Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Financial Institutions

Assembly Bill 566

Relating to: adopting revisions to the state's uniform limited partnership law and the state's limited liability company law; making modifications to the state's uniform partnership law; procedures applicable to business corporations and nonstock corporations; certificates of authority of service insurance corporations; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Tusler, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Goyke, Hebl, Knodl, Macco, Rozar and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger and L. Taylor.

September 17, 2021    Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions

October 21, 2021        Public Hearing Held

Present:       (8)        Representative Duchow; Representatives Katsma, Allen, Murphy, Horlacher, Doyle, B. Meyers and Brostoff.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Petryk.

Appearances For

·      Senator Eric Wimberger - 30th Senate District

·      Representative Ron Tusler - 3rd Assembly District

·      Libby Synder - Uniform Law Commission

·      Joe Boucher - WICPA & State Bar Business Law

·      Tom Nichols - WICPA & State Bar of Wisconsin

·      Andrew Parrish - Wisconsin State Bar Business Law Section

·      Randal Brotherhood - State Bar of Wisconsin

·      Adam Tutaj - State Bar of Wisconsin

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Cale Battles - State Bar of Wisconsin Business Law

·      Tammy Hofstede - WICPA

·      Alice O'Connor - WICPA

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      Administrator Patti Epstein - Wisconsin DFI- Division of Corporate and Consumer Services

January 26, 2022         Executive Session Held

Present:       (9)        Representative Duchow; Representatives Katsma, Allen, Murphy, Petryk, Horlacher, Doyle, Brostoff and Andraca.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Katsma, seconded by Representative Brostoff that Assembly Bill 566 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (9)     Representative Duchow; Representatives Katsma, Allen, Murphy, Petryk, Horlacher, Doyle, Brostoff and Andraca.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0

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Dan Hubert

Committee Clerk