Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs

Senate Bill 321

Relating to: increasing the number of circuit court branches.

By Senators Adelman, Fitzgerald, Rude, Breske, Roessler, Burke, Huelsman, Weeden, Grobschmidt and Farrow; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Ourada, Dobyns, Foti, Ward, L. Young, La Fave, Owens, Wood, Walker, Staskunas, Notestein, Gronemus, Meyer, Huber, Nass, Olsen, R. Potter and Wasserman.

October 15, 1997 Referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.

October 29, 1997 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Senators Risser, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Absent: (1) Senator Adelman.

Appearances for

· Mr. J. Dennis Moran, Director of State Courts

· Senator Brian Rude, 32nd Senate District

· Representative David Ward, 37th Assembly District

· Representative Mark Meyer, 95th Assembly District

· Representative Mike Huebsch, 94th Assembly District

· Mr. Steven Sorenson, President, State Bar of Wisconsin

· Mr. Pat Sheedy, Chief Judge of Milwaukee County, 1st Judicial District

· Mr. Tom Sleik, Former President, State Bar Association of Wisconsin

· Mr. Jim Ersham, La Crosse County Board Chair

· Mr. Steve Steadman, District Court Administrator, 7th Judicial District

· Mr. Peter L. Grimm, Circuit Judge, Fon du Lac County, 5th Judicial District

· Ms. Diane Hausinger, Office of the County Executive, La Crosse County

· Mr. Jim Seidel, Wausau County Director of State Courts

· Mr. Earl Schmidt, Chief Circuit Judge, 9th Judicial District

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Mr. Kelly Kennedy, Wisconsin Department of Justice

· Mr. John Ulsuik, Judge, Branch 1 of Jefferson County

· Mr. William Hue, Judge, Branch 2 of Jefferson County

· Mr. J.E. Erwin, Judge, Branch 3 of Jefferson County

· Mr. William Housen, Jefferson County Board of Supervisors

· Senator Carol Roessler, 18th Senate District

· Senator Brian Burke, 3rd Senate District

· Representative John Dobyns, 82nd Assembly District

· Representative Scott Walker, 14th Assembly District

Registrations against

· None.

November 17, 1997 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (5) Senators Adelman, Risser, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator Adelman, seconded by Senator Risser, that Senate Amendment 2 (LRBa0920/1)

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (5) Senator Adelman, Risser, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Senator Adelman, seconded by Senator Risser, that Senate Bill 321

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (5) Senators Adelman, Risser, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0, Absent 0

Cory H. Mason IV

Committee Clerk