Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

Assembly Bill 688

Relating to: litigation by persons incarcerated, imprisoned, confined or detained in a jail or prison, immunity from civil liability, the time period for the state to respond to an action and limiting access to public records.

By Representatives Goetsch, Green, Porter, Dobyns, Kaufert, F. Lasee, Ziegelbauer, Harsdorf, Owens, Staskunas, Brandemuehl, Otte, Ainsworth, Sykora, Olsen, Ott, Kedzie, Nass, Gunderson, Walker, Skindrud, Jeskewitz, Musser, Robson, Hasenohrl, Baumgart, Hahn, Gronemus, Ladwig, Albers, Grothman, Seratti, Powers and Plouff; cosponsored by Senators Moen, Drzewiecki, Huelsman and Roessler, by request of the Attorney General James Doyle.

December 30, 1997 Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

January 6, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

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

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Representative Robert G. Goetsch, 39th Assembly District

· Eileen Pray, Dept. of Justice, Madison

· Andy Cohn, Dept. of Justice, Madison

· Chuck Hoornstra, Department of Justice, Madison

· J. Denis Moran, Director of State Courts,, Madison

· David Whitcomb, Dept. of Corrections, Madison

Appearances against

· None

Appearances for Information Only

· Joseph Ehmann, State Public Defender, Madison

Registrations for

· Representative Bonnie Ladwig, 63rd Assembly District

· Sarah Diedrick Kasdorf, WI Counties Assn., Monona

Registrations against

· None.

January 29, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (14) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Wood, that Assembly amendment 1 (LRBa1545/1) to Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (14) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Wood, that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (14) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Wood, that Assembly amendment 2 (LRBa1547/1) to Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (14) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Dobyns, seconded by Representative Wood, that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (14) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Baldwin, seconded by Representative Wood, that Assembly amendment 3 (LRBa1530/1) to Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (14) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Baldwin, seconded by Representative Wood, that Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (2) Representative Riley and Baldwin.

Noes: (12) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Travis, Huber and Murat.

Absent: (0) None.

ADOPTION NOT RECOMMENDED, Ayes 2, Noes 12, Absent 0

Moved by Representative Nass, seconded by Representative Wood, that Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (14) Representative Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber, Baldwin and Murat.