Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts

Senate Bill 430

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 Senators Testin, Carpenter, Bernier, Jacque, Olsen, Petrowski and Stroebel; cosponsored 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 Skowronski.

September 17, 2019    Referred to Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts

January 16, 2020         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Craig; Senators Stroebel, Feyen, Risser and L. Taylor.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Helen Marks Dicks - AARP WI

·      Representative John Macco

·      White Collar Crime Paralegal April DeValkenaere - Waukesha County District Attorneys Office

·      Senator Pat Testin

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Susan Fadness - AARP

·      Steve Lyons - Wisconsin chiefs of police association

·      Joe Kallas - AARP

·      ALLEN Knop - Aarp

·      Patsy Eva s

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 13, 2020       Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Craig; Senators Stroebel, Feyen, Risser and L. Taylor.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Stroebel, seconded by Senator Feyen that Senate Bill 430 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Craig; Senators Stroebel, Feyen, Risser and L. Taylor.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Sam Hope

Committee Clerk