Assembly Record of Committee Proceedings Committee on Judiciary Assembly Bill 440 Relating to: jury trials in municipal court regarding first offense drunk driving. By Representatives Vrakas, Duff, Ryba, D. Meyer, Lassa, Hahn, Townsend, Owens, Ladwig, Huebsch, Urban, Jeskewitz, Gunderson, Powers, Ott, Stone and Albers; cosponsored by Senators George, Huelsman, Grobschmidt, Roessler, Cowles and Darling. June 7, 2001 Referred to Committee on Judiciary. September 6, 2001
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (6) Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Grothman, Starzyk, Hebl and Staskunas.
Absent: (2) Representatives Montgomery and Colon.
Appearances for
· Representative Dan Vrakas
· Judge Michael Hurt, Wisconsin Municipal Judges Association
· Judge Ron Wambach, Wisconsin Municipal Judges Association
· Attorney Lanny Schimmel, City of Green Bay
· Judge Charles Barr, Bayside Municipal Court
· Judge Louis Butler, Milwaukee Municipal Court and Wisconsin Municipal Judges Association
Appearances against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations for
· Michael Miller, Department of Administration
Registrations against
· Cory Mason, State Bar of Wisconsin, Criminal Law Section
March 14, 2002
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.