Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary

Assembly Bill 742

Relating to: threats to cause bodily harm to a witness or to damage the property of a witness and providing penalties.

By Representatives Otte, Green, Murat, Dobyns, Grothman, Owens, Gunderson, F. Lasee, Porter, Ainsworth, Plouff, Skindrud, Musser, Sykora, Ladwig, Ziegelbauer, Baumgart, Brandemuehl, Gronemus, Albers, Nass and Riley; cosponsored by Senators C. Potter, Roessler, Darling, Weeden and A. Lasee.

January 27, 1998 Referred to committee on Judiciary.

February 3, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Representative Clifford Otte, 27th District

· Senator Cal Potter, 9th District

· Joe Degecco, Sheboygan, WI

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Representative Jim Baumgart, 26th District

· Kathleen Hoffman, Sheboygan County Victim-Witness

· Don Sorensen, Sheboygan Police Department

Registrations against

· None.

February 17, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Absent: (0) None.

Moved by Representative Freese, seconded by Representative Hubler, that Assembly Bill 742

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (9) Representatives Green, Grothman, Freese, Vrakas, Kelso, Huber, Notestein, Hubler and Cullen.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (0) None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0, Absent 0

Julie Conley

Committee Clerk