Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary

Assembly Bill 621

Relating to: the testimony at trial of child witnesses in certain cases.

By Representatives Schafer, Kelso, Jensen, Sykora, Green, Ladwig, Olsen, Musser, Dobyns, Brandemuehl, Freese, Goetsch, Turner, F. Lasee, Albers, Ainsworth, Nass, Hahn, Vrakas, Gunderson, Owens, Springer, Wasserman and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, A. Lasee and Roessler.

November 24, 1997 Referred to committee on Judiciary.

January 6, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Absent: (1) Representative Huber.

Appearances for

· Barry Marthaler, staff of Representative Schafer, 68th District

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· Gina Pruski, State Public Defender

Registrations for

· Senator Scott Fitzgerald, 13th District

· Kelly Kennedy, DOJ

Registrations against

· None.

February 3, 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 Vrakas, that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 621

be recommended for adoption.

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

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Hubler, seconded by Representative Green, that Assembly Bill 621

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