Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary
Assembly Bill 328
Relating to: libelous electronic material and radio or television defamation.
By Representatives F. Lasee, Green, Porter, Duff, Urban, Goetsch, Freese, M. Lehman, Ainsworth, Wasserman, Seratti, Brandemuehl, Ladwig, Jensen, Handrick, Dobyns, Boyle, Harsdorf, Nass, Kelso and Hahn; cosponsored by Senators Adelman, Huelsman, Rude, Buettner, Panzer, Zien, Cowles and Drzewiecki.
April 28, 1997 Referred to committee on Judiciary.
May 14, 1997
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Rutkowski, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.
Absent: (0) None.
· Representative Frank Lasee, 2nd District
· Jeffrey Kassel, WI Broadcasters Association
· None.
· None.
· John Laabs, WI Broadcasters Association
· None.
October 28, 1997
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (8) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Rutkowski, Notestein and Cullen.
Absent: (1) Representative Hubler (excused).
Representative Green asked for Unanimous Consent for Introduction of Assembly Substitute Amendment LRBs0278/1 to 1997 Assembly Bill 328.
Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Green, that
Assembly Substitute Amendment LRBs0278/1 to 1997 Assembly Bill 328
be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (8) Representative Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Rutkowski, Notestein and Cullen.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (1) Representative Hubler.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 0, Absent 1
Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Green, that
Assembly Bill 328
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (5) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas and Kelso.
Noes: (3) Representatives Rutkowski, Notestein and Cullen.
Absent: (1) Representative Hubler.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 3, Absent 1
Julie Conley
Committee Clerk
