Senate

Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs

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.

February 12, 1998 Referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.

February 24, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (4) Senators Wirch, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Representative Bob Goetsch, for self

· Andy Cohn, Attorney General Doyle's Office

· David Albino, Department of Corrections

· David Whitcomb, Department of Corrections

· Sue Mueller, Dodge County District Attorney's Office

· Diane Nicks, Dane County District Attorney

Appearances against

· Christopher Ahmuty, ACLU of WI

· Dianne Greenley, WI Coalition for Advocacy

· Bruce Meredith, WI Education Association Council

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Senator Rod Moen, for self

· Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, WI Counties Association

· Kathryn Kuhn, Milwaukee County

· Marcus Smith, Milwaukee Department of Administration

Registrations against

· None.

February 24, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (4) Senators Wirch, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Senator Drzewiecki, seconded by Senator Huelsman, that LRB A1813/1

be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes: (4) Senators Wirch, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 0

Moved by Senator Clausing, seconded by Senator Huelsman, that Assembly Bill 688

be recommended for concurrence as amended.

Ayes: (4) Senators Wirch, Clausing, Huelsman and Drzewiecki.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 4, Noes 0, Absent 0

BSmith

Committee Clerk