AB54

AB54 AB54
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Children and Families
Assembly Bill 54
Relating to: relinquishing custody of a newborn child and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Plale, Jeskewitz, Schooff, Jensen, La Fave, Urban, Bock, Musser, Gronemus, Montgomery, Staskunas, Walker, J. Lehman, Powers, Turner, Ott, Olsen, Ladwig, Kreuser, Suder, Huber, Kestell, Steinbrink, Freese, Boyle, Ward, Wasserman, Rhoades, Miller, Sykora, Balow, Ainsworth, Sherman, Kreibich, Berceau, Vrakas, Sinicki, Hundertmark, Cullen, Owens, Colon, Albers, Krusick, Krawczyk, Schneider and Hoven; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Rosenzweig, Robson, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Risser, Plache, Huelsman, Darling, Roessler and S. Fitzgerald, by request of the Speaker's Task Force on Abandoned Babies
.

February 1, 2001 Referred to Committee on Children and Families.

March 1, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Representatives Kestell, Lippert, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller, Coggs and Sinicki.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Brian Blanchard, Dane County District Attorney
· Helen Healy, Safe Place for Newborns
· Kathy Markeland, Wisconsin Catholic Conference
· Paige Shipman, Planned Parenthood
· Susan Armacost, Wisconsin Right to Life
· Representative Jeff Plale, 21st Assembly District
· Representative Sue Jeskewitz, 24th Assembly District

· Sherry Quommie, Meriter Hospital

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Colette Wagner, Safe Place for Newborns
· Amy Winters, Stoughton, WI
· Maureen O'Brian, State Medical Society
· Senator Brian Burke, 3rd District
· Laura Leitch, WI Acedemy of Family Physicians
· Liz Buchen, Lutheran Social Services
· Scott Peterson, WI Hospitals

· Marvin Munyon, Family Research Forum/Institute

Registrations against

· None.

March 1, 2001 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (8) Representatives Kestell, Lippert, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller, Coggs and Sinicki.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Kestell, seconded by Representative Grothman, that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Kestell, Lippert, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller, Coggs and Sinicki.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Jeskewitz, seconded by Representative Lippert, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Kestell, Lippert, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller, Coggs and Sinicki.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Grothman, seconded by Representative Sinicki, that Assembly Bill 54

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Kestell, Lippert, Bies, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Miller, Coggs and Sinicki.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 0

Dave Matzen
Committee Clerk