Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
Assembly Bill 46
Relating to: off-duty law enforcement officers and former law enforcement officers going armed with firearms on or near school grounds.
By Representatives Kleefisch, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Czaja, Danou, Doyle, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Hutton, Jacque, Jarchow, Jorgensen, Kapenga, Kerkman, Knodl, Krug, T. Larson, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Novak, J. Ott, Petersen, Quinn, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vorpagel, Weatherston and Young; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Farrow, Gudex, LeMahieu, Marklein, Moulton, Petrowski, Roth, Vinehout and Vukmir.
February 17, 2015 Referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
March 04, 2015 Public Hearing Held
Present: (15) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Craig, Jagler, Brandtjen, Kleefisch, Gannon, Ripp, Kulp, Tauchen, Vorpagel, Zamarripa, Sinicki, Kahl, Ohnstad and Brostoff.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Rep. Joel Kleefisch - 38th Assembly District
· Sen. Van Wanggaard - 21st Senate District
· RJ Pirlot - Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Shiriffs Association
· David Graves - Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association
· Kim Gaffney - Badger State Sheriffs Association
· David Funkhauser - Kiel Police Department
· Steve Riffel - Sheboygan Police Department
· Jim Palmer - Wisconsin Professional Police Association
· Greg Leck - Stoughton Police Department
· Mark Buetow - Milwaukee Police Association
· Brian O'Keefe - Division of Law Enforcement Services - WI Department of Justice
· Mike Austin - Department of Justice
Appearances Against
· Luis Yudice - Madison Metro School District
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Attorney General Brad Schimel - Department of Justice
· Senator Frank Lasee - 1st Senate District
· Mark Wadium - Outagamie County Board of Supervisors
· Alice O'Conner - WI Chiefs of Police Association
· Representative Jesse Kremer
· Representative Jim Ott - 23rd Assembly District
Registrations Against
· Tony Evers - Department of Public Instruction
· Linda Colletti - Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
· Wayne Hammerstrom - Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
· Loralee Brumund - Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Registrations for Information Only
· Dan Rossmiller - Wisconsin Association of School Boards
March 10, 2015 Executive Session Held
Present: (15) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Craig, Jagler, Brandtjen, Kleefisch, Gannon, Ripp, Kulp, Tauchen, Vorpagel, Zamarripa, Sinicki, Kahl, Ohnstad and Brostoff.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Tauchen, seconded by Representative Vorpagel that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (10) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Jagler, Brandtjen, Kleefisch, Gannon, Ripp, Kulp, Tauchen, Vorpagel and Sinicki.
Noes: (5) Representatives Craig, Zamarripa, Kahl, Ohnstad and Brostoff.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 5
Moved by Representative Tauchen, seconded by Representative Gannon that Assembly Bill 46 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (13) Representative Swearingen; Representatives Craig, Jagler, Brandtjen, Kleefisch, Gannon, Ripp, Kulp, Tauchen, Vorpagel, Sinicki, Kahl and Ohnstad.
Noes: (2) Representatives Zamarripa and Brostoff.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 2
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Dan Perchinsky
Committee Clerk
