Senate
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Senate Bill 62
Relating to: merit pay raises for state public defenders.
By Senators Petrowski, Wanggaard, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Feyen, Ringhand, Jacque, Felzkowski, Roys, Darling, Testin, Larson and Pfaff; cosponsored 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.
February 05, 2021 Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
February 11, 2021 Public Hearing Held
Present: (7) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Wimberger, Darling, Jacque, Bradley, L. Taylor and Roys.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Representative Amy Loudenbeck - 31st Assembly District
· Jeff Schoenfeldt - Sen. Jerry Petrowski
· Kelli Thompson - State Public Defender
· Adam Plotkin - State Public Defender
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Jordan Lamb - Association Of State Prosecutors
· Lynne Davis - State Bar of WI
· Eric Bott - Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin
· Kurt Klomberg - Wisconsin District Attorneys Association
· Jim Brennan - State Public Defender Board
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
February 12, 2021 Executive Session Held
Present: (0) None.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by that Senate Bill 62 be recommended for passage.
Ayes: (7) Senator Wanggaard; Senators Wimberger, Darling, Jacque, Bradley, L. Taylor and Roys.
Noes: (0) None.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0
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Eric Barbour
Committee Clerk