Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Assembly Bill 366

Relating to: creating a medicolegal investigation examining board; licensure of medical examiners and medicolegal investigation staff members; disposition of bodies; death investigations and duties of coroners and medical examiners; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing criminal penalties.

By Representatives Schraa, Shankland, Born, R. Brooks, Duchow, Horlacher, Kessler, Kitchens, Kleefisch, Kolste, Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Mursau, Quinn, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wachs; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Feyen, Stroebel, Wanggaard and Lasee.

June 02, 2017              Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

June 08, 2017              Public Hearing Held

Present:       (12)      Representative Spiros; Representatives Kremer, Ott, Jacque, Horlacher, Novak, Bernier, Krug, Goyke, Kessler, Zamarripa and Crowley.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Representative Michael Schraa

·      Representative Katrina Shankland

·      Chris Lenzendorf - Wisconsin Coroners and Medical Examiners Association

·      Scott Rifleman - Wisconsin Coroners and Medical Examiners Association

·      Barry Busby - Wisconsin Coroners and Medical Examiners Association

·      Agnieszka Rogalska - Dane, Rock, Door, Ocotono, and Brown Counties

·      Rosalia Murphy

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Senator Steve Nass

·      Angela Hinze - Wisconsin Coronors and Medical Examiners Association

·      Barry Irmen - Dane, Rock, Brown, Door, and Oconto County Medical Examiners Office

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

June 14, 2017              Executive Session Held

Present:       (10)      Representative Spiros; Representatives Kremer, Ott, Jacque, Horlacher, Novak, Bernier, Goyke, Kessler and Zamarripa.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Krug and Crowley.

Moved by Representative Novak, seconded by Representative Kremer that Assembly Bill 366 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (10)   Representative Spiros; Representatives Kremer, Ott, Jacque, Horlacher, Novak, Bernier, Goyke, Kessler and Zamarripa.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 10, Noes 0

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Erin Mellon

Committee Clerk