Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health and Human Services
Senate Bill 154
Relating to: prohibiting performance of and funding or providing property for abortions and other services by certain employees and entities.
By Senators Kapenga, Craig, LeMahieu, Moulton, Nass, Stroebel and Vukmir; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Allen, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Duchow, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Kleefisch, Kremer, Kulp, Murphy, Ott, Petersen, Quinn, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers.
April 07, 2017 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
October 17, 2017 Public Hearing Held
Present: (5) Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Rep. Andre Jacque - 2nd Assembly District
· J.J. Sherman - Sen. Chris Kapenga
· Chelsea Duffy - Wisconsin Right to Life
· Matt Sande - Pro-Life Wisconsin
· Julaine Appling - Wisconsin Family Action
Appearances Against
· Dr. Robert Golden - UW School of Medicine and Public Health
· Elise Dihlmann-Malzer
· Sam Grover - Freedom From Religion Foundation
· Adam Cohen
· Joseph Lolli
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Barbara Sella - Wisconsin Catholic Congerence
Registrations Against
· Mark Grapentine - Wisconsin Medical Society
· Dr. Kathy Hartke - American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynegologists
· Dr. Sheldon Wasserman - American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
· Andrew Peterson
· Jeremy Levin - Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
· Erik Kanter - Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians
· Erik Kanter - Medical College of Wisconsin
· Andrea Kaminski - League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
· Melissa Ratcliff
· Rebecca Hogan - American College of Nurse Midwives
· Connie Schulze - UW Health
· Veronica Susan
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
October 26, 2017 Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot
Present: (5) Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by that Senate Bill 154 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (3) Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton and LeMahieu.
Noes: (2) Senators Erpenbach and Johnson.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 2
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Mattias Gugel
Committee Clerk
