Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health and Human Services

Senate Bill 417

Relating to: ratification of the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures.

By Senators Marklein, Cowles, Olsen, Bewley, Carpenter, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Hansen, Harsdorf, Johnson, LeMahieu, Moulton, Nass, Petrowski, Ringhand, Roth, Shilling, Testin, Tiffany, Vinehout, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Tranel, Ripp, Allen, Anderson, Ballweg, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Born, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Crowley, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Gannon, Genrich, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Mason, Meyers, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Nerison, Neylon, Novak, Nygren, Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Pronschinske, Quinn, Riemer, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Skowronski, Snyder, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Steineke, Stuck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Wachs.

September 21, 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

·      Sen. Howard Marklein - 17th Senate District

·      Ann Zenk - Wisconsin Hospital Association

·      Sheryl Krause - Wisconsin Board of Nursing

·      Gina Dennik-Champion - Wisconsin Nurses Association

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Rep. Nancy Vandermeer - 70th Assembly District

·      David Lenninger - Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists

·      Dan Rohrbach - Southwest Health

·      Jodi Bloch - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

·      David Hartberg - Gunderson Boscobel Area Helath & Clinics

·      Nicole Clapp - Grant Regional Health Center

·      Andrew Gustafson - SSM Health

·      Rita Lease

·      Kelly Thompson

·      Jordan Madden

·      Jeremy Levin - Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative

·      Connie Schulze - UW Health

·      Elizabeth Cliffe - Ascension Wisconsin

·      Nicole Vilendrer - Mayo Clinic Health System

·      Mark Grapentine - Wisconsin Medical Society

·      Rep. Travis Tranel - 49th Assembly District

·      Brian Vamstad - Gundersen Health System

Registrations Against

·      None.

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  that Senate Bill 417 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Mattias Gugel

Committee Clerk