Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 8
Relating to: creating additional opioid treatment programs and making an appropriation.
By committee on Assembly Organization, Representatives Nygren, E. Brooks, Bernier, Krug, Novak, Quinn, VanderMeer, Jagler, Rodriguez, Born, Loudenbeck, Brostoff, Murphy, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Skowronski, Steffen, Ripp, Swearingen, Kleefisch, Petryk, Mursau, Tittl, Rohrkaste, Ohnstad, C. Taylor, Zepnick, Sinicki, Edming, Doyle, Petersen, Tusler, Kolste, Tranel, Vruwink, Fields, Kulp, Sargent, Wachs, Spreitzer and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Vukmir, Darling, Feyen, Marklein, Wanggaard, Olsen, Carpenter and Wirch., by request of Governor Scott Walker
February 17, 2017 Referred to Committee on Health
March 08, 2017 Public Hearing Held
Present: (11) Representative Sanfelippo; Representatives Bernier, Edming, Skowronski, Kremer, Wichgers, Murphy, Jacque, Kolste, Zamarripa and C. Taylor.
Absent: (1) Representative Subeck.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· State Rep. John Nygren - 89th Assembly District
· Jennifer Malcore - WI Dept. of Health Services
· Linda McCart - WI Dept. of Health Services
· Bernestine Jeffers - WI Dept. of Health Services
· Bill Keeton - Aids Resource Center of WI
· Peter Brunzelle - SALS Recovery
· Wendy Borner - Care for Dodge County, Inc.
· Skye Tikkanen - Safe Communities Madison and Dane County
· Flo Hilliard - UW Division of Continuing Studies, Director - WI Voices for Recovery
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· WI Department of Justice
· State Senator Sheila Harsdorf - 10th Senate District
· State Rep. Josh Zepnick - 9th District
· Lisa Davidson - WI Primary Health Care Assoc.
· Mark Grapentine - WI Medical Society
· Eric Jensen - WI Psychiatric Assoc.
· Eric Jensen - WI Ch. of American College of Emergency Physicians
· Jeremy Levin - Rural WI Health Cooperative
· Kathleen O'Brien
· Rebecca Warwick
· Chris Nyland
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
March 15, 2017 Executive Session Held
Present: (11) Representative Sanfelippo; Representatives Bernier, Edming, Kremer, Wichgers, Murphy, Jacque, Kolste, Zamarripa, Subeck and C. Taylor.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Skowronski.
Moved by Representative Edming, seconded by Representative Murphy that January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 8 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (11) Representative Sanfelippo; Representatives Bernier, Edming, Kremer, Wichgers, Murphy, Jacque, Kolste, Zamarripa, Subeck and C. Taylor.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 0
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Joshua Hoisington
Committee Clerk
