Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

Assembly Bill 189

Relating to: exposing a child to harmful descriptions or narrations and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Otte, Dobyns, F. Lasee, Ziegelbauer, Baumgart, Gard, Wasserman, Musser, Hahn, Brandemuehl, Vrakas, Boyle, Ladwig, Ryba, Freese, Albers, Kelso, Lazich, Owens, Plale and Gronemus; cosponsored by Senators C. Potter, Huelsman, Drzewiecki, Buettner, A. Lasee, Welch, Rosenzweig and Clausing.

March 20, 1997 Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

May 8, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (13) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Rutkowski, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Absent: (1) Representative Travis.

Appearances for

· Representative Clifford Otte, 27th Assembly District

· Senator Cal Potter, 9th Senate District

· Don Sorensen, Detective, Sheboygan Police Dept.

Appearances against

· Richard Lepsch, Marcus Theatres, Madison

· Pete Christianson, Motion Picture Assn. of America, Madison

Appearances for Information Only

· None

Registrations for

· Representative James Baumgart, 26th Assembly District

· Kelly Kennedy, Department of Justice, Madison

· Senator Robert T. Welch, 14th Senate District

Registrations against

· Lisa Hilbert, Nat'l Assn. of Theater Owners, Madison

May 21, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (14) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Rutkowski, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Walker, that Assembly Bill 189

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (14) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Rutkowski, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 0

Kent Vernon

Committee Clerk