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Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Urban and Local Affairs
Assembly Bill 6
Relating to: liability of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages caused by an insufficiency or want of repair of a highway.
By Representatives Albers, Kreuser, Ladwig, Gronemus, Musser, Gunderson, Wade, M. Lehman, Montgomery, Petrowski, Starzyk, Sykora, Seratti, Grothman, Hahn, Owens and Nass; cosponsored by Senators Breske, Schultz, Huelsman, Welch, A. Lasee and Farrow.

January 16, 2001 Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

February 6, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Representatives Gunderson, Starzyk, D. Meyer, Musser, Wasserman and Berceau.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Rep. Sheryl Albers, 50th Assembly District
· Jeffrey Haas, Wisconsin County Highway Assoc.
· Allison Kujawa, Wisconsin Counties Assoc.

· Mark Hazelbaker, Corp. Counsel for Juneau County

Appearances against

· Paul Sicula, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Patricia Bustle, Milwaukee County
· Gail Sumi, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities
· J.F. Fleming, City of Milwaukee
· Curt Witynski, League of Wisconsin Municipalities
· Sen. Roger Breske, 12th Senate District
· Rep. Bonnie Ladwig, 63rd Assembly District
· Sen. Robert Welch, 14th Senate District

· Richard Moss, Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation

Registrations against

· Nancy Rottier, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers

February 8, 2001 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (6) Representatives Gunderson, Starzyk, D. Meyer, Musser, Wasserman and Berceau.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Musser, seconded by Representative Starzyk, that Assembly Bill 6

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (6) Representatives Gunderson, Starzyk, D. Meyer, Musser, Wasserman and Berceau.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 0, Absent 0

Committee Clerk