Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary

Assembly Bill 443

Relating to: the powers of full-time court commissioners.

By Representatives Walker, Dobyns, Kelso, Goetsch, Musser, Jensen, Sykora and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Rude and Darling.

July 1, 1997 Referred to committee on Judiciary.

March 3, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Patti Bustle, Milwaukee County

· Frank Liska, WI Assoc. Judicial Court Commissioners

· Mark Warichak, Milw. County Sheriffs Dept.

· Representative Scott Walker, 14th District

Appearances against

· J. Denis Moran, WI Supreme Court

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Sarah Diedrick-Karsdorf, WI Counties Assn.

· Todd E. Meurer, WI Assoc. of Judicial Court Commissioners

Registrations against

· None.

March 12, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Hubler, seconded by Representative Kelso, that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 443

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (8) Representative Green, Grothman, Freese, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Noes: (1) Representative Vrakas.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 1, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Hubler, that Assembly Bill 443

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0

Julie Conley

Committee Clerk