Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary

Assembly Bill 342

Relating to: rights of victims of crime, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Krug, Green, Rutkowski, Duff, R. Potter, Schneider, Brandemuehl, Baumgart, Dobyns, Black, Freese, Boyle, Hahn, Carpenter, Harsdorf, Coggs, Seratti, Hanson, Sykora, Hasenohrl, Underheim, Ryba, Walker, Springer, Travis, Huebsch, Turner, Vander Loop, Hutchison, Wasserman, Kelso, L. Young, Ladwig, Ziegelbauer, F. Lasee, Hebl, Lazich, Huber, J. Lehman, Kreuser, M. Lehman, La Fave, Lorge, Meyer, Musser, Morris-Tatum, Olsen, Notestein, Plale, Ourada, Plouff, Porter, Riley, Robson, Albers and Bock; cosponsored by Senators Moore, Huelsman, Adelman, Plache, Welch, C. Potter, Wirch, Rosenzweig, Moen, Grobschmidt and Drzewiecki, by request of the Attorney General James Doyle; Crime Victims Council; Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Parents of Murdered Children; Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association; Wisconsin Victim/Witness Professionals Association; Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups; Wisconsin Merchants Federation; AFSCME, Locals 3021 and 3394 (Correctional Officers).

May 6, 1997 Referred to committee on Judiciary.

June 3, 1997 Subcommittee on Victim’s Rights Created

June 4, 1997 SUBCOMMITTEE ON VICTIM’S RIGHTS PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN MILWAUKEE, WI.

Present: (2) Representatives Green and Vrakas.

Absent: (1) Representative Kelso (excused).

Other Judiciary Committee

Members Present: (1) Representative Notestein.

Appearances for

· James Doyle, Attorney General

· State Senator Gwendolynne Moore, 4th Senate District

· E. M. McCann, WI DA Association & Milwaukee County DA

· Ken Kratz, Crime Victims Council

· Jo Kolanda, Mequon, WI

· Becky Westerfelt, Rape Crisis Center, Madison, WI

· Amy E. Judy, WI Coalition Against Sexual Assault

· Margaret Gustafson, self, Mequon, WI

· Beth Wepner, MADD, Waupun, WI

· Richard Love, MADD, Madison, WI

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations in favor

· Maryann Clesceri, The Counseling Center of Milwaukee

Registrations against

· None.

August 19, 1997 SUBCOMMITTEE ON VICTIM’S RIGHTS PUBLIC HEARING HELD IN APPLETON, WI.

Present: (2) Representatives Green and Vrakas.

Absent: (1) Representative Kelso (excused).

Other Judiciary Committee

Members Present: (1) Representative Grothman.

Appearances for

· James Doyle, Attorney General

· State Representative Mark Green, 4th Assembly District

· Vince Biskupic, Outagamie County DA

· Pete Helein, Appleton Police Department

· Mary Hensel, self, Appleton, WI

· Laurie Jorgensen, WI Crime Victim’s Council

· Paul Bucher, Waukesha County DA

· Kurt Mahnke, Victim Crisis Response Team, Appleton P.D.

· Trinette Kososki, self, Appleton, WI

· Catherine Woerishofer, Outagamie County Victim/Witness Assistance

· Kathleen J. Meiers, self, Neenah, WI

Appearances in favor part and against part

· John Zakowski, Brown County DA and Victim/Witness Program

· Patt Hitt, Brown County DA

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations in favor

· None.

Registrations against

· None.

October 28, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY