Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary

Assembly Bill 498

Relating to: requiring a court appearance for certain traffic offenses.

By Representatives Hoven, M. Lehman, Ladwig, Ainsworth, Bock, Albers, Plouff, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Sykora, Urban and Powers; cosponsored by Senators Huelsman and Roessler.

September 2, 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

· Michael E. Welsh, staff of Representative Tim Hoven 60th District

· Barbara Schultz, Victims of the Law Group

· Irene Banfield, Dickeyville, WI

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· Loralee Brumand, State Patrol/DOT

Registrations for

· Sherri Walgren, E. Dubuque, IL

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 Freese, seconded by Representative Grothman, that Assembly Bill 498

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (7) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber and Hubler.

Noes: (2) Representatives Notestein and Cullen.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 2, Absent 0

Julie Conley

Committee Clerk