( COMMITTEE RECORD Assembly Bill 70 February 17, 1981 May 12, 1981 (Re presentatives Clarenbach, Leopold, Coggs, Ulichny and Becker) AN ACT relating to prohibiting discrimination based upon sexual orientation. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services Public Hearing 1:30 318 SW Present: Representatives Becker, Medinger, Miller, Coggs, Smith, Robinson, Czarnezki, Young, Dilweg, Stitt, Robertson and Schmidt Re presentatives Flintrop and Absent: Kunicki. Appearances for the Bill: David Clearenbach, Madison, for self. Robert Young, Milwaukee, for Lutheran Church in America, Greater Milw. Conference on Religion and Urban Affairs. Beverly Davison, Madison, for Wisconsin Baptist State Convention. Eric Jernberg, Milwaukee, for self. Dale Robinson, Milwaukee, for Greater Milw. Conference on Religious and Urban Affairs. Tony Larsen, Racine, for Unitaraan Univers- alist Churches of Racine and Kenosha Mary Neevel, Shorewood, for United Church of Christ. Mark Hazelbaker, Madison, for United Counci of U.W. Student Govt. Barbara Lightner, Madison for United. M. Ted Steege, Madison, for Luther Memorial Church. Sister Patricia Pechauer, Milwaukee, for Archdicesan Sisters council Leon Rouse, Brookfield, for the Committee for Fundamental Judeo-Christian Human Right Constance Threinen, Middleton, for self. Appearances against the Bill: R.E. Pritchand, for self Registrations for the Bill: Dan Curd, Madison, for self. Dr. Paul Grossberg, Madison, for self. Dick Wagner, Madison, for Dane Cty. Bd of Supervisors. --- C AB 70 Page 2 C May 26, 1981 Geraldine Wolter, Brookfield, Wisconsin Chapter, Nat'l. Assoc. of Social Workers. Michael Grieves, Madison, Madison's Gay Canter. Paul DeMarco, Milwaukee, for Citizen's Coaltion. Stephen Leopold, Milwaukee, for 26th Assembly District. Cynthia Triggs, Madison, for self. Elizabeth Haugen, Madison, for self. Rev. Myron Talcott, Madison, for United Methodist Church. Charles Lomas, Kenosha, for self. Tim Jennings, Madison, for self. Lance Greene, Madison, for the United. Michael Thommen, Madison, for United. Tom Ramells, Sun Prarie, for United Methodist Church. Registrations against the Bill: Frank Meyer, Port Washington, for "Un-Gays". EXECUTIVE SESSION ( , Present: Representatives Becker, Medinger Flintrop, Miller, Coggs, Smith, Kunicki Robinson, Czarnezki, Schmidt, Young, Dilweg Stitt and Robertson. Absent: None. Moved by Representative Becker, seconded by Representative Miller that AB 70 be recommended for Passage. Ayes: (8) Noes: (6) Motion Carried: Representatives Becker, Medinger, Flintrop, Miller, Coggs, Kunicki, Robinson and Czarnezki. Representatives Smith, Schmidt, Young, Dilweg, Stitt and Robertson. PASSAGE RECOMMENDED. Minda Taccents Mindy Taranto, Committee Clerk --- you packet notes wo great thank AB 70 Exec: 8 to 6 For: Dismas Becker John Medinger Dick Flintrop Midge Miller Marcia Coggs Wally Kunicki John Robinson Joe Czarnezki Noes: Patricia Smith Earl Schmidt John Young Gary Dilweg Don Stitt Alan Robertson ---