AB307

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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Family Law
Assembly Bill 307
Relating to: employment discrimination based on creed and exemption from liability and discipline for pharmacists who refuse to dispense for abortions, assisted suicides, and euthanasia.
By Representatives Owens, Grothman, Ainsworth, Albers, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Kedzie, Kestell, Krawczyk, Freese, F. Lasee, Leibham, McCormick, D. Meyer, Nass, Ott, Pettis, Rhoades, Seratti, Starzyk, Suder, Sykora, Urban, Vrakas and Petrowski; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich and Schultz.

April 12, 2001 Referred to Committee on Family Law.

April 26, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Representatives Owens, Kestell, Friske, Wade, Berceau and Krusick.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Representative Carol Owens, 53rd Assembly District (author)
· Mary Matuska, Pro-Life WI, Beloit
· Kirby Brant, Pro-Life WI, Madison
· Rebecca Sande, Pro-Life WI, Cambridge
· Robert K. Lewis, Greenfield
· Susan Grosskreuz, Pro-Life WI, West Bend
· Bill Barry, Janesville
· Marvin Munyon, Family Research Forum, Madison

· Dr. Ingolf Wallow, WI Physicians Resource Council, Middleton

Appearances against
· Melanie G. Ramey, Hospice Organization of WI, Madison
· Lisa Cappelli, HospiceCare Inc., Madison
· Nora Cusack, National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League of WI, Madison
· Todd McVey, HospiceCare Inc., Madison
· Jill Malak, Coalition for Choice, Madison
· Lisa Boyce, Planned Parenthood of WI, Madison

· Jayne Mullins, Madison

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Representative Glenn Grothman, 59th Assembly District
· Senator Carol Roessler, 18th Senate District
· Heather Rasmussen, Fall River
· Betty Lobenstein, New Lisbon
· Katherine A. Ribnek, Pro-Life WI, Elm Grove
· Kathy Markeland, WI Catholic Conference, Madison
· Deone B. Lewis, Greenfield

· Dan Matuska, Beloit

Registrations against
· Scott Peterson, WI Hospital Association, Madison
· Jayne Mullins, AgeAdvantAge Area Agency on Aging, Madison
· Lin Clousing, Business & Professional Women of WI
· Paige Shipman, Madison

· Lauren Rauk, Madison

April 26, 2001 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (6) Representatives Owens, Kestell, Friske, Wade, Berceau and Krusick.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Krusick, seconded by Representative Owens, that Assembly Bill 307

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (4) Representatives Owens, Kestell, Friske and Wade.
Noes: (2) Representatives Berceau and Krusick.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 2, Absent 0

Jacqueline Zibrowski
Committee Clerk