Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary
Assembly Bill 479
Relating to: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving the testimony of a crime victim or witness who is an elder person.
By Representatives Macco, Wittke, Bowen, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Krug, Kulp, Magnafici, Mursau, Novak, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Quinn, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Steffen, Summerfield, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Carpenter, Bernier, Jacque, Olsen, Petrowski and Stroebel.
September 26, 2019 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
November 21, 2019 Public Hearing Held
Present: (6) Representative Ott; Representatives Brooks, Kerkman, Anderson, Hebl and Cabrera.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (3) Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt and Tusler.
Appearances For
· Sen. Testin bill's author
· Helen Mark Dicks - AARP
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Wilma Lamont
· Patsy Evans
· Judith Joshlin-Crary - AARP
· Richard Crary - AARP
· Karen Justeson - AARP
· Susan Fadness - AARP
· Carol Martell - AARP
· Carol Greene - AARP
· Judith Hirsch - AARP
· David Dorn - AARP
· Joe Kallas - AARP
· James Lamont - AARP
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
December 05, 2019 Executive Session Held
Present: (7) Representative Ott; Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Brooks, Kerkman, Anderson and Hebl.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Tusler and Cabrera.
Moved by Representative Kerkman, seconded by Representative Brooks that Assembly Bill 479 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (7) Representative Ott; Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Brooks, Kerkman, Anderson and Hebl.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0
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Virginia Mueller
Committee Clerk
