Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Assembly Bill 837
Relating to: grants for law enforcement officer recruiting and bonuses for law enforcement officers.
By Representatives Penterman, Behnke, Armstrong, Born, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, James, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Macco, Magnafici, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, J. Rodriguez, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Steffen, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tranel and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Darling, Marklein and Nass.
January 07, 2022 Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
January 12, 2022 Public Hearing Held
Present: (13) Representative Spiros; Representatives Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Stubbs and Drake.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Krug and Emerson.
Appearances For
· Representative William Penterman - 37th Assembly District
· Sheriff Kurt Picknell - Badger State Sheriffs & WI Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs
· Andrew Wagner - Milwaukee Police Association
· Ken Peliggi - WI Chiefs of Police Association
· Mike Steffes - WI Chiefs of Police Association
· Ryan Windorff - WI FOP
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Senator Roger Roth - 19th Senate District
· Jim Palmer - WPPA
· Aaron Chapin - WI Chiefs of Police Association
· Steve Conway - WI FOP
· Alice O'Connor - WI Professional Police Association
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· Jordan Primakow - City of Milwaukee
January 18, 2022 Executive Session Held
Present: (14) Representative Spiros; Representatives Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Horlacher.
Moved by Representative McGuire, seconded by Representative Emerson that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (5) Representatives McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.
Noes: (8) Representative Spiros; Representatives Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Krug, James, Steffen and Callahan.
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION, Ayes 5, Noes 8
Moved by Representative Krug, seconded by Representative Novak that Assembly Bill 837 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (9) Representative Spiros; Representatives Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen and Callahan.
Noes: (5) Representatives McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 5
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Ericka Braatz
Committee Clerk
