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