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.
· Representative Tony Staskunas, 15th Assembly District
· None
· None
· 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
· 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