Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Assembly Bill 621

Relating to: expungement of deoxyribonucleic acid from crime laboratories if person not adjudicated guilty or delinquent.

By Representatives Knudson, Berceau, Goyke, Loudenbeck, Bowen, Craig, Gannon, Hintz, Jarchow, Kahl, Kessler, Macco, A. Ott, Subeck, Tittl, Zepnick, Vorpagel, Kolste, Tauchen, Ripp, Sinicki, E. Brooks, Neylon, T. Larson, Brostoff, Czaja, Krug, Barnes, Kremer and Novak; cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Harris Dodd, Carpenter, C. Larson and Wirch.

December 29, 2015     Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

January 28, 2016         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (12)      Representative Kleefisch; Representatives Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Born, Duchow, Goyke, Zamarripa and Johnson.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Kessler.

Appearances For

·      Matt Rossetto - Rep Dean Knudson

·      Craig Trost - Senator Taylor

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Adam Plotkin - Office of the State Public Defender

·      Chris Ahmuty - ACLU of WI

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 11, 2016       Executive Session Held

Present:       (12)      Representative Kleefisch; Representatives Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Duchow, Goyke, Kessler, Zamarripa and Johnson.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Born.

Moved by Representative Goyke, seconded by Representative Duchow that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (12)   Representative Kleefisch; Representatives Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Duchow, Goyke, Kessler, Zamarripa and Johnson.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Duchow, seconded by Representative Goyke that Assembly Amendment 2 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (12)   Representative Kleefisch; Representatives Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Duchow, Goyke, Kessler, Zamarripa and Johnson.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Johnson, seconded by Representative Novak that Assembly Bill 621 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (12)   Representative Kleefisch; Representatives Kremer, Spiros, J. Ott, Rodriguez, Horlacher, Novak, Duchow, Goyke, Kessler, Zamarripa and Johnson.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 0

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Ashlee Moore

Committee Clerk