Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Colleges and Universities
Assembly Bill 885
Relating to: eliminating immunity for public campus administrators from liability for violations of individual expressive rights under the declaration of rights in the Wisconsin Constitution.
By Representatives Moses, Murphy, Horlacher, Knodl and Sortwell; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Jagler and Nass.
January 21, 2022 Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
February 10, 2022 Public Hearing Held
Present: (12) Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Duchow, Wittke, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Hesselbein, Shankland, Emerson and Stubbs.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (3) Representatives Summerfield, Moses and Anderson.
Appearances For
· Maryjane Behm - Office of State Representative Clint Moses
· Megan Novak - AFP Wisconsin
· Tyson Langhofer
· Jennifer Meinhardt - AFP Wisconsin
· Rachel Young
· Anika Horowitz
· Sam Rogers - Concerned Veterans for America
· Will Paltz
· Jacob Aminia
· Soslan Temanson
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· None.
Registrations Against
· Jack O'Meara - PROFS - UW-Madison faculty
· President Morna Foy - Wisconsin Technical College System
· Layla Merrifield - Wisconsin Technical Colleges District Boards Association
· Kathi Kilgore - Academic Staff Professionals Representation Organization (ASPRO)
· Layla Merrifield - Wisconsin Technical Colleges District Boards Association
Registrations for Information Only
· Crystal Potts - UW-Madison
· Jeff Buhrandt - UW System
February 17, 2022 Executive Session Held
Present: (13) Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Duchow and Shankland.
Moved by Representative Dallman, seconded by Representative Cabral-Guevara that Assembly Bill 885 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (9) Representative Murphy; Representatives Dallman, Tranel, Wittke, Summerfield, Krug, Petryk, Cabral-Guevara and Moses.
Noes: (4) Representatives Hesselbein, Anderson, Emerson and Stubbs.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 4
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Michael Moscicke
Committee Clerk
