Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Assembly Bill 332

Relating to: crisis training for law enforcement officers.

By Representatives Steineke, Stubbs, Armstrong, Baldeh, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Duchow, Edming, Goyke, Gundrum, Katsma, Kitchens, Krug, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Milroy, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Schraa, Spiros, Steffen, Tauchen, Tranel, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, L. Taylor, Wanggaard and Ballweg.

May 18, 2021              Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

May 27, 2021              Public Hearing Held

Present:       (14)      Representative Spiros; Representatives Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (1)        Representative Krug.

Appearances For

·      Rep. Jim Steineke - 5th Assembly District

·      Rep. Shelia Stubbs - 77th Assembly District

·      Andrew Wagner - Milwaukee Police Association

·      Orlando Owens

·      Jim Palmer - Wisconsin Professional Police Association

·      Ken Pileggi - Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association

·      Aaron Chapin - Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association

·      Patrick  Mitchell - Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association

·      Zachary Holschbach - Wisconsin State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police

·      Ryan Windorff - Wisconsin State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police

·      Jordan Primakow - City of Milwaukee

·      Pamela Holme

·      Sheriff Nate Dreckman - Badger State Sheriffs; WI Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs

Appearances Against

·      Tiffany Henry

·      Kamila Ahmed - The People's Revolution

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Sen. Rob Cowles - 2nd Senate District

·      Cale Battles - State BAr of Wisconsin

·      Executive Director Matt Johnson - Wisconsin Troopers' Association

·      Steve Conway - WIFOP

·      Alice OConnor - WPPA

Registrations Against

·      Alyson Branch - TPR

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

June 03, 2021              Executive Session 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.

Moved by Representative Stubbs, seconded by Representative Sortwell that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (15)   Representative Spiros; Representatives Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.

Noes:     (0)     None.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Moved by Representative Emerson, seconded by Representative Bowen that Assembly Amendment 2 be recommended for adoption.

Ayes:     (5)     Representatives McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.

Noes:     (10)   Representative Spiros; Representatives Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen and Callahan.

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2 ADOPTION, Ayes 5, Noes 10

Moved by Representative Sortwell, seconded by Representative Stubbs that Assembly Bill 332 be recommended for passage as amended.

Ayes:     (15)   Representative Spiros; Representatives Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0

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Ericka Braatz

Committee Clerk