Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

Assembly Bill 653

Relating to: sentencing of a person convicted of driving while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug, the counting of the period of imprisonment when determining a penalty for driving while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Huber, Goetsch, Murat, Dobyns, Ziegelbauer, Walker, Baumgart, Schafer, Reynolds, Ainsworth, Staskunas, Grothman, Wasserman and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Huelsman, Decker, Rosenzweig, Wirch, Darling and Plache.

December 11, 1997 Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

January 29, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

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

Absent: (1) Representative Travis.

Appearances for

· Representative Greg Huber, 85th Assembly District

· Judge Greg Gau, Marathon County District Court, Wausau

· Casey Perry, WI Troopers Assn., Green Bay

Appearances against

· None

Appearances for Information Only

· Robert Margolies, Dept. of Corrections, Madison

Registrations for

· Senator Brian Burke, 3rd Senate District

· Representative Scott Walker, 14th Assembly District

· Representative Scott Gunderson, 83rd Assembly District

· Steven R. Williams, WI Troopers Assn., Sparta

· Steven C. Werner, WI Professional Police Assn., Madison

· Kathryn Kuhn, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee

· Patrick Curley, City of Milwaukee

· Jan Steinbergs, East Troy

Registrations against

· None

February 26, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

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

Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Nass, that Assembly amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

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

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Wood, seconded by Representative Dobyns, that Assembly Bill 653

be recommended for passage as amended.

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

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.

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

Kent Vernon

Committee Clerk