Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
Assembly Bill 221
Relating to: causing harm or death to an unborn child and providing penalties.
By Representatives Freese, Walker, Green, Ryba, Schafer, Wood, Sykora, Staskunas, Handrick, Baumgart, Plale, Otte, Duff, Vander Loop, Hahn, Porter, Lorge, Ourada, Underheim, Dobyns, Huebsch, Kreibich, Musser, Ladwig, Urban, Kelso, Seratti, Nass, Owens, Ainsworth, F. Lasee, Ward, Ott, Lazich, Powers and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki, C. Potter, Buettner, A. Lasee, Schultz, Weeden and Farrow, by request of the Tracy Scheide (formerly Tracy Black), her family, and the family of Jeanette Chase.
March 25, 1997 Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
April 24, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (14) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Rutkowski, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.
Absent: (0) None.
· Representative Stephen J. Freese, 51st Assembly District
· Tracy L. Scheide, Mosinee
· Susan Armacost, WI Right to Life, Milwaukee
· Sharon Schmeling, WI Catholic Conference, Madison
· Dave Ostendorf, WI Pro-Life Coalition, Waukesha
· Joan M. Korb, Racine Co. District Attorney
· Representative Wayne Wood, 44th Assembly District
· Representative Al Ott, 3rd Assembly District
· Representative Tony Staskunas, 15th Assembly District
· Philip A. Barber, WI Right to Life, Milwaukee
· Mary Klaver, WI Right to Life, Milwaukee
· Fran Driscoll, WI Right to Life, Wauwatosa
· Jeff Marciniak, Mosinee
· Patricia J. Chmielewski, Johnson Creek
· Mira B. Kazmer, Jefferson
· Jeanne Dalton, Mayville
· Paula Traxler, Sauk Co. Right to Life
· Sandra Lombard, Sauk Co. Right to Life
· None
May 8, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (13) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Rutkowski, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.
Absent: (1) Representative Travis.
Moved by Representative Baldwin, seconded by Representative Goetsch, that
Assembly substitute amendment 1 (LRBs0152/1)
be recommended for introduction.
Ayes: (13) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Rutkowski, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Travis.
INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Baldwin, seconded by Representative Huber, that
Assembly substitute amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (3) Representative Huber, Baldwin and Murat.
Noes: (10) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood and Rutkowski.
Absent: (1) Representative Travis.
MOTION FAILED; ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 10, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Baldwin, seconded by Representative Goetsch, that
Assembly amendment 1 (LRBa0449/1)
be recommended for introduction.
Ayes: (13) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Rutkowski, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Travis.
INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Baldwin, seconded by Representative Murat, that
Assembly amendment 1
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (3) Representative Huber, Baldwin and Murat.
Noes: (10) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood and Rutkowski.
Absent: (1) Representative Travis.
MOTION FAILED; ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 3, Noes 10, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Baldwin, seconded by Representative Goetsch, that
Assembly amendment 2 (LRBa0451/1)
be recommended for introduction.
Ayes: (13) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Rutkowski, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Travis.
