Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Assembly Bill 44
Relating to: increased penalties for crimes against elder persons; restraining orders for elder persons; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an elder person; sexual assault of an elder person; physical abuse of an elder person; and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Macco, Wittke, Armstrong, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Milroy, Petryk, Ramthun, Skowronski, Snyder, Steffen, Summerfield and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Carpenter, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Feyen and L. Taylor.
February 10, 2021 Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
February 24, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (15) Representative Spiros; Representatives Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Sen. Patrick Testin - Senate District 24
· Bruce Tammi - Elder Law & Special Needs Section of State Bar of WI
· April DeValkenabre - Waukesha District Attorney's Office & IAFCI
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Rep. John Macco - 88th Assembly District
· Rep. Robert Wittke - 62nd Assembly District
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
March 10, 2021 Executive Session Held
Present: (14) Representative Spiros; Representatives Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (1) Representative Horlacher.
Moved by Representative McGuire, seconded by Representative Emerson that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for rejection.
Ayes: (6) Representatives Sortwell, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.
Noes: (8) Representative Spiros; Representatives Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen and Callahan.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 REJECTION, Ayes 6, Noes 8
Moved by Representative Duchow, seconded by Representative Krug that Assembly Bill 44 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (13) Representative Spiros; Representatives Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.
Noes: (1) Representative Sortwell.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 1
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Ericka Braatz
Committee Clerk
