Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary
Assembly Bill 503
Relating to: adding a circuit court branch in Calumet, Wood, Marathon, Dunn, Polk, Jackson, and Vilas counties and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Murtha, Heaton, A. Ott, Jarchow, T. Larson, Murphy, Petryk, Tittl, VanderMeer, Wachs and Bernier; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, LeMahieu, Petrowski, Lasee and Lassa.
November 13, 2015 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
December 10, 2015 Public Hearing Held
Present: (8) Representative J. Ott; Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Heaton, T. Larson, Kerkman, Hebl and Goyke.
Absent: (1) Representative Wachs.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Rep. Murtha, bill's author
· Rep. Heaton
· Terri Griffiths, staff Sen. Harsdorf (bill's co-author)
· Judge Robert Wirtz, - District 4 Chief Judge
· Neal Nielsen - Committee of Chief Judges
· Judge Jeff Froehlich, Calumet County Circuit Court
· Scott Needham
· Jeff Froehlich - Calumet County
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Lynne Davis - WI State Bar
· J. Denis Moran, - Director of State Courts
· Nancy Rottier - WI State Court System
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
April 07, 2016 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Virginia Mueller
Committee Clerk
