Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary
Assembly Bill 556
Relating to: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving the testimony of a crime victim or witness who is an elder person.
By Representatives Macco, Wittke, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Conley, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Gustafson, Joers, Kitchens, Maxey, Michalski, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Petryk, Snyder, Wichgers and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Carpenter, Ballweg, Hesselbein, Marklein and Quinn.
October 26, 2023 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
January 11, 2024 Public Hearing Held
Present: (6) Representative Tusler; Representatives Rettinger, Bodden, Sortwell, J. Anderson and Ortiz-Velez.
Absent: (1) Representative Gustafson.
Excused: (0) None.
Appearances For
· Representative John Macco - AD 88
· Janet Zander - Greater WI Agency of Aging Resources
Appearances Against
· Adam Plotkin - State Public Defender
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Representative Scott Krug - AD 72
· Representative Robert Wittke - AD 62
· Martha Cranley - AARP WI
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
January 24, 2024 Executive Session Held
Present: (7) Representative Tusler; Representatives Rettinger, Bodden, Gustafson, Sortwell, J. Anderson and Ortiz-Velez.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (0) None.
Moved by Representative Sortwell, seconded by Representative Rettinger that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (7) Representative Tusler; Representatives Rettinger, Bodden, Gustafson, Sortwell, J. Anderson and Ortiz-Velez.
Noes: (0) None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Sortwell, seconded by Representative Gustafson that Assembly Bill 556 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (6) Representative Tusler; Representatives Rettinger, Bodden, Gustafson, Sortwell and Ortiz-Velez.
Noes: (1) Representative J. Anderson.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 1
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Nick Schultz
Committee Clerk
