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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 749
Relating to: the regulation of massage therapists and bodyworkers, creating a massage therapy and bodywork examining board, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Kaufert, Urban, Krawczyk, Bies, Nass, Plale, Owens, Ryba, Vrakas, Jeskewitz, Ziegelbauer, J. Lehman, Turner, Ladwig, Wasserman, Ott, Hines and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Robson, Huelsman, Burke, Roessler, Harsdorf, Ellis, Darling, Wirch, George, Plache, A. Lasee and Schultz.

January 28, 2002 Referred to Committee on Health.

February 12, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (14) Representatives Underheim, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, Olsen, Seratti, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.

Absent: (3) Representatives Urban, F. Lasee and Lippert.

Appearances for
· Ed Eberle, Representative Dean Kaufert, 55th Assembly District
· Betsy Krizenesky, Neenah, AMTA-WI Chapter
· Tom Fonfara, Madison, AMTA-WI Chapter

· Earl Conner, Wales, American Massage Therapy Assn. - WI Chapter

Appearances against

· William Dusso, General Counsel, Department of Regulation & Licensing

Appearances for Information Only

· David Dies, Madison, Educational Approval Board

Registrations for
· Bradley Enerson, Cottage Grove, American Massage Therapy Assn.- WI Chapter

· Kathy Soderbloom, Senator Judy Robson, 15th Senate District

Registrations against

· None.

February 28, 2002 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.

Absent: (1) Representative Seratti.

Moved by Representative Wieckert, seconded by Representative Olsen, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (16) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Lippert, Olsen, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Miller, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Seratti.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Olsen, seconded by Representative Wieckert, that Assembly Bill 749

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (14) Representatives Underheim, Urban, Johnsrud, Krawczyk, F. Lasee, Olsen, Walker, Wieckert, Wasserman, Carpenter, La Fave, Schooff, Colon and Shilling.
Noes: (2) Representatives Lippert and Miller.

Absent: (1) Representative Seratti.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 2, Absent 1

Sandra Lonergan
Committee Clerk