Assembly

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Highways and Transportation

Assembly Bill 786

Relating to: penalties for certain traffic offenses committed where persons working on a utility facility are at risk from traffic and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Skindrud, Musser, Jensen, Ladwig, Kelso, Porter, Hahn, Ainsworth, Sykora, Seratti, Kedzie, Schafer, Klusman, Olsen, Hutchison, Jeskewitz, Hasenohrl, Plouff, Ryba and Springer; cosponsored by Senators Shibilski, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Risser and Wineke.

February 11, 1998 Referred to committee on Highways and Transportation.

February 26, 1998 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (13) Representatives Brandemuehl, Otte, Musser, Lorge, Zukowski, Sykora, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Turner, L. Young, Ryba, Riley and Steinbrink.

Absent: (2) Representatives Hahn and Huebsch.

Appearances for

· Rep. Rick Skindrud, 79th Assembly District

· Thomas Betthauser, WI Power & Light

· Gene Samuelson, Local Union 965

· Kevin J. Severson, WI Power & Light

· Ruthann Nelson, WI Federation of Cooperatives

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· Pete Rusch, DOT

Registrations for

· Joanne Ricca, WI State AFL-CIO

· Todd Rongstad, Northern State Power Co.

· Pat Osborne, Northern States Power Co.

· Thomas P. Dwyer, United Transportation Union

Registrations against

· None.

March 12, 1998 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (14) Representatives Brandemuehl, Otte, Lorge, Hahn, Zukowski, Huebsch, Sykora, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Turner, L. Young, Ryba, Riley and Steinbrink.

Absent: (1) Representative Musser.

Moved by Representative Gronemus, seconded by Representative Steinbrink, that Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for introduction.

Ayes: (14) Representative Brandemuehl, Otte, Lorge, Hahn, Zukowski, Huebsch, Sykora, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Turner, L. Young, Ryba, Riley and Steinbrink.

Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Musser.

INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Steinbrink, seconded by Representative Lorge, that Assembly substitute amendment 1

be recommended for adoption.

Ayes: (12) Representative Brandemuehl, Lorge, Hahn, Huebsch, Sykora, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Turner, L. Young, Ryba, Riley and Steinbrink.

Noes: (2) Representative Otte and Zukowski.

Absent: (1) Representative Musser.

ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 2, Absent 1

Moved by Representative Huebsch, seconded by Representative Otte, that Assembly Bill 786

be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes: (11) Representatives Brandemuehl, Lorge, Hahn, Huebsch, Sykora, Hasenohrl, Gronemus, Turner, L. Young, Ryba and Steinbrink.

Noes: (3) Representatives Otte, Zukowski and Riley.

Absent: (1) Representative Musser.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 11, Noes 3, Absent 1

Sheri L. Krause

Committee Clerk