Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Senate Bill 842
Relating to: consumer lawsuit lending and providing a penalty.
By Senators Wimberger, Roys, Agard, Ringhand and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, McGuire, Allen, Behnke, Born, Cabrera, Kitchens, Knodl, Penterman, Pope, Skowronski, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Vruwink and James.
January 13, 2022 Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
February 17, 2022 Public Hearing Held
Present: (7) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Wimberger, Darling, Jacque, Bradley, L. Taylor and Roys.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Adam Jordahl - Wisconsin Defense Counsel
· Director of Tax, Transportation, and Legal Affairs Evan Umpir - Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
· RJ Pirlot - Wisconsin Civil Justice Council
· Bill Smith - NFIB Wisconsin
· Rep Ron Tusler - AD3
Appearances Against
· Eric Schuller - Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding
· Dan Romportl - American legal funding association
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Senator Eric Wimberger
· Jason Culotta - Midwest Food Products Association
· John Schulze - Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin
· Andrew Franken - Wisconsin Insurance Alliance
· Kyle OBrien - WI Hospital Association
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
March 10, 2022 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Eric Barbour
Committee Clerk