AB784

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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Corrections and the Courts

Assembly Bill 784
Relating to: limits on discovery requests in cases involving prisoner litigation.
By Representatives Goetsch, La Fave, Kelso, Musser, Ladwig, Hahn, Owens, Nass, Albers, Spillner and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Huelsman and Schultz, by request of the Department of Justice.

February 22, 2000 Referred to committee on Corrections and the Courts.

March 1, 2000 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (10) Representatives Walker, Goetsch, Suder, Owens, Hahn, Gundrum, Balow, Coggs, Pocan and Travis.
Absent: (2) Representatives Hoven and Staskunas.

Appearances for
· Rep. Bob Goetsch, author, 39th Assembly District
· Chuck Hoornstra, DOJ

Appearances against
· None

Appearances for Information Only
· None

Registrations for
· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, WI Counties Association

Registrations against
· None

March 8, 2000 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (11) Representatives Walker, Goetsch, Suder, Owens, Hahn, Gundrum, Balow, Coggs, Pocan, Staskunas and Travis.
Absent: (1) Representative Hoven.



Moved by Representative Goetsch, seconded by Representative Balow, that Assembly Bill 784 be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (11) Representatives Walker, Goetsch, Suder, Owens, Hahn, Gundrum, Balow, Coggs, Pocan, Staskunas and Travis.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Hoven.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 0, Absent 1





Melissa Gilbert
Committee Clerk