Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary

Assembly Bill 695

Relating to: creating the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.

By Representatives R. Brooks, Sargent, Kahl, Kremer, Goyke, Gannon, Pope, Kolste, Hutton, Sinicki, Murphy and Genrich; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Risser, Olsen and Miller.

January 13, 2016         Referred to Committee on Judiciary

February 04, 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. Melissa Sargent, bill's author

·      Rep. Rob Brooks

·      Cale Battles, Ken Barczak and Adam Wiensch - State Bar of WI

·      Ben Orzeke - Uniform Law Commission

·      Pete Christianson, - Motion Picture Association of America

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Sen.  Roger Roth - bill's author

·      Jon Turke - WI Bankers Assoc.

·      JB Van  Hollen - Facebook

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

February 11, 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 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for introduction and adoption.

Ayes:     (9)     Representative J. Ott; Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Heaton, T. Larson, Kerkman, Wachs, Hebl and Goyke.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Kerkman, seconded by Representative Hebl that Assembly Substitute 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 SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Kerkman, seconded by Representative Hebl that Assembly Bill 695 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