Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Housing

Assembly Bill 46

Relating to: the exemption for housing for older persons from the law prohibiting discrimination in housing based on age or family status and granting rule-making authority.

By Representatives M. Lehman, Goetsch, Turner, Musser, Powers, Freese, Ladwig, Urban, Olsen, Albers, Brandemuehl, Ott, Hahn, Grothman, Seratti and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senators Huelsman and Farrow.

February 3, 1997 Referred to committee on Housing.

February 20, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Representatives Owens, Kedzie, Wieckert, Morris-Tatum, La Fave and L. Young.

Excused: (3) Representatives Foti, Vrakas and Baldwin.

Appearances for

· Representative Michael Lehman, 58th District, Hartford

· Duey Stroebel, Cedarburg

· Connie Hagen & LeAnna Ware, Wis. Dept. of Workforce Development, Madison

· Richard Staff, Wis. Realtors Association, Madison

· Scott Slattery, Wis. Manufactured Housing Association, Madison

Appearances against

· None

Appearances for Information Only

· None

Registrations for

· Representative Lorraine Seratti, 36th District, Florence

· Senator Joanne Huelsman, 11th District, Waukesha

Registrations against

· Joanne Ricca, Wis. State AFL-CIO, Milwaukee

May 15, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representatives Owens, Kedzie, Foti, Vrakas, Wieckert, Morris-Tatum, La Fave, L. Young and Baldwin.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Owens that assembly amendment LRB-a0074

be unanimously recommended for introduction.

MOTION GRANTED

Moved by Representative Vrakas, seconded by Representative Morris-Tatum, that assembly amendment LRB-a0074

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (9) Representative Owens, Kedzie, Foti, Vrakas, Wieckert, Morris-Tatum, La Fave, L. Young and Baldwin.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Vrakas, seconded by Representative Morris-Tatum, that Assembly Bill 46

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (9) Representatives Owens, Kedzie, Foti, Vrakas, Wieckert, Morris-Tatum, La Fave, L. Young and Baldwin.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0

Jacque Dicks

Committee Clerk