Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

Assembly Bill 837

Relating to: funeral director apprenticeships.

By Representatives VanderMeer, Krug, Born, Edming, Felzkowski, Genrich, Horlacher, Hutton, Katsma, Kitchens, Kooyenga, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Novak, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros and Stuck; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Craig, Darling, Feyen, Johnson, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard, Vukmir and Nass.

January 12, 2018         Referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

January 18, 2018         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (9)        Representative Horlacher; Representatives Ballweg, Hutton, Jacque, Macco, Quinn, Brostoff, Genrich and Anderson.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Representative Nancy Vander Meer - 70th Assembly District

·      Erin Longmire - Funeral Service & Cremation Alliance of WI

·      David Loncaric - Krause Funeral Home

·      Mark Krause - Krause Funeral Home

·      Diane Schommer - Wichmann Funeral Home

·      Lucas Densow - Wichman Funeral Home

·      Todd I. Michael - Cornerstone Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc.

·      Todd Wolf - Cress Funeral Home

·      Ted Larsen - Church & Chapel Funeral Homes

Appearances Against

·      Joe Walters - Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home

Appearances for Information Only

·      Daniel Wieting - WFDA

·      Andy Pfotenhauer - Pfotenhauer Funeral Homes

Registrations For

·      Jeff Kleczka - Prasser-Kleczka Funeral Home

·      Scott M. Kundinger - Cress Funeral & Cremation Services

·      Daniel P. Fose - Cress Funeral Service

·      Christine Jacob - Krause Funeral Home

·      Gregg Krause - Krause Funeral Home

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 01, 2018       Executive Session Held

Present:       (9)        Representative Horlacher; Representatives Ballweg, Hutton, Jacque, Macco, Quinn, Brostoff, Genrich and Anderson.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Macco, seconded by Representative Hutton that Assembly Bill 837 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (9)     Representative Horlacher; Representatives Ballweg, Hutton, Jacque, Macco, Quinn, Brostoff, Genrich and Anderson.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0

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Anna Schwarz

Committee Clerk