Assembly Record of Committee Proceedings Committee on Government Operations Assembly Bill 831 Relating to: prohibiting an organization or affiliate of an organization that engages in abortion-related activities from receiving certain public funds, prohibiting an organization that receives certain public funds from using other public and private funds for abortion-related activities, specifying restrictions on affiliation between certain organizations, changing the types of information that may be provided by organizations that receive the funds, changing requirements related to the maternal and child health program and family planning services, and requiring audits. By Representatives Leibham, Kestell, Starzyk, McCormick, Owens, Gundrum, Hundertmark, Krawczyk, Ladwig, Seratti, Meyerhofer, Suder, J. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Ryba, Pettis, Nass, Freese, Kreibich, Ott, Hahn, M. Lehman, Sykora, Gunderson, Walker, Loeffelholz, Gard, Vrakas, Petrowski, Bies and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Kanavas, Roessler, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich and Welch. February 20, 2002 Referred to Committee on Government Operations. February 20, 2002
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (4) Representatives Wieckert, Loeffelholz, Starzyk and Steinbrink.
Absent: (0) None.
Appearances for
· State Representative Joe Leibham, 26th Assembly District
· Mary Klaver, Wisconsin Right to Life
Appearances against
· Paige Shipman, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
Appearances for Information Only
· Kathryn Kahn, Medical College of Wisconsin
Registrations for
· Susan Armacost, Wisconsin Right to Life
· Philip Barber, Wisconsin Right to Life
Registrations against
· James Stewart, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
· Lisa Boyce, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
· Alice O'Connor, State Medical Society
· Nora Cusack, NARAL Wisconsin
· Sue Moline Larson, Lutheran Office for Public Policy
· Lauren Besser, WI NOW
· Jen Malak, Madison NOW
· Liz Schumasher, State Medical Society
February 27, 2002
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (4) Representatives Wieckert, Loeffelholz, Starzyk and Steinbrink.
Absent: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Starzyk, seconded by Representative Loeffelholz, that
LRBa 1329/1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (4) Representatives Wieckert, Loeffelholz, Starzyk and Steinbrink.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 0
Moved by Representative Starzyk, seconded by Representative Loeffelholz, that
Assembly Bill 831
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (3) Representatives Wieckert, Loeffelholz and Starzyk.
Noes: (1) Representative Steinbrink.
Absent: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 1, Absent 0