Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Elections and Constitutional Law
Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: 4-year terms of office for district attorneys (2nd consideration).
By Representatives Foti, Kunicki, Lazich, Ainsworth, Bock, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Coggs, Dobyns, Duff, Goetsch, Green, Gronemus, Grothman, Gunderson, Handrick, Hanson, Hasenohrl, Hoven, Huebsch, Hutchison, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Johnsrud, Kedzie, Kelso, Klusman, Kreibich, Krusick, Ladwig, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Murat, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Owens, Plale, Porter, Powers, Ryba, Schafer, Seratti, Springer, Staskunas, Sykora, Turner, Underheim, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Walker and L. Young; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Huelsman, Breske, Buettner, Clausing, Darling, Drzewiecki, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, A. Lasee, Panzer, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden and Welch.
March 25, 1997 Referred to committee on Elections and Constitutional Law.
April 17, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (9) Representatives Walker, Handrick, Duff, Klusman, Freese, Baldwin, Huber, Kreuser and Meyer.
Absent: (0) None.
· Sen. Joanne Huelsman, 11th Senate District
· Sandy Williams, President WI District Attyorneys Association, and Ozaukee Co District Attorney
· E. Michael McCann, Milwaukee County District Attorneys Office
· Tim Henney, Columbia County District Attorney
· Gary Robert Bruno, Shawano/Menomonee District Attorney
· Bill Foust, Dane County District Attorney
· Scott Horne, WDAA, Lax DA
· None.
· None.
· Jennifer Boese, Criminal Law Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin
· Sen. Brian Burke, 3rd Senate District
· Andy Cohn, State Attorney General's Office
· None.
May 1, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (8) Representatives Walker, Duff, Klusman, Freese, Baldwin, Huber, Kreuser and Meyer.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Klusman, that
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 43
be recommended for introduction.
Ayes: (8) Representative Walker, Duff, Klusman, Freese, Baldwin, Huber, Kreuser and Meyer.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Klusman, that
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 43
be recommended for introduction.
Ayes: (8) Representative Walker, Duff, Klusman, Freese, Baldwin, Huber, Kreuser and Meyer.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Duff, that
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 43
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (8) Representative Walker, Duff, Klusman, Freese, Baldwin, Huber, Kreuser and Meyer.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Huber, that
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 as amended
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (1) Representative Freese.
Noes: (7) Representative Walker, Duff, Klusman, Baldwin, Huber, Kreuser and Meyer.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
MOTION FAILED; ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED,
Ayes 1, Noes 7, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Kreuser, seconded by Representative Klusman, that
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 43
be recommended for introduction.
Ayes: (8) Representative Walker, Duff, Klusman, Freese, Baldwin, Huber, Kreuser and Meyer.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Duff, that
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 43
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (3) Representative Freese, Kreuser and Meyer.
Noes: (5) Representative Walker, Duff, Klusman, Baldwin and Huber.
Absent: (1) Representative Handrick.
