Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 10

Relating to: position authorization for criminal investigation agents at the Department of Justice.

By committee on Assembly Organization, Representatives Nygren, Bernier, Krug, VanderMeer, Tranel, Novak, Ripp, E. Brooks, Edming, Skowronski, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Ballweg, Fields, Felzkowski, Steffen, Swearingen, Kleefisch, Petryk, Brostoff, Vruwink, Mursau, Rohrkaste, Tusler, Billings, Doyle, Zepnick, Petersen, Kolste, Jagler, Born, Subeck, Kulp, Spiros, Sargent, Wachs and Jacque; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Vukmir, Darling, Olsen, Feyen, Testin, Wanggaard, Wirch and L. Taylor., by request of Governor Scott Walker

February 17, 2017       Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

March 02, 2017           Public Hearing Held

Present:       (11)      Representative Spiros; Representatives Ott, Jacque, Horlacher, Novak, Bernier, Krug, Goyke, Kessler, Zamarripa and Crowley.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Kremer.

Appearances For

·      Representative John Nygren

·      Government Affairs Director Lane Ruhland - Department of Justice

·      ASAC Robert Bell - US Drug Enforcement Administration

·      Acting Administrator  Jason  Smith - DOJ: Division of Criminal Investigation

·      Chief Christopher Domagalski - Sheboygan Police Department, Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association

·      Justice Programs Supervisor  Matthew Raymer - Department of Justice

·      Director James Bohn - Wisconsin HIDTA

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Assistant Deputy Secretary Jennifer  Malcore - Department of Health Services

·      Representative Jill  Billings

·      Representative  Ed  Brooks

·      Joe Strohl - Menominee Tribe

·      Alice O'Connor - Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association

·      Senator Sheila Harsdorf

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 09, 2017           Executive Session Held

Present:       (12)      Representative Spiros; Representatives Kremer, Ott, Jacque, Horlacher, Novak, Bernier, Krug, Goyke, Kessler, Zamarripa and Crowley.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Representative Jacque, seconded by Representative Goyke that January 2017 Special Session Assembly Bill 10 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (9)     Representative Spiros; Representatives Ott, Jacque, Horlacher, Novak, Bernier, Krug, Goyke and Zamarripa.

Noes:     (3)     Representatives Kremer, Kessler and Crowley.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 3

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Erin Mellon

Committee Clerk