AB199

AB199 AB199
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Highway Safety
Assembly Bill 199
Relating to: vehicle owner liability for violations of certain traffic laws relating to railroad crossings and providing penalties.
By Representatives Hahn, Wade, Skindrud, Gronemus, Powers, Nass, Urban, Stone, Owens, Musser, Vrakas, Townsend, Berceau and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Huelsman, Cowles and Schultz.

March 13, 2001 Referred to Committee on Highway Safety.

April 11, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Ainsworth, Musser, Urban, Young, Ryba and Sherman.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Rep. Gene Hahn, 47th Assembly District
· Lynn Munger, Green Bay Police Department
· Mary Wallenfang, Wisconsin Central, LTD
· Tim Deneen, United Transportation Union
· Keith Luebke, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

· Rod Kreunen, Railroad Commission

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Sam Gratz, Wisconsin Railroads

· Rep. Mike Powers, 80th Assembly District

Registrations against

· None.

May 23, 2001 EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (7) Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Ainsworth, Musser, Urban, Young and Sherman.

Absent: (1) Representative Ryba.

Moved by Representative Musser, seconded by Representative Bies, that Assembly Bill 199

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (7) Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Ainsworth, Musser, Urban, Young and Sherman.
Noes: (0) None.

Absent: (1) Representative Ryba.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0, Absent 1

Kathleen S. Marschman
Committee Clerk