Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Assembly Bill 44

Relating to: installation of a barricade device on an interior door in a school building.

By Representatives Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Jagler, Krug, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Katsma, Murphy, Ramthun, Wichgers, Skowronski and Born; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Cowles, Kooyenga, Jacque and Nass.

February 28, 2019       Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

August 22, 2019         Public Hearing Held

Present:       (11)      Representative Spiros; Representatives Sortwell, Ott, Steffen, Duchow, Novak, Crowley, Spreitzer, Emerson, Stubbs and McGuire.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (3)        Representatives Horlacher, Schraa and Krug.

Appearances For

·      Representative Robert Brooks

·      Senator Duey Stroebel

·      Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt

·      Lt. Michael McNerney - Law Enforcement

·      Michael Brandemuehl - Law Enforcement

·      Joseph Kell - Law Enforcement

·      Gary Speth - Law Enforcement

Appearances Against

·      Glenn Rehberg - DOJ

·      Bill Sullivan - WI State Fire Chiefs, City of Madison

·      Shawn  Boerst - LaForce Inc

·      Blake Karnitz - Wisconsin State Fire Inspectors Association

·      Mark Miekush - Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs, Sun Prairie Fire Department

Appearances for Information Only

·      Ted  Hayes - M3 Insurance

Registrations For

·      None.

Registrations Against

·      Derek Heinzelman

·      Michael Bourdeau - Endeavor Moundvill Fire Department

·      Chad   Mehlberg - LaForce, Inc

·      Robert DuPont - Alliance for Regulatory Coordination

·      William Babcock - Wisconsin Society of Architects

·      Gerald Kudek - City of West Bend

·      Kenneth Asselin

·      David   Bloom - Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs

·      Tom Fonfara - Wisconsin State Firefighters Association

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 26, 2020           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Amanda Graham

Committee Clerk