Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health and Human Services

Assembly Bill 448

Relating to: programs for the disposal of drugs, including controlled substances, and certain medical or drug-related items, and the regulation of prescription drugs.

By Representatives Nygren, Bernier, Krug, Nerison, Petryk, Tranel, Bies, Born, Craig, Czaja, Endsley, Jagler, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Mursau, Murtha, A. Ott, Petersen, Ripp, Strachota, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tittl, Bernard Schaber, Doyle, Genrich, Hulsey, Johnson, Kahl, Richards, Smith, Wachs, Schraa, Ballweg and Billings; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Cowles, L. Taylor, Darling, Jauch, Gudex, Grothman, Olsen, T. Cullen, Lassa, Ellis, Shilling, Petrowski, Lazich, Miller, Carpenter, Schultz, Wirch, Erpenbach, Hansen and Risser.

January 15, 2014         Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

January 29, 2014         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, Lazich, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Representative John Nygren - 89th Assembly District

·      Senator Sheila Harsdorf - 10th Senate District

·      Phil Drewiske

·      Bill Keeton - AIDS Resource Center

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Barb Bickford - DNR

Registrations For

·      Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen - Wisconsin Department of Justice

·      Brad Schimel - Waukesha County D.A.

·      Roger Drewiske

·      Karen Hale

·      Mark Grapentine - Wisconsin Medical Society

·      Liz Buchen - Lutheran Sociel Services Agency

·      Alice O'Connor - Wisconsin Retail Merchants Association

·      Anna Dopp - Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin

·      Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf - Wisconsin Counties Association

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 04, 2014       Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, Lazich, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Vukmir, seconded by Senator Carpenter that Assembly Bill 448 be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, Lazich, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Noes:     (0)     None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Dean Cady

Committee Clerk