Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary and Labor
Senate Bill 550
Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By Senator Grothman; cosponsored by Representative Knodl.
February 03, 2014 Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Labor
February 04, 2014 Public Hearing Held
Present: (5) Senator Grothman; Senators Vukmir, Farrow, Risser and Harris.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· James Buchen - Worker's Compensation Advisory Council
· Stephanie Bloomingdale - Worker's Compensation Advisory Council
· Jeff Nass - Wisconsin FORCE
· Scott Manley - WMC
· Skip Hansen - Diversified Insurance Solutions
· David Dunker
· Brian Dake - WI Independent Businesses
· Nick Marino - SFM
· Charles Burhan - Liberty Mutual Insurance
Appearances Against
· Mark Grapentine - Wisconsin Medical Society
· Mary Alagna - Self
· Jeff Wilder - Dr. - WCA
· Laura Leitch - WHA
· Connie Kinsella - WHA
· Brett Roberts - WPTA
· Jeff Rogers - ATI Physical Therapy - WPTA
· Marion Livingstone - Medical College of WI
· Katheryn Kuhn - Medical College of WI
· Ryan Natzke - Marshfield Clinic
· Vicky Strobel - Marshfield Clinic
· Richard Goldberg - UOM & Infinity Health Care
Appearances for Information Only
· Scott Shaver - Wisconsin Employers for Equitable Worker's Compensation
· Bernard Rosauer - WCRB
Registrations For
· Chet Gerlach - Assn of Wisconsin Tourism Altvacation
· Pat Gross - WI Road Builder's Assn.
· Melissa Sargent - Representative - 48th Assembly District
· Jordan Lamb - Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin
· Matt Phillips - League of Wisconsin
· Matt Phillips - Alliance of WI Retailers
· Mark Reihl - WI State Council of Carpenters
· Pat Osbourne - ABC WI
· Pat Osbourne - Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin APW
· Ron Kent - Worker's Compensation Advisory Council
· Ed Lump - Wisconsin Restaurant Association
· Theresa Elliott - Sentry Insurance
· Rebecca Hogan - WI Coalition on Worker's Compensation
· Susan McMurray - AFSCME
· Matt Banaszynski - Independent Insurance Agents of Wisconsin
· Jerry Deschane - WI Builder's Assn
· Josh Bindl - Wisconsin Counties Association
· Joan Ballweg - Wisconsin State Assembly
· Russ Podzilni - Rock County Board of Supervisors - Chair
· Cindy Phillippi - Adams County Clerk
· Lori Djumadi - Adams County Board
· Helen Nagler - Outagamie County - Chair of Finance
· Katrin Patience - Outagamie County - district 4
· Kathryn Schauf - Sauk County Government
· Alice Connors Connors - Calumet County Bd.
· Dick Koeppen - Waupaca County Chair
· Victor Sanders - Marinette County
· Gary Barrington - Waupaca Supervisor
· Joyce Roling - Grant County personnel director
· Scott Redman - Plumbers Union Local 75
· Pat Haukohl - Waukesha Co. Board
· Joel Gunnlaugsson - Door County Supervisor/Town of Washington Chairman
· Gary Banum - Grant County Sup.
· Dale Wiegand - Door county supervisor
· Martin Kruger - Sauk Co. Board Chair
· Larry Jepsen - Polk Co. Supervisor
· Carol Pederson - Oneida County Supervisor
· Willie Johnson, Jr. - Milwaukee County Supervisor
· Dennis O'Laughlin - Dane County Sup.
· Mary Schwalenberg - Calumet County Supervisor
· Kathy Schultz - Door County Supervisor
· Brian Desmond - Oneida County
· Dee Kittelson - Bayfield County Vice-chair
· David Holtze - Himself
· Chuck Zenner - Taylor County Sup.
· David Holtzhausen - Clark County District #9
· Wayne Hendrickson - Clark County Chair
· William Johnson - Polk County Board
· Daryl Standafer - St. Croix County Chair
· Pat Thompson - St. Croix Cuonty Administator
· Randy Scholz - Self
· Joe Waichulis - Clark Co. Vice Chair
· William Clendending - Wood co. Board
· Lance Pliml - Wood Co. Board
· David Callender - WI Counties Association
· Maureen Freedland - LaCrosse County Board
· Maureen Murphy - Door Co. Admin.
· Susan Kohout - Door County Board - District 6
· Ted Cushing - Oneida County Board Chair
· Lisa Charbarneau - Oneida County HR Director
· Sharon Foecey - Monroe Co. supervisors
· Charles Rayala - Vilas County Board - Chair
· Paul Millan - Forest County Chair
· Monica Groves - American Family Insurance
· Ulonna Kalata - Waukesha Co. Chair
· Thomas Madsen - Shawno County Admin.
· Greg Olsen - Langlade County
· Debra Behringer - Washara Co. Admin
· Mark Harris - Winnebago County
· Steve Rassmusen - Dunn Co. Chair
· Russell Koltke - Dodge County Chair
· Jack Meyers - Green Lake County
· Rosemary Rueckert - Shawano Co. Clerk
· Andy Ross - Columbia county
· Kathy Groat - Outogamie Co. Chair
· Gregg Moore - Eau Claire County
· Ed Peterson - Burnett Co.
· Jim Abrahamson - Kewaunee Sup.
· James Barlow - Kewaunee Co.
· Tom Snider - Winnebago County
· Patrick Brennand - Winnebago County Vice Chair
· Mike Norton - Winnebago Co. Sup.
· Brad Karger - Marathon County
· Vern Gove - Columbia Co.
· Barry Pufahl - Columbia County Sup.
· John Trambury - Columbia County Sup.
· Daniel Makovsky - Taylor County
· Rollie Thums - Taylor County
· Lester Lewis - Taylor County Sup.
· Linda Sinkala - Kewaunee Co Sup.
· Jeffrey French - Barron Co. Admin.
· Michael Chapman - Menominee County
· John Patele - Grant County Sup.
· Robert Lussow - Lincoln Co. Chair
· James A Mille - Rice Lake
· Edward Dorner - Kew. Co. Admin.
· Jim Pluess - Outagamie Co. Sup.
· Lee Schlenvogt - Ozaukee County
· Monica Kruse - La Crosse County Sup.
· Jay Schambeau - Calumet County Admin.
· Robert Scallon - Grant Co. Sup.
· Donald Taylor - Barnett County Chair
· Richard Anderson - Burnett County Supervisor
· Roger Stroets - Sheboygan Co. Chair
Registrations Against
· Heather Berlinski - Mayo Clinic
· Lisa Maroney - UW Health
· Eric Jensen - WI CMAD, ACEP
· Eric Jensen - Wisconsin Psychiatric Association
· Eric Jensen - WAO
· Mara Brooks - WDA
· Thomas Vandenberg - Schneider National
· John Murray - WCA
· Tom Moore - WCA
· Lynn Steffes - Steffes & Associates Consulting Group, LLC
· Kip Schick - WPTA
· Rob Warth - Advanced Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
· Mary Hafefnbudl - Humana
· Nathan Berken - Medical College of WI
· Elizabeth Cliff Kucharski - Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
· Heidi Selburg - Hospital Sister Health System
· Karla Ashurst - Columbia St. Mary's
· Tom Howells - WI Motor Carriers Association
· Connnie Schulze - Wisconsin Academy Family Physicians
· Gina Dennik-Champion - WNA
· Eric Tempelis - Gunderson Health Systems
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 08, 2014 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Adam Gibbs
Committee Clerk
