AB742AB742
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy
Relating to: requiring payment from a ward's estate of reasonable attorney fees and costs for successful petitioners in incompetency and guardianship proceedings.
By Representatives Handrick, La Fave, Owens, Musser, Plale, Porter, Plouff and Sherman; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Panzer, Rosenzweig, Roessler and Schultz.
February 10, 2000 Referred to committee on Judiciary and Personal Privacy.
March 1, 2000 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (8) Representatives Huebsch, Gundrum, Suder, Grothman, Sherman, Colon, Hebl and Staskunas.
Excused: (1) Representative Walker.
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Representative Joe Handrick, 34th Assembly District
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Jim Villa, on behalf of Senator Alberta Darling, 8th Senate District
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Jim Jaeger, Elder Law Section, State Bar of WI
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Betsy Abramson, Coalition of WI Aging Groups
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Jeff Myer, Legal Action of Wisconsin
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Dianne Greenley, WI Coalition for Advocacy
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Chuck Kreimendahl, Public Interest Law Section of State Bar of WI
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None.
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Jenny Boese, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law section of State Bar of Wisconsin
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Kevin Lewis, DHFS
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None.
March 16, 2000
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (9) Representatives Huebsch, Gundrum, Walker, Suder, Grothman, Sherman, Colon, Hebl and Staskunas.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Staskunas, seconded by Representative Hebl, that
Assembly Bill 742
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (9) Representatives Huebsch, Gundrum, Walker, Suder, Grothman, Sherman, Colon, Hebl and Staskunas.
Noes: (0) None.
Excused:(0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Excused 0
Robert Delaporte
Committee Clerk