Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections

Assembly Bill 733

Relating to: the unauthorized release of animals, immunity from liability, affecting parole eligibility and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Gronemus, Ott, Porter, Baumgart, Ainsworth, Sykora, Musser, Urban, Brandemuehl, Ward and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki and A. Lasee.

January 27, 1998 Referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.

February 26, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

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

Absent: (1) Representative F. Lasee.

Appearances for

· Representative Barbara Gronemus, 91st Assembly District

· Paul Zimmerman, WI Farm Bureau, Madison

· Russel Weisensel, WI Agribusiness Council, Madison

· Mel H. Blanke, Plymouth

· Tom Olson, Independence

· Gale Day, WI Assn. for Biomedical Research

Appearances against

· Patty Millar, Victims of the Law Group, Menomonie

· Barb Schultz, Victims of the Law Group, Menomonie

Appearances for Information Only

· None

Registrations for

· Representative Rosemary Potter, 20th Assembly District

· Senator Gary Drzewiecki, 30th Senate District

· Martin Schreiber, WI Veterinary Medical Assn., Madison

· Michele Bartolomei, Dog Federation of WI, Madison

· S. Kent Steffke, Milwaukee

Registrations against

· None

March 17, 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 Wood, seconded by Representative Gunderson, that Assembly amendment 1 (LRBa2130/1) 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 Wood, seconded by Representative Gunderson, 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 Walker, seconded by Representative Gunderson, 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 Dobyns, seconded by Representative Gunderson, that Assembly Bill 733

be recommended for passage as amended.

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

Noes: (1) Representative Travis.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 1, Absent 0

Kent Vernon

Committee Clerk