Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions
Senate Bill 39
Relating to: stopping at railroad crossings, reckless driving at railroad crossings and providing penalties.
By Senators Rude, Buettner, Moen and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Dobyns, Johnsrud, Huebsch, Olsen, Albers, Otte, Black, Ryba, Hahn, Freese and Urban.
January 29, 1997 Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions.
February 11, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (6) Senator Plache, C. Potter, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Absent: (1) Senator Moore.
· Sen. Brian Rude, Author of SB 39
· Rep. John Dobyns, Co-Sponsor of SB 39
· Rodney Kruenen, Railroad Commissioner
· James E. Tomten, UTU #311
· Thomas P. Dwyer II, United Transportation Union
· Keith Luebke, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
· None.
· None.
· Tim Deneen, UTU #312
· Sharon Tomten
· Phillip Neuenfeldt, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
· None.
May 13, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (7) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Decker, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Absent: (0) None.
Moved by Senator C. Potter, seconded by Senator Darling, that
LRB-a0055
be recommended for introduction and adoption.
Ayes: (6) Senator Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes: (1) Senator Decker.
Absent: (0) None.
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 1, Absent 0
Moved by Senator Darling, seconded by Senator Farrow, that
Senate Bill 39
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (6) Senators Plache, C. Potter, Moore, Zien, Darling and Farrow.
Noes: (1) Senator Decker.
Absent: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 1, Absent 0
John G. Anderson
Committee Clerk