Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Senate Bill 269

Relating to: duty of law enforcement officers to report to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program controlled-substance violations, opioid-related drug overdoses or deaths, and reports of stolen prescription drugs.

By Senators Harsdorf, Gudex, Cowles, Olsen, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Hansen and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Nygren, Kolste, Kitchens, VanderMeer, Petryk, Novak, Tauchen, Swearingen, Spiros, Jagler, A. Ott, Ripp, Kerkman, Schraa, Horlacher, Murtha, Edming, Loudenbeck, Allen, Petersen, Kuglitsch, Knodl, Ballweg, Tittl, Mursau, Sanfelippo, Born, Skowronski, Macco, J. Ott, Jacque, Johnson, Considine, Jorgensen, Goyke, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Genrich, Meyers, Spreitzer, Barca, Subeck and C. Taylor.

September 29, 2015    Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

October 22, 2015        Public Hearing Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Wanggaard; Senators Vukmir, Lasee, Risser and L. Taylor.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Representative John Nygren

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Senator Sheila Harsdorf

·      Senator Alberta Darling

·      Jordan Lamb - Association of State Prosecutors

·      Attorney General Brad Schimel

·      Chris Rasch - Wisconsin Medical Society

·      Alice O'Connor - Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

October 28, 2015        Executive Session Held

Present:       (5)        Senator Wanggaard; Senators Vukmir, Lasee, Risser and L. Taylor.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Moved by Senator Lasee, seconded by Senator Taylor that Senate Bill 269 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (5)     Senator Wanggaard; Senators Vukmir, Lasee, Risser and L. Taylor.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0

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Valirie Maxim

Committee Clerk