Record of Committee Proceedings
Joint Committee on Finance
Assembly Bill 501
Relating to: funding the public defender pay progression and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Tusler, McGuire, Goyke, Anderson, Bowen, Brostoff, Dittrich, Doyle, Duchow, Edming, Fields, Jagler, James, Murphy, Neubauer, Nygren, Ohnstad, Riemer, Schraa, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Zamarripa, Zimmerman, Summerfield, C. Taylor, Knodl and Hesselbein; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Wanggaard, Bewley, Darling, Feyen, Johnson, Miller, Olsen, Ringhand, Risser, L. Taylor, Wirch, Testin and Larson.
October 01, 2019 Referred to Joint Committee on Finance
October 31, 2019 Public Hearing Held
Present: (12) Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Tiffany, Marklein, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Katsma, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (4) Senators Olsen and Stroebel; Representatives Rohrkaste and Zimmerman.
Appearances For
· Senator Jerry Petrowski
· Rep. Amy Loudenbeck
· Kelli Thompson - State Public Defender
· Rick Jones - State Public Defender
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Adam Plotkin - State Public Defender
· Jordan Lamb - Associaiton of State Prosecutors
· Rep. Ron Tusler
· Marcie Rainbolt - WI Counties Association
· Lynne Davis - State Bar of WI
· Barbara Sella - WI Catholic Conference
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 12, 2020 Executive Session Held
Present: (16) Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Darling, seconded by Representative Nygren that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (16) Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Loudenbeck, seconded by Senator Darling that Assembly Bill 501 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (16) Senator Darling; Representative Nygren; Senators Olsen, Tiffany, Marklein, Stroebel, LeMahieu, Erpenbach and Johnson; Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Rohrkaste, Katsma, Zimmerman, C. Taylor and Goyke.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 16, Noes 0
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Joe Malkasian
Committee Clerk
