Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Senate Bill 49
Relating to: prosecuting a person under the age of 18 with committing an act of prostitution.
By Senators Darling, Johnson, Schachtner, Feyen, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Bewley, Shilling, Ringhand, Wirch, Smith, Risser, Cowles, Jacque, Olsen, Hansen, Erpenbach, Larson, Miller and Kooyenga; cosponsored by Representatives Billings, Steineke, Emerson, Thiesfeldt, Kitchens, Rohrkaste, Hebl, Kolste, Kulp, Goyke, Zamarripa, Vining, Shankland, Vruwink, C. Taylor, Subeck, Tittl, Neubauer, Doyle, Sargent, Mursau, Brostoff, Pope, Snyder, Spiros, Crowley, Felzkowski, Considine, Stubbs, Zimmerman, Pronschinske, B. Meyers, Spreitzer, Ramthun, Sinicki, James, Gundrum, Wittke, L. Myers, Kurtz, Ohnstad, Sortwell, Skowronski, Anderson, Krug, Murphy, Fields, Petryk, Ott, Gruszynski, Riemer, Steffen and Tusler.
February 25, 2019 Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
August 14, 2019 Public Hearing Held
Present: (5) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Jacque, Darling, Risser and L. Taylor.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Senator Alberta Darling
· Representative Jill Billings
· Pastor Cindy Crane - Luther Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin
· Shirley Paulson - Women of the ELCA
· Jay Reinke - Human Trafficking Task Force of Greater Milwaukee
· Ian Henderson - Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
· Mary Sankey
· Dr. Joy Ippolito
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Ingrid Anderson
· Kathryn Mulligan
· Alice O'Connor - WI Chiefs of Police Association
· Raquel Shoemaker
· Miranda Welch
· Mary Moore
· Tehmina Islam - Access Midwifery
· Danielle Walsh
· Hannah Bernard-Donals
· Linda Bentz
· Viola Kluck
· Adrienne Ramirez
· Adam Plotkin - State Public Defender
· Barbara Sella - WI Catholic Conference
· Attorney General Josh Kaul - WI Dept. of Justice
· Gil Halsted
· Lynne Davis - State Bar of WI - Children and the Law Section
· Helen Sheahan - Women of the ELCA
· Pamela Schuelke - Women of the ELCA
· Kris Moelter - Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
· Kathy Moreland - WI Association of Family & Children Agencies
· Marc Herstand - National Association of Social Workers
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
September 25, 2019 Executive Session Held
Present: (5) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Jacque, Darling, Risser and L. Taylor.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Senator Taylor, seconded by Senator Jacque that Senate Bill 49 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (5) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Jacque, Darling, Risser and L. Taylor.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 5, Noes 0
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Valirie Maxim
Committee Clerk
