Wisconsin Legislature: AB345

AB345

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Assembly Bill 345
Relating to: licensure of certified public accountants and accounting firms, attest and compilation services, peer review of accounting firms, eliminating certificates of authority for public accountants, and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Vrakas, Riley, Albers, Duff, Gundrum, Hahn, Huber, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Kedzie, Kestell, Kreibich, La Fave, Lassa, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Ryba, Seratti, Staskunas, Stone, Turner, Urban, Walker and Wasserman; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Huelsman, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, George, M. Meyer, Risser and Rosenzweig.

April 18, 2001 Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.

May 9, 2001

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Nass, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Representative Dan Vrakas - Author

· Representative Antonio Riley - Lead Co-Sponsor

· Michael Vaughan - Wisconsin Institute of CPAs

· Frank Probst - Accounting Exam Board

· Peter Bekkers - NATP

· Joseph Stienessen

· Marilyn Huset - American Woman's Society of CPAs

· Karin Gale

· Bart Adams - WICPA

· Byron Dopkins - WI Association of Accountants

· Daniel Mayer - WI Association of Accountants

· Larry Rose

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· Robert Ritger - DFI

Registrations for

· Senator Brian Burke - Lead Senate Author

· Senator Fred Risser

· Representative Scott Walker

· Tammy Hofstede

· LeRoy Schmidt - WILPA

· Kim Tredinnick

· Philip Galassie

· Tim Wollersheim - WI NATP

· Patrick Handlos - WI Society of Enrolled Agents

· Leighton Walstrow

· David Mellem

· Michael Ley

Registrations against

· Donald Goodweiler

May 23, 2001

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (8) Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.

Absent: (1) Representative Nass.

Moved by Representative McCormick, seconded by Representative J. Fitzgerald, that

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Nass.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Vrakas, seconded by Representative Lassa, that

Assembly Bill 345

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Nass.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1

Jason Rostan
Committee Clerk