Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health and Human Services

Senate Bill 364

Relating to: raising the legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of cigarettes and nicotine and tobacco products, providing a legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of vapor products, and providing a penalty.

By Senators Marklein, Bewley, Darling, Olsen, Shilling, Johnson, Larson, Risser, Schachtner, L. Taylor, Wanggaard, Wirch and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Crowley, Dittrich, L. Myers, Oldenburg, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Vruwink, Bowen, Considine, Doyle, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, James, Kolste, B. Meyers, Milroy, Mursau, Ohnstad, Pope, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor, Wittke, Zamarripa and Fields.

August 22, 2019         Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

March 11, 2020           Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Jacque, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Howard Marklein - State Senator

·      John Spiros - State Representative

·      Nicole Hudzinski - American Heart Association

·      Ann Dodge - American Heart Association

·      Gabby Ralphe - American Heart Association

·      Brian Williams - UW Health

·      Mala Mathur - WI-AAP

·      Sarah Yale - Children's Hospital

·      Gregg Wieczorek - Arrowhead School District

·      Jim Kredes - Delavan-Darien High School

·      Dona Wininsky - American Lung Association

·      Michelle Kussow - WI Grocers Association

·      Tom Doughwen - Brown County Alcohol and Drug Coalition for Change

·      Dan Rossmiller - Wisconsin Association of School Boards

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Andrew Gustafson - SSM Health

·      Andrew Davis - MMAC

·      Stacy  Armstadt - American Heart Association

·      Alice  O'Connor - WI Chief of Police Association

·      HJ  Waukau  - Wisconsin Medical Society

·      Jack O'Meara - Wisconsin Association of School Nurses

·      Elizabeth Cliffe - Ascension WI

·      Janet Bewley - State Senator

·      Grant Huber - DPI

·      Ryan Natzke - Marshfield Clinic

·      Tim Sanborn - American Heart Association

·      Amy Boyer - JUUL Labs Inc

·      Sarah Brundidge - WI Society of Respiratory Care Providers

·      John Forester - School Administrators Alliance

·      Erik Kanter - WI Academy of Family Physicians

·      Erik Kanter - WI Public Health Association

·      Erik Kanter - WI Association of Local Health Departments and Boards

·      Caty McDermott - Badger State Sheriffs' Association

·      Caty McDermott - Wisconsin Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs Association

·      Randall Radtke - American Lung Association of Wisconsin

Registrations Against

·      Sara  Sahli - American Cancer Society

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 17, 2020           Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot

Present:       (5)        Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Jacque, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by  that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (4)     Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Noes:     (1)     Senator Jacque.

SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Moved by  that Senate Bill 364 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (4)     Senator Testin; Senators Kooyenga, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Noes:     (1)     Senator Jacque.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 1

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Matt Wimmer

Committee Clerk