Senate

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Senate Bill 38

Relating to: expungement of records of certain crimes and discrimination based on expunged conviction.

By Senators Cabral-Guevara, Wimberger, Roys, Felzkowski, James, L. Johnson, Larson, Spreitzer, Taylor, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Tittl, Goyke, C. Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Bare, Billings, Brooks, Cabrera, Clancy, Conley, Considine, Donovan, Doyle, Drake, Edming, Emerson, Gundrum, Gustafson, Haywood, Hong, Joers, Kitchens, Krug, Macco, Madison, McGuire, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Mursau, Myers, Novak, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Riemer, Rozar, Schmidt, Schraa, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Zimmerman.

February 03, 2023       Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

April 18, 2023             Public Hearing Held

Present:       (8)        Senator Wanggaard; Senators Jacque, Wimberger, Hutton, James, Taylor, Roys and Larson.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Mr Benjamin Czap - Himself

·      Tom Bjornson - Himself

·      President Brian Dake - Wisconsin Independent Businesses

·      Representative Evan Goyke

·      Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara

·      Executive Assistant Marianne Oleson - EXPO of Wisconsin

·      EXPO of Wisconsin fellow Dennis Franklin - EXPO of Wisconsin

·      Brittany Lee Moes - Dream.Org

·      David Earleywine - Wisconsin Catholic Conference

·      State representative David Steffen

·      Executive director Shanyeill Mccloud - Second chances staffing services

·      Eric Howland - MOSES and WISDOM

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Mr. Jim Palmer - WPPA

·      Ms. Alice O'Connor - WPPA

·      Adam Plotkin - State Public Defender

·      Lynne Davis - State Bar of Wisconsin

·      Hannah Huffman - UMOS

·      State Director Bill Smith - National Federation of Independent Business

·      Executive Director Jerome Dillard - EXPO of Wisconsin

·      Cynthia Ortega - MMAC

·      Supervisor of grassroots operation Jamiroquan Kittler - AFP WI

·      Mark Wadium - Outagamie County Board of Supervisors

·      Steve Lyons - WI Chiefs of Police

·      Catherine McDermott - Badger State Sheriffs

·      Catherine McDermott - Wisconsin Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs Association

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      Matthew Allord

·      Jim Steineke - Badger Institute

April 11, 2024             Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Eric Barbour

Committee Clerk