Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

Assembly Bill 215

Relating to: nitrous oxide and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Underheim, Dobyns, Freese, Kelso, Hasenohrl, Kreibich, Ward, Rutkowski, Hahn, Seratti, Owens, Gard, Albers, Lazich and Ott; cosponsored by Senators Buettner, Welch and Huelsman.

March 25, 1997 Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

August 14, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (11) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Walker, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Wood, Rutkowski, Travis, Huber and Baldwin.

Absent: (3) Representatives Owens, F. Lasee and Murat.

Appearances for

· Representative Gregg Underheim, 54th Assembly District

· Senator Carol Roessler, 18th Senate District

· David Steingraber, DOJ, Madison

· Arthur Thexton, DORL, Madison

· Keith Lang, State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Madison

· Mike Hart, State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Madison

· Tom Hausner, Walworth Co. Sheriff's Dept.

· Tom Stoebig, DATCP, Madison

Appearances against

· None

Appearances for Information Only

· None

Registrations for

· Doug Pettit, WI Chiefs of Police Assn.; WI Law Enforcement Coalition, Oregon, WI

· Mara Graven, WI Dental Assn., Madison

Registrations against

· None

November 11, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

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

Absent: (1) Representative Travis.

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Gunderson, that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2

be recommended for adoption.

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

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Travis.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Gunderson, seconded by Representative Dobyns, that Assembly substitute amendment 2

be recommended for adoption.

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

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Travis.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Gunderson, that Assembly Bill 215

be recommended for passage as amended.

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

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Travis.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Absent 1

Kent Vernon

Committee Clerk