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.
· 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
· None
· Joseph Ehmann, State Public Defender, Madison
· Representative Bonnie Ladwig, 63rd Assembly District
· Sarah Diedrick Kasdorf, WI Counties Assn., Monona
· 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.
Noes: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.
ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 0
Moved by Representative Walker, seconded by Representative Wood, that
Assembly Bill 688
be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (13) Representatives Goetsch, Dobyns, Nass, Owens, Walker, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Jeskewitz, Wood, Riley, Travis, Huber and Murat.
Noes: (1) Representative Baldwin.
Absent: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 1, Absent 0
Kent Vernon
Committee Clerk