Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Assembly Bill 242
Relating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty. By Representatives Summerfield, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, Green, Gundrum, Moses, Mursau, Penterman, Steffen, Subeck and Melotik; cosponsored by Senators James, Marklein, Nass and Pfaff.
May 02, 2025 Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
May 07, 2025 Public Hearing Held
Present: (13) Representative Spiros; Representatives Piwowarczyk, Novak, Sortwell, Donovan, Melotik, B. Jacobson, Franklin, Emerson, Doyle, McGuire, Taylor and Spaude.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Duchow and Steffen.
Appearances For
· Representative Rob Summerfield - 68th Assembly District
· Adam Raschka - Charter Communications
· Tom Moore - WI Cable Communications Association
Appearances Against
· None.
Appearances for Information Only
· None.
Registrations For
· Senator Jesse James - 23rd Senate District
· Ryan Murray - AT&T
· Hannah Huffman - TDS
· Nathan Butzlaff - US Cellular
· Bill Esbeck - WI State Telecommunications Association
· Kelly Shipley - Brightspeed
Registrations Against
· None.
Registrations for Information Only
· None.
May 21, 2025 Executive Session Held
Present: (13) Representative Spiros; Representatives Piwowarczyk, Duchow, Novak, Steffen, Sortwell, Donovan, Melotik, B. Jacobson, Emerson, Doyle, McGuire and Taylor.
Absent: (0) None.
Excused: (2) Representatives Franklin and Spaude.
Moved by Representative Sortwell, seconded by Representative Novak that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes: (12) Representative Spiros; Representatives Piwowarczyk, Duchow, Novak, Steffen, Sortwell, Donovan, Melotik, B. Jacobson, Emerson, Doyle and McGuire.
Noes: (1) Representative Taylor.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 1
Moved by Representative Sortwell, seconded by Representative Novak that Assembly Bill 242 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes: (12) Representative Spiros; Representatives Piwowarczyk, Duchow, Novak, Steffen, Sortwell, Donovan, Melotik, B. Jacobson, Emerson, Doyle and McGuire.
Noes: (1) Representative Taylor.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 12, Noes 1
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Suzy Geroux
Committee Clerk
