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.