenuta - Wisconsin Association of life and Health Insurers

· Owen Schwerdtfeser - American Family Insurance

Registrations for

· Senator Alice Clausing

Registrations against

· None

March 18, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (14) Representatives Lorge, Hoven, Underheim, Green, Skindrud, F. Lasee, Schafer, Wieckert, Cullen, Robson, Springer, Ziegelbauer, Wasserman and Plale.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Hoven, seconded by Representative Wasserman that assembly substitute amendment LRB S0559 be introduced and adopted.

Ayes: (14) Representatives Lorge, Hoven, Underheim, Green, Skindrud, Lasee

Schafer, Wieckert, Cullen, Robson, Springer, Ziegelbauer,

Wasserman and Plale.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

Motion carried: adoption recommended. Adoption of assembly substitute amendment.

Ayes: (14) Noes: (0) Absent (0)

Moved by Representative Cullen, seconded by Representative Robson that Assembly Bill 456 Be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (14) Representatives Lorge, Hoven, Underheim, Green, Skindrud, Lasee,

Schafer, Wieckert, Cullen, Robson, Springer, Ziegelbauer,

Wasserman and Plale.

Noes: (0) None

Absent: (0)

Motion carried: passage recommended.

Passage as amended: Ayes: (14) Noes: (0) Absent: (0)

Jenny Walerak

Committee Clerk