Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Consumer Affairs

Assembly Bill 461

Relating to: the regulation of massage therapists and bodyworkers, creating a massage therapy and bodywork examining board, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Harsdorf, Schafer, Robson, Urban, Wasserman, Nass, Baldwin, Kaufert, Murat, Hanson, Sykora, Porter and J. Lehman; cosponsored by Senators Plache, Wirch, Weeden, Roessler, George, C. Potter, Farrow, Burke, Huelsman and A. Lasee.

July 22, 1997 Referred to committee on Consumer Affairs.

October 23, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

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

Absent: (1) Representative Hasenohrl.

Appearances for

· Representative Sheila Harsdorf, author

· Patricia Holman, Milwaukee, The Feldenkrais Guild of North America

· Rob Myran, Viroqua, self

· Marcia R. Koehler, Delavan

· Mr. and Mrs. Ron Prokop, Milwaukee, self

· Jean Schorwenka, Milwaukee

· Mary Carroll, Milwaukee

· Cathleen E. Stevens-Lang, Slinger

· Lisa Lawrence, Madison, self

· Sherry L. Lynch, Fredonia, Blue Sky Educational Foundation, Inc.

· Dr. Paula Lue, Madison, self

· Sandra W. Tamez, Cudahy, self

· Hanna Franke, Cross Plains

· Vlad Thomas, Whitewater, Wisconsin Coalition of Massage Therapists

· Bradley Enerson, Cottage Grove, self

· Kurt W. Nesgood, Kenosha, self

· Jamie Cowles, Madison, self

· Kathie Camp, Verona, self

· Barbara J. Miller, Madison, self

· Linda Dow, Madison

· Dennis Franke, Cross Plains, self

· Donna McLeod, Madison, self

Appearances against

· Secretary Marlene Cummings, Department of Regulation & Licensing

· Paula Brookmire, Madison, massage therapist, self

· Fred Mathuig, Greenleaf, WI Physical Therapy Assn.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Representative Cloyd Porter

· Marilyn M. Dietz, Burlington

· Kathy Markeland, Monona, Wisconsin Counties Association

· Judy Havdiland, Milwaukee, self

· Marvin J. Freedman, Middleton, self

· Senator Kim Plache, co-sponsor, 21st Senate District

· Senator Brian Burke, 3rd Senate District

· Betsy Carlson Krezenesky, Neenah, self

Registrations against

· Maureen Kaualar, Glendale, WPTA

February 26, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (8) Representatives Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Johnsrud, seconded by Representative Urban, that ASA 1 (LRBs0281/4)

be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (8) Representative Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Urban, seconded by Representative Ott, that ASA 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representative Otte, Johnsrud, Ott, M. Lehman, Urban, Williams, Hasenohrl and Black.

Noes: (0) None.