Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues

January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 8

Relating to: creating additional opioid treatment programs and making an appropriation.

By committee on Senate Organization, Senators Harsdorf, Vukmir, Darling, Feyen, Marklein, Wanggaard, Olsen, Carpenter and Wirch; cosponsored by 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., by request of Governor Scott Walker

February 21, 2017       Referred to Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions and Rural Issues

March 09, 2017           Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Marklein; Senators LeMahieu, Tiffany, Ringhand and Vinehout.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Sen. Sheila Harsdorf - 10th Senate District

·      Pat Cork - Department of Health Services

·      Jon Hoelter - Department of Health Services

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Rep. John Nygren - 89th Assembly District

·      Mark Grapentine - WI Medical Society

·      Joseph Strohl - Menominee Indian Tribe

·      Lisa Davidson - WI Primary Health Care Assoc.

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 23, 2017           Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot

Present:       (5)        Senator Marklein; Senators LeMahieu, Tiffany, Ringhand and Vinehout.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by  that January 2017 Special Session Senate Bill 8 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Marklein; Senators LeMahieu, Tiffany, Ringhand and Vinehout.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Vincent Williams

Committee Clerk