Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Assembly Bill 429
Relating to: referral of cases of suspected or threatened child abuse or neglect to the sheriff or police department, coordination of the investigation of those cases, and referral of those cases to the district attorney for criminal prosecution.
By Representatives Macco, A. Ott, Berceau, Edming, Heaton, Jacque, Johnson, Kleefisch, Kulp, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Schraa, Sinicki, Spiros, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Darling, Lasee, Lassa, Olsen and Shilling.
October 21, 2015 Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
November 05, 2015 Public Hearing Held
Present: (13) Representative Kleefisch; Representatives Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Born, Duchow, Goyke, Kessler, Zamarripa and Johnson.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Attorney General Brad Schimel
· Tom Fallon - Dane County District Attorney
· Ismael Ozanne - Dane County District Attorney
· Senator Rob Cowles - 2nd Senate District
· April Eckdahl
· John Macco - 88th Assembly District
· Mickey Beil - Dane County Human Services
Appearances Against
· Julie Ahnen - Dane County
· Ray Przybelski - WCHSA
· Vicki Tylka - Wisconsin County Human Service Association
· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf - Wisconsin Counties Association
· Jeremy Kral - Wisconsin County Human Services Association
Appearances for Information Only
· Linda Schultz - West Bend, WI
· Kit Kerschensteiner - Disability Rights Wisconsin
· Lisa Pugh - Disability Rights Wisconsin
· Amy Judy - Vera Institute of Justice
Registrations For
· Jacalyn LaBre - Wisconsin District Attorneys Association
· Alice O'Connor - WI Chiefs of Police Association
· Rebecca Ballweg - WI Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association
· Jordan Lamb - Association of State Prosecutors
Registrations Against
· Corinda Rainey-Moore - WCCF
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 07, 2016 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Katie Scott
Committee Clerk
