Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Senate Bill 344
Relating to: prosecuting a person under the age of 18 with committing an act of prostitution.
By Senators Harsdorf, Johnson, Darling, L. Taylor, Petrowski, Moulton, Carpenter, Olsen, Ringhand, Cowles, Vinehout, Hansen, Erpenbach, Wirch, Larson, Bewley, Miller and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Crowley, Subeck, Doyle, Fields, Young, C. Taylor, Sargent, Goyke, Kolste, Wachs, Mason, Considine, Pope, Zamarripa, Riemer, Berceau, Spreitzer, Genrich, Mursau, E. Brooks, Kessler, Sinicki, Zimmerman, Steffen, Bowen, Zepnick, Hebl, Brostoff, Quinn, Anderson, Ohnstad, Petryk, Tittl and Kleefisch.
July 13, 2017 Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
January 30, 2018 Public Hearing Held
Present: (5) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Testin, Stroebel, Risser and L. Taylor.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Representative Jill Billings
· Senator LaTonya Johnson
· Senator Alberta Darling
· Jay Reinke - Human Trafficking Task Force of Greater Milwaukee
· Chase Tarrier - End Domestic Abuse WI
· Megan DeVore - State Bar of WI - Child Law Section
· Claudine O'Leary
· Jodi Emerson - Fierce Freedom
· Pastor Cindy Crane - Luther Office for Public Policy in WI
· David Wolken - Anti-Trafficking Coalition of Waukesha County
· Sarah Bendtsen - Shared Hope International
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Senator Terry Moulton
· Attorney General Brad Schimel - Wisconsin Department of Justice
· Lonna Morouney - Department of Children and Families
· Danielle Decker - City of Milwaukee
· Noah McGurran-Hanson
· Lynne Davis - State Bar of Wisconsin - Child Law Section
· Michelle Jensen - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
· Ian Henderson - WI Coalition Against Sexual Assault
· Linda Hall - WI Association of Family and Children's Agencies
· Emily Loop
· Jodi Bloch - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
· John Bauknecht - UMOS
· Durstyne Farnan - School Sisters of St. Francis
· Representative Josh Zepnick
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 06, 2018 Executive Session Held
Present: (5) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Testin, Stroebel, Risser and L. Taylor.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Taylor, seconded by Senator Risser that Senate Bill 344 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (5) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Testin, Stroebel, Risser and L. Taylor.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0
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Valirie Maxim
Committee Clerk
