AB462

AB462 AB462
Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary
Assembly Bill 462
Relating to: liability for damages caused by dogs, court orders to kill a dog, and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Pettis, Montgomery, Owens, Ott, Freese and Vrakas.

July 17, 2001 Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

September 27, 2001 PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (8) Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Grothman, Montgomery, Starzyk, Hebl, Colon and Staskunas.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for
· Representative Mark Pettis
· Gerald Schreck, Secura Insurance
· Pamela Thomas, Dog Federation of Wisconsin
· Terry Wendorff, Wisconsin Reinsurance Corporation

· Dolores Kester, Dog Federation of Wisconsin

Appearances against
· Representative Al Ott
· Paul Sicula, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers
· Bernard and Georgian Quinn, Montello
· Cynthia Lott, Middleton
· Ruth Heike, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
· Dr. Yvonne Bellay, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

· Doreen Rheingans, Denmark

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for
· Betty Thompson, Oregon
· Eric Englund, Wisconsin Insurance Alliance
· Chet Gerlach, State Farm Insurance
· Jennifer Vernon, General Casualty - WIA

· Lee Fanshaw, American Family Insurance

Registrations against
· Earl Green, Appleton
· Anne MacArthur, Madison

· M. Angela Dentice, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers

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

Jolene Churchill
Committee Clerk