Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

Assembly Bill 611

Relating to: liability for damages caused by dogs used to perform law enforcement functions.

By Representatives Staskunas, Goetsch, Kreuser, Ladwig, Musser, Dobyns, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Hasenohrl, Duff, Ott, Kaufert, Plouff and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald and Roessler.

November 13, 1997 Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

January 29, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (13) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Absent: (1) Representative Travis.

Appearances for

· Representative Tony Staskunas, 15th Assembly District

Appearances against

· None

Appearances for Information Only

· None

Registrations for

· Senator Scott Fitzgerald, 13th Senate District

· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, WI Counties Assn., Monona

· Gail Sumi, WI Alliance of Cities, Madison

· Steven C. Werner, WI Professional Police Assn., Madison

· Michael R. Vaughan, WI Chiefs of Police Assn., Madison

· Dan Thompson, League of WI Municipalities, Madison

· Kathy Kuhn, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee

· Patrick Curley, City of Milwaukee

Registrations against

· None

February 26, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (13) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Walker, that Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (13) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Gunderson, that Assembly Bill 611

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (13) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0, Absent 1

Kent Vernon

Committee Clerk