Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Assembly Bill 297
Relating to: traffic violations when emergency or roadside response vehicles are present and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Loudenbeck, Novak, Plumer, Shankland, Ramthun, Spiros, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, James, Kerkman, Kitchens, Krug, Murphy, Mursau, Shelton, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Stubbs, VanderMeer, Vruwink, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Testin, Carpenter, Larson, Marklein and Ringhand.
May 03, 2021 Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
June 03, 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
· Rep. Amy Loudenbeck - 31st Assembly District
· Rep. Katrina Shankland - 71st Assembly District
· Sen. Joan Ballweg - 14th Senate District
· Victor Voss
· Mike Bourdeau - WI State Firefighters Association
· Nick Jarmusz - AAA
· Dan Johnson - WI Towing Association
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Tom Fonfara - WI State Firefighters Association
· Catherine McDermott - Badger State Sheriffs & Wisconsin Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs Association
· Brian Swan - Amherst Fire Department
· Forbes McIntosh - WI EMS Association
· Joe Strohl - Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin
· Thomas Bray
· Shane Krueger - Clintonville Fire Department
· Jeff Peters - Amherst Fire District
· Jb Moody
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
June 10, 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 James, seconded by Representative Bowen that Assembly Bill 297 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (15) Representative Spiros; Representatives Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 15, Noes 0
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Ericka Braatz
Committee Clerk
