Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Assembly Bill 33

Relating to: expungement of records of certain crimes.

By Representatives Steffen, Goyke, Allen, Anderson, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabrera, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Edming, Felzkowski, Fields, Gundrum, Haywood, Hintz, Kerkman, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Myers, Novak, Nygren, Ohnstad, Petryk, Plumer, Pope, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Riemer, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Schraa, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Tauchen, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vining, Vruwink, Zamarripa and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Risser, L. Taylor, Bernier, Carpenter, Feyen, Johnson, Larson, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Schachtner, Smith, Testin, Tiffany, Wanggaard and Wirch.

February 22, 2019       Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

March 07, 2019           Public Hearing Held

Present:       (11)      Representative Spiros; Representatives Sortwell, Ott, Steffen, Horlacher, Novak, Schraa, Crowley, Spreitzer, Emerson and Cabrera.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Duchow and Krug.

Appearances For

·      Representative David Steffen

·      Senator Alberta Darling

·      Representative Evan Darling

·      Shanyell McCloud - Second Chance Staffing

·      Chad Lanning - Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

·      Ann Heinrich

·      Molly Collins - ACLU of Wisconsin

·      Eric Bott - Americans of Prosperity

·      Megan Novak - Americans for Prosperity

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      Melissa Zamzow

·      Cindy Hamre Incha

Registrations For

·      Senator Fred Risser

·      Honorary Judge Brad Schimel - Circuit Court Branch 6

·      Lynne Davis - State Bar of Wisconsin

·      Carlos Bailey - Legal Action of Wisconsin

·      Adam Plotkin - State Public Defender

·      John Bauknecht - UMOS

·      Barbie Jackson

·      Erik Kanter - Wisconsin Association of Local Health Department and Board

·      Erik  Kanter - Wisconsin Public Health Association

·      Brian Dake - Wisconsin Independent Businesses

·      Erin Schilke

·      Danielle Decker - City of Milwaukee

·      Michele Tjader - Wisconsin Associaiton of Criminal Defense Attorneys

·      Alice O'Connor - Fresh Start Coalition

·      Andrew Davis - MMAC

·      Ramie Zelenkova - Milwaukee Area Technical College

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 28, 2019           Executive Session Held

Present:       (12)      Representative Spiros; Representatives Sortwell, Steffen, Horlacher, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Crowley, Spreitzer, Emerson, Cabrera and Stubbs.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Ott and Krug.

Moved by Representative Schraa, seconded by Representative Crowley that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (12)   Representative Spiros; Representatives Sortwell, Steffen, Horlacher, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Crowley, Spreitzer, Emerson, Cabrera and Stubbs.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Sortwell, seconded by Representative Schraa that Assembly Bill 33 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (10)   Representative Spiros; Representatives Sortwell, Steffen, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Crowley, Spreitzer, Emerson and Cabrera.

Noes:     (1)     Representative Horlacher.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 1

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Erin Clark

Committee Clerk