SB321: Bill Text

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Senate BILL 321

October 15, 1997 - Introduced by Senators Adelman, Fitzgerald, Rude, Breske, Roessler, Burke, Huelsman, Weeden, Grobschmidt and Farrow, cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Ourada, Dobyns, Foti, Ward, L. Young, La Fave, Owens, Wood, Walker, Staskunas, Notestein, Gronemus, Meyer, Huber, Nass, Olsen, R. Potter and Wasserman. Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.

SB321,1,3 An Act to amend 753.06 (1) (a), 753.06 (3) (a), 753.06 (4) (b), 753.06 (5) (c), 753.06 (7) (f) and 753.06 (9) (f) of the statutes; relating to: increasing the number of circuit court branches.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill adds 6 circuit court branches in the following counties: - See PDF for table

The circuit court judges for those branches are elected for 6-year terms. The terms of the new branches for the circuit courts commence on August 1, 1999.

The bill provides a court reporter for each judge and one additional court reporter for the judge in Milwaukee County.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB321, s. 1 Section 1. 753.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB321,1,6 753.06 (1) (a) Milwaukee County. The circuit has 46 branches. Commencing August 1, 1999, the circuit has 47 branches.

SB321, s. 2 Section 2. 753.06 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB321,2,3 753.06 (3) (a) Jefferson county. The circuit has 3 branches. Commencing August 1, 1999, the circuit has 4 branches.

SB321, s. 3 Section 3. 753.06 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB321,2,6 753.06 (4) (b) Fond du Lac county. The circuit has 4 branches. Commencing August 1, 1999, the circuit has 5 branches.

SB321, s. 4 Section 4. 753.06 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB321,2,9 753.06 (5) (c) Rock County. The circuit has 7 branches. Commencing August 1, 1999, the circuit has 8 branches.

SB321, s. 5 Section 5. 753.06 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB321,2,12 753.06 (7) (f) La Crosse county. The circuit has 4 branches. Commencing August 1, 1999, the circuit has 5 branches.

SB321, s. 6 Section 6. 753.06 (9) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB321,2,15 753.06 (9) (f) Lincoln county. The circuit has one branch. Commencing August 1, 1999, the circuit has 2 branches.

SB321, s. 7 Section 7. Nonstatutory provisions; circuit courts.

SB321,2,23 (1) Circuit court branches, 1999. The initial election for circuit judge for branch 5 of the circuit court for Fond du Lac County, for branch 4 of the circuit court for Jefferson County, for branch 5 of the circuit court for La Crosse County, for branch 2 of the circuit court for Lincoln County, for branch 47 of the circuit court for Milwaukee County and for branch 8 of the circuit court for Rock County shall be at the spring election of 1999 for terms commencing August 1, 1999, and ending July 31, 2005.

SB321,3,2 (2) Circuit judge positions. The authorized FTE positions for the circuit courts are increased by 6.0 GPR circuit judge positions on August 1, 1999, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.625 (1) (a) of the statutes, to provide additional circuit court judges for the circuit court branches created by this act.

SB321,3,8 (3) Court reporter positions. The authorized FTE positions for the circuit courts are increased by 7.0 GPR court reporter positions on August 1, 1999, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.625 (1) (a) of the statutes, to provide 2 additional court reporters for the Milwaukee County circuit court branch created in this act and one additional court reporter for each of the other circuit court branches created in this act.

SB321,3,9 (End)