Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary

Assembly Bill 479

Relating to: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving the testimony of a crime victim or witness who is an elder person.

By Representatives Macco, Wittke, Bowen, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Krug, Kulp, Magnafici, Mursau, Novak, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Quinn, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Steffen, Summerfield, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Carpenter, Bernier, Jacque, Olsen, Petrowski and Stroebel.

September 26, 2019    Referred to Committee on Judiciary

November 21, 2019    Public Hearing Held

Present:       (6)        Representative Ott; Representatives Brooks, Kerkman, Anderson, Hebl and Cabrera.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (3)        Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt and Tusler.

Appearances For

·      Sen. Testin bill's author

·      Helen Mark Dicks - AARP

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Wilma Lamont

·      Patsy  Evans

·      Judith Joshlin-Crary - AARP

·      Richard Crary - AARP

·      Karen Justeson - AARP

·      Susan Fadness - AARP

·      Carol Martell - AARP

·      Carol  Greene - AARP

·      Judith Hirsch - AARP

·      David Dorn - AARP

·      Joe Kallas - AARP

·      James  Lamont - AARP

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

December 05, 2019     Executive Session Held

Present:       (7)        Representative Ott; Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Brooks, Kerkman, Anderson and Hebl.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Tusler and Cabrera.

Moved by Representative Kerkman, seconded by Representative Brooks that Assembly Bill 479 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (7)     Representative Ott; Representatives Horlacher, Thiesfeldt, Brooks, Kerkman, Anderson and Hebl.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0

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Virginia Mueller

Committee Clerk