Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Senate Bill 326
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 Senators Cowles, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Darling, Lasee, Lassa, Olsen and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Macco, A. Ott, Berceau, Billings, Edming, Heaton, Jacque, Johnson, Kleefisch, Kulp, Murphy, 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 John Macco
· Attorney General Brad Schimel
· District Attorney Ismael Ozanne - Dane County
· Deputy District Attorney Tom Fallon - Dane County
Appearances Against
· Julie Ahnen - Dane County Child Protective Services
· Ken Taylor - Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
· Sarah Dieedrick-Kasdorf - Wisconsin Counties Association
· Chuck Price - Wisconsin County Human Service Association
· Ray Przybelski - Wisconsin County Human Services Association
· Jeremy Kral - Wisconsin County Human Services Association
· Vicki Tylka - Wisconsin County Human Services Association
Appearances for Information Only
· Lisa Pugh - Disability Rights Wisconsin
· Kit Kerschensteiner - Disability Rights Wisconsin
Registrations For
· Representative Dave Heaton
· Representative Travis Tranel
· Rebecca Ballweg - Wisconsin Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs Association
· Jordan Lamb - Association of State Prosecutors
· R. J. Pirlot - Wisconsin Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs Association
· Senator Alberta Darling
· Alice O'Connor - Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association
· James Palmer - Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Registrations Against
· Kathy Markeland - Wisconsin Association of Family and Children's Agencies
· Mickey Beil - Dane County
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.
December 16, 2015 Executive Session Held
Present: (4) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Vukmir, Lasee and L. Taylor.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Senator Risser.
Moved by Senator Vukmir, seconded by Senator Lasee that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (3) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Vukmir and Lasee.
Noes: (1) Senator L. Taylor.
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 1
Moved by Senator Vukmir, seconded by Senator Lasee that Senate Bill 326 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (3) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Vukmir and Lasee.
Noes: (1) Senator L. Taylor.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 1
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Valirie Maxim
Committee Clerk
