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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for devices used to assist the visually impaired.
By Representatives Walker, Starzyk, Montgomery, Gundrum, Gunderson, Bock, Ladwig, Turner, Sykora, Ryba, Krawczyk, Owens, Gronemus, Boyle, Nass, Jeskewitz, Kreibich, J. Lehman, Lippert, Plale, Lassa and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Kanavas, Roessler and Schultz.
October 10, 2001 Referred to Committee on Health.
January 15, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Colon and Shilling.
Absent: (1) Representative Schooff.
· Representative Scott Walker, 14th Assembly District
· Richard Pomo, Madison, WI Council of the Blind
· Representative David Cullen, 13th Assembly District
· Representative Peter Bock, 7th Assembly District
· Gary Goyke, Madison, WI Council of the Blind
· Jeff Lavake, Madison, WI Council of the Blind
· Alice O'Connor, Madison, State Medical Society
· Kathy Kuhn, Wauwatosa, Medical College of WI
· Stephanie Bloomingdale, Milwaukee, WI Federation of Nurses
· Gary Radloff, Madison, DHFS
· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, Monona, WI Counties Assn.
January 29, 2002
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (14) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, F. Lasee, Lippert, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.
Absent: (3) Representatives Krawczyk, Olsen and Seratti.
Moved by Representative Wasserman, seconded by Representative Schooff, that
Assembly Bill 549
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (14) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, F. Lasee, Lippert, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling. (Reps. Krawczyk, Olsen & Seratti would have voted Aye had they been present.)
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (3) Representatives Krawczyk, Olsen and Seratti.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 3
Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk
