Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Health and Human Services

Assembly Bill 447

Relating to:  granting immunity from certain criminal prosecutions for offenses relating to a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog.

By Representatives Nygren, Nerison, Bernier, Krug, Petryk, Tranel, Bies, Czaja, Endsley, Jagler, Kapenga, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, LeMahieu, Murtha, A. Ott, Petersen, Ripp, Swearingen, Tauchen, Tittl, Berceau, Hulsey, Kahl, Richards, Wachs and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Cowles, L. Taylor, Darling, Jauch, Gudex, Harris, Olsen, Lehman, T. Cullen, Ellis, Shilling, Petrowski, Lazich, Miller, Carpenter, Schultz, Wirch, Erpenbach, Hansen and Risser.

January 15, 2014         Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

January 29, 2014         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, Lazich, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Representative John Nygren - 89th Assembly District

·      Senator Sheila Harsdorf - 10th Senate District

·      Phil Drewiske

·      Bill Keeton - AIDS Resource Center

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen - Wisconsin Department of Justice

·      Brad Schimel - Waukesha County District Attorney

·      Roger Drewiske

·      Mark Grapentine - Wisconsin Medical Society

·      Liz Buchen - Lutheran Social Services Agency

·      Karen Hale

·      Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf - Wisconsin Counties Association

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 04, 2014       Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, Lazich, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Lazich, seconded by Senator Moulton that Assembly Bill 447 be recommended for concurrence.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Vukmir; Senators Moulton, Lazich, Erpenbach and Carpenter.

Noes:     (0)     None.

CONCURRENCE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Dean Cady

Committee Clerk