Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Health
Assembly Bill 176
Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Kitchens, Magnafici, Duchow, Tusler, Binsfeld, Sapik, Rodriguez, August, Born, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Green, Hurd, S. Johnson, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Macco, Maxey, Michalski, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, Oldenburg, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Vos, Wittke, Sinicki and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Cabral-Guevara, James and Marklein.
June 23, 2023������������� Referred to Committee on Health
July 12, 2023������������� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (6)������� Senator Cabral-Guevara; Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Jacque, Hesselbein and Carpenter.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (0)������� None.
Appearances For
������ Dr Marina Maes - Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
������ Dr Amy Domeyer - ACOG
������ Representative Joel Kitchens - 1st Assembly District
Appearances Against
������ Dr. Elizabeth Anderson
������ Barbara Sella - Wisconsin Catholic Conference
������ Matt Sande - Pro-Life Wisconsin
Appearances for Information Only
������ None.
Registrations For
������ Kim Waltz - Walgreens
������ Executive Director Gina Dennik-Champion - Wisconsin Nurses Association
������ Kim Walz - Walgreens
������ Lisa Nelson - Walmart
������ Nathan Butzlaff - Wisconsin Public Health Association
������ Nathan Butzlaff - Wisconsin Association of Health Departments and Boards
������ Representative Donna Rozar
������ Danielle Womack - Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
Registrations Against
������ Mr Jack Hoogendyk - Wisconsin family action
������ Physician and pharmacist John Bohn - Wisconsin Catholic Medical Guilds
Registrations for Information Only
������ HJ Waukau - Department of Health Services
������ HJ Waukau - Department of Health Services
September 13, 2023��� Executive Session Held by Paper Ballot
Present:������ (6)������� Senator Cabral-Guevara; Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Jacque, Hesselbein and Carpenter.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (0)������� None.
Moved by� that Assembly Bill 176 be recommended for concurrence.
Ayes:���� (5)���� Senator Cabral-Guevara; Senators Testin, Felzkowski, Hesselbein and Carpenter.
Noes:���� (1)���� Senator Jacque.
CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 1
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Michael Moscicke
Committee Clerk
