Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Senate Bill 325

Relating to: repeated acts of physical abuse of the same child and providing a criminal penalty.

By Senators Cowles, Carpenter, Darling, Hansen, Lasee, Lassa, Olsen and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Heaton, A. Ott, Berceau, Billings, Edming, Horlacher, Jacque, Johnson, Kleefisch, Knodl, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Sinicki, Spiros, Steffen, Subeck, Tittl, Tranel and VanderMeer.

October 14, 2015        Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

October 22, 2015        Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Wanggaard; Senators Vukmir, Lasee, Risser and L. Taylor.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Senator Rob Cowles

·      Representative Dave Heaton

·      Attorney General Brad Schimel

·      District Attorney Ismael Ozanne - Dane County

·      Deputy District Attorney Tom Fallon - Dane County

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Representative Travis Tranel

·      Jordan Lamb - Association of State Prosecutors

·      Senator Alberta Darling

·      Alice O'Connor - Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

October 28, 2015        Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Wanggaard; Senators Vukmir, Lasee, Risser and L. Taylor.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Lasee, seconded by Senator Vukmir that Senate Bill 325 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (4)     Senator Wanggaard; Senators Vukmir, Lasee and Risser.

Noes:     (1)     Senator L. Taylor.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 1

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Valirie Maxim

Committee Clerk