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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Small Business and Consumer Affairs
Relating to: a loan from the general fund for the private employer health care coverage program, small employer health insurance rates, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Seratti, Bies, Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Berceau, Black, Bock, Boyle, Carpenter, Colon, Friske, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hebl, Huber, Hubler, Hundertmark, Johnsrud, Kestell, Kreibich, Kreuser, La Fave, Lassa, Loeffelholz, McCormick, D. Meyer, Meyerhofer, Miller, Musser, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Pettis, Plale, Plouff, Reynolds, Richards, Ryba, Schooff, Sherman, Sinicki, Steinbrink, Stone, Sykora, Townsend, Urban, Wasserman, Young and Pocan; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Rosenzweig, Burke, Roessler, Erpenbach, Schultz and Plache.
October 8, 2001 Referred to Committee on Small Business and Consumer Affairs.
October 9, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (11) Representatives Seratti, Krawczyk, Friske, Gundrum, Kestell, D. Meyer, Skindrud, Hubler, J. Lehman, Schneider and Krusick.
· Representative Lorraine Seratti, 36th Assembly District
· Bill Smith, National Federation of Independent Business
· Wayne Corey, Wisconsin Independent Business
· Tom Korpady, Department of Employee Trust Funds
· Phil Borden, Department of Employee Trust Funds
· Jennifer Ondrejka and Ed Scheider, Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities
· Larry Rambo and Tod Zacharias, Humana
· Brent Embrey, Golden Rule Insurance
· Rick Born, Touchpoint Health Plan
· JP Weiske, American Medical Security
· Ron Hermes, Health Insurance Association of America
· John Ladwig, Wisconsin Bankers Association
· Commissioner Connie O'Connell and Mike Honeck, Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
· Sabrina Gentile, Wisconsin Farm Bureau
· Tim Size, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
· Kathi Kilgore, Wisconsin Restaurant Association
· Marc Bently, Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association
· Anne Arnesen, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
· Doug Johnson, Wisconsin Merchants Association
· John Mielke, Associated Builders and Contractors Association
· Representative Scott Gunderson, 83rd Assembly District
· Senator Bob Wirch, 22nd Senate District
· Pat Osborne, Wisconsin Association of Life and Health Insurers
· Katie Germanotta, Wisconsin Association of Life and Health Insurers
· Christine Russell, WPS Health Insurance
· Eric Borgerding, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
· Lee Bauman, Wisconsin Auto and Truck Dealers
· Nate Elias, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
October 23, 2001
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (11) Representatives Seratti, Krawczyk, Friske, Gundrum, Kestell, D. Meyer, Skindrud, Hubler, J. Lehman, Schneider and Krusick.
Moved by Representative Hubler, seconded by Representative Krusick, that
Assembly Bill 543
be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (9) Representatives Seratti, Friske, Kestell, D. Meyer, Skindrud, Hubler, J. Lehman, Schneider and Krusick.
Noes: (2) Representatives Krawczyk and Gundrum.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 2, Absent 0
Timothy M. Fiocchi
Committee Clerk