Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
Assembly Bill 653
Relating to: sentencing of a person convicted of driving while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug, the counting of the period of imprisonment when determining a penalty for driving while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Huber, Goetsch, Murat, Dobyns, Ziegelbauer, Walker, Baumgart, Schafer, Reynolds, Ainsworth, Staskunas, Grothman, Wasserman and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Burke, Huelsman, Decker, Rosenzweig, Wirch, Darling and Plache.
December 11, 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 Greg Huber, 85th Assembly District
· Judge Greg Gau, Marathon County District Court, Wausau
· Casey Perry, WI Troopers Assn., Green Bay
· None
· Robert Margolies, Dept. of Corrections, Madison
· Senator Brian Burke, 3rd Senate District
· Representative Scott Walker, 14th Assembly District
· Representative Scott Gunderson, 83rd Assembly District
· Steven R. Williams, WI Troopers Assn., Sparta
· Steven C. Werner, WI Professional Police Assn., Madison
· Kathryn Kuhn, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee
· Patrick Curley, City of Milwaukee
· Jan Steinbergs, East Troy
· 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 Nass, that
Assembly 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 Wood, seconded by Representative Dobyns, that
Assembly Bill 653
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