Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary
Assembly Bill 673
Relating to: creating a program to protect the confidentiality of addresses for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Representatives Kleefisch, C. Taylor, Ohnstad, Gannon, Horlacher, Petryk, Milroy, Hebl, Johnson, Thiesfeldt, Mason, Berceau, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Kremer, Bernier, Murphy, Kahl, Subeck, A. Ott, Goyke, Doyle, Jacque, Jagler, E. Brooks, Sinicki, Rohrkaste, T. Larson, Krug, Rodriguez, Kolste, Born, Allen, Considine, Nerison, Shankland, Billings, Ballweg, Skowronski, Heaton and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Shilling, Carpenter, Gudex, C. Larson, Hansen, L. Taylor, Risser, Erpenbach, Vukmir, Lassa, Darling, Wirch, Marklein, Ringhand, Harris Dodd, Harsdorf and Olsen.
January 11, 2016 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
January 28, 2016 Public Hearing Held
Present: (9) Representative J. Ott; Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Heaton, T. Larson, Kerkman, Wachs, Hebl and Goyke.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Rep. Chris Taylor, bill's author
· Meghan Sovey - WI Women's Policy Institute
· Tony Gibart - End Domestic Abuse WI
· Teri Jenousa Niculai - self
· Vicky Selkow and Korey Cundin - Legal Action of WI
· Carliss Karasov - WI Women's Policy Institute
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Senator Scott Fitzgerald, bill's author
· Sen. Jennifer Shilling
· Alice O'Connor - WI Chiefs of Police
· Carousel Bayrd - YWCA
· Dominic Holt - WI Coalition Against Sexual Assult
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 04, 2016 Executive Session Held
Present: (9) Representative J. Ott; Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Heaton, T. Larson, Kerkman, Wachs, Hebl and Goyke.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Hebl, seconded by Representative Kerkman that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (9) Representative J. Ott; Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Heaton, T. Larson, Kerkman, Wachs, Hebl and Goyke.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Kerkman, seconded by Representative Hebl that Assembly Bill 673 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (9) Representative J. Ott; Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Heaton, T. Larson, Kerkman, Wachs, Hebl and Goyke.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0
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Virginia Mueller
Committee Clerk
