AB820

AB820 AB820
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Small Business and Consumer Affairs
Assembly Bill 820
Relating to: parental liability for acts of their minor child, recovery of damages for certain criminal actions, increasing the jurisdictional amount in small claims court, garnishment, attorney fees, exemption from execution of accounts, civil actions by collection agencies, earnings garnishment, retail theft, recovery in actions involving worthless checks, and revocation of fish and game approvals for which payment is made by worthless checks.
By Representatives Montgomery, Lassa, Rhoades, Ryba, Olsen, Musser, Ladwig, J. Fitzgerald, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Hahn, Hoven, Urban, Turner, Sykora, Vrakas, M. Lehman, Wieckert, Ainsworth, McCormick, Krawczyk, Petrowski, Owens, Suder, Kestell, Bies, Nass, Stone, Seratti, Ott, Skindrud, Gard, Townsend, Huebsch and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Huelsman, Plache, Darling, Erpenbach, Shibilski, Breske, Schultz, Roessler and Cowles, by request of the Midwest Equipment Dealers Association, Midwest Hardware Dealers Association, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Tavern League of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Alliance of Hearing Professionals, Wisconsin Association of Convenience Stores, Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association, Wisconsin Automotive Parts Association, Wisconsin Automotive After Market Trade Association, Wisconsin Civil Recovery Council, Wisconsin Collectors Association, Wisconsin Grocers Association, Wisconsin Fitness and Health Alliance, Wisconsin Independent Businesses Inc., Wisconsin Jewelers Association, Wisconsin Merchants Federation, Wisconsin Motorcycle Dealers Association, Wisconsin Restaurant Association and Wisconsin Retail Lumber Association.

February 18, 2002 Referred to Committee on Small Business and Consumer Affairs.

February 12, 2002 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Seratti, Friske, Gundrum, Kestell, Skindrud, Hubler, J. Lehman, Schneider and Krusick.

Absent: (2) Representatives Krawczyk and D. Meyer.

Appearances for
· Representative Phil Montgomery
· Doug Johnson, Wisconsin Merchants Federation
· Dave McDorman
· Dave Relles
· Terry Gerrits

· Bill Smith, National Federation of Independent Business

Appearances against

· Bob Anderson, Legal Action of Wisconsin

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Jenny Boese, State Bar of Wisconsin
· Sarah Decorah, Petrolium Marketers Association of Wisconsin

· Gary Manke, Midwest Equipment Dealers Association

Registrations against

· None.

March 14, 2002 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Timothy M. Fiocchi
Committee Clerk