Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs

Assembly Bill 582

Relating to: allowing a power of attorney for health care instrument to be used to make or refuse to make an anatomical gift and allowing a health care agent to make an anatomical gift.

By Representatives Wasserman, Huber, Underheim, Kreuser, Walker, Staskunas, Baumgart, Bock, Brandemuehl, Goetsch, Gronemus, Krug, Ladwig, Murat, Notestein, Porter and R. Young; cosponsored by Senators Rosenzweig, Risser, Roessler, Grobschmidt and Huelsman.

February 5, 1998 Referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.

February 11, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Senators Moen, Breske, Moore, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Senator Peggy Rosenzweig, 5th District

· Ron Diamond, M.D., Madison

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Kathy Anderson, State Medical Society

· Scott Peterson, WI Health and Hospital Assn.

· Senator Fred Risser, 26th District

· Representative Sheldon Wasserman, 22nd District

Registrations against

· None.

March 4, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (6) Senators Moen, Breske, Moore, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator Roessler, seconded by Senator Rosenzweig, that Assembly Bill 582

be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes: (6) Senators Moen, Breske, Moore, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Fitzgerald.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 0, Absent 0

Melissa White

Committee Clerk