AB202

AB202 AB202
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Highway Safety
Assembly Bill 202
Relating to: operating a motor vehicle while using a cellular or other mobile telephone and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Staskunas, Gard, Walker, Carpenter, Ainsworth, Ladwig, J. Lehman, Sykora, Plouff, Albers, Colon and Boyle; cosponsored by Senators Baumgart, Burke, Darling and Rosenzweig.

March 15, 2001 Referred to Committee on Highway Safety.

August 22, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Musser, Ryba and Sherman.

Absent: (3) Representatives Ainsworth, Urban and Young.

Appearances for
· Rep. Gary Sherman, 74th Assembly District (On behalf of Rep. Tony Staskunas, 15th Assembly District)
· Dan Leary, Voice Stream Wireless
· Donald Wene, West Allis, Wisconsin

· Al Lippert, Wausau, Wisconsin

Appearances against
· Larry Putzstuck, Century Tel

· Chris LaRowe, Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association

Appearances for Information Only
· Dennis Saager, Wausau Police Department
· Daniel Vergin, Everest Metropolitan Police Department
· Timothy Carnahan, WisDOT

· Harlan Reinders, Marathon County Sheriff

Registrations for

· Georgene Wene, West Allis, Wisconsin

Registrations against

· Bill Broydrick, Cingular Wireless

August 27, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Ainsworth, Musser, Ryba and Sherman.

Absent: (2) Representatives Urban and Young.

Appearances for
· Rep. Tony Staskunas, 15th Assembly District
· Donald Wene, West Allis

· Leigh Siegmund, Kewaunee School District

Appearances against

· Larry Lueck, Cellcom

Appearances for Information Only
· Nick Scorcio, WisDOT/State Patrol

· Casey Perry, Wisconsin Troopers Association

Registrations for
· Betty DeBaere, Appleton
· Sue Weber-Macco, Menasha
· Norbert DeBaere, Appleton
· Eileen Schmid, Crivitz
· Georgene Wene, West Allis
· Jason Schramm, Crivitz

· Donalynn Schramm, Crivitz

Registrations against
· Larry Putzstuck, Century Tel
· Christopher LaRowe, Wis. State Telecommunications Assn.

· Bob Schulze, Airadigm Communications

August 29, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

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

Absent: (1) Representative Ainsworth.

Appearances for
· Rep. Tony Staskunas, 15th Assembly District
· Don Wene, West Allis
· Amber Wene, West Allis

· Diane Wene, West Allis

Appearances against

· David Hill, Cedarburg

Appearances for Information Only
· Dan Leary, Voice Stream
· Michael Stern, Nextel Communications
· Lois Reed, Cingular Wireless

· Robert Bereiter, WisDOT/State Patrol

Registrations for
· Evan Weisfeldt, West Allis
· Marc Wene, New Berlin

· Georgene Wene, New Berlin

Registrations against
· Chet Gerlach, Sprint
· Christopher LaRowe, Wisconsin State Telecommunications Assoc.

· Glenna Nathans, TeleCorp PCS

March 14, 2002 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Kathy Marschman
Committee Clerk