SB1

SB1 SB1
Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs

Senate Bill 1
Relating to: requiring the department of employe trust funds to establish a health care coverage plan for employers in the private sector, creating a private employer health care coverage board and making an appropriation.
By Senators Moen, Rosenzweig, Burke, Robson, Welch, Breske, Chvala, Roessler, Plache, Clausing, Baumgart, Decker, Fitzgerald, George, Erpenbach, Wirch, Moore, Jauch, Risser and Grobschmidt; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Krug, Seratti, Bock, Kreuser, Travis, La Fave, Kreibich, Schooff, Gronemus, Black, Miller, Handrick, Staskunas, Boyle, Plouff, Sykora, J. Lehman, Hahn, Lassa, Ryba, Plale, Balow, Ainsworth, Wasserman, Hebl, Huber, Carpenter, Goetsch, Turner, Pocan, Ziegelbauer, Berceau, Albers, Hasenohrl, Meyer, Sinicki, Olsen, Meyerhofer, Colon, Richards, Sherman, Cullen, Wood, Schneider, Steinbrink, Williams, Riley, Coggs, Pettis, Hundertmark, Hubler, Krusick, Young, Kelso and Reynolds.

January 13, 1999 Referred to committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.

March 17, 1999 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (7) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Bill Smith, Nat.Federation of Independent Business/WI
· Alvin Houtsinger, Delavan
· Mayabelle Houtsinger, Delavan
· Wayne Corey, WI Independent Businesses
· Kathi Kilgore, WI Restaurant Assn.
· Fred Honkamp, Wauwatosa
· Debbie Waite, WI Health and Hospital Assn.

Appearances against
· Dan Schwarter, WI Assn. of Health Underwriters

Appearances for Information Only
· Jim Tenuta, WI Assn. of Life and Health Insurers
· Steven Miller, Indepedent Business Assn. of WI








Registrations for
· Senator Fred Risser, 26th District
· John Schoessow, Portage
· Sabrina Gentile, WI Farm Bureau
· Dextra Hadnot, City of Milwaukee
· Tom Reilly, Aurora Health Care
· Larry Danielson, VFW
· Reverand Sue Moline Larson, Lutheran Office for Public Policy in WI
· Representative Terry Musser, 92nd District
· Greg Epp, Oregon
· Senator Peggy Rosenzweig, 5th Senate District

Registrations against
· None.

April 28, 1999 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (7) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator Drzewiecki, seconded by Senator Welch, that Senate Amendment 1 be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (4) Senators Breske, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes: (3) Senators Moen, Robson and Erpenbach.
Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 3, Absent 0

Moved by Senator Welch, seconded by Senator Drzewiecki, that Senate Bill 1 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (7) Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 0





Melissa White
Committee Clerk