Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary

Assembly Bill 33

Relating to: merit pay raises for state public defenders.

By Representatives Loudenbeck, Born, Schraa, Ramthun, Tauchen, Novak, Snyder, Skowronski, Rozar, Zimmerman, Edming, Mursau, Knodl, James, Doyle, Cabrera, Summerfield, VanderMeer, Dittrich, Sinicki, Milroy, Spiros, Moses, Neubauer, Hong, Duchow, Drake, Tranel, Riemer, Bowen, Andraca, Spreitzer, B. Meyers, Subeck and Brostoff; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Wanggaard, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Feyen, Ringhand, Jacque, Felzkowski, Roys, Darling, Testin, Larson, Pfaff and Smith.

February 05, 2021       Referred to Committee on Judiciary

February 16, 2021       Public Hearing Held

Present:       (7)        Representative Tusler; Representatives Ramthun, Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Sortwell, Cabrera and Ortiz-Velez.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Kerkman and Hebl.

Appearances For

·      Rep Amy Loudenbeck, - bill's author

·      Kelli Thomspson - State Public Defender

·      Adam Plotkin - State Public Defender's Office

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Sen. Testin - bill's author

·      Kurt Klomberg - WDAA

·      Jordan Lamb - ASP

·      Jim Brennan - SPD Board

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

March 10, 2022           Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Kathryn Heitman

Committee Clerk