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Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform
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.

February 15, 2001 Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Consumer Affairs, and Campaign Finance Reform.

December 18, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Senators George, Risser, Wirch, Huelsman and S. Fitzgerald.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Chester Caine, Dodge County, Representing the Village of Lowell
· Scott Southwarth, Representing Sheryl Albers
· Jim Thiel, Madison, Representing DOT
· Robert Sindelar, Dodge County, Representing himself
· Gary Kennedy, Manitowoc, Representing WCHA
· Robert Maass, Rhinelander, WCHA

· Allison Bassler, Monona, WI Counties Association

Appearances against

· Paul Sicula, Milwaukee, Representing the Trial Lawyers

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Dave Krahn, Waukesha, Representing Waukesha County
· Gail Simmi, Madison, Representing WI Alliance of Cities
· Curt Witynski, Madison, Representing League of WI Municipalites
· Mark Wasium, Appleton, Representing Outgamie County

· Senator Breske, 12th District

Registrations against

· Cory Mason, Madison Representing the State Bar of Wisconsin

March 20, 2002 Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Dan Rossmiller
Committee Clerk