Assembly

Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Assembly Bill 357

Relating to: manufacturing, distributing, or delivering fentanyl or fentanyl analogs and providing a penalty.

By Representatives Billings, Spiros, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Doyle, Horlacher, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Sinicki, Subeck, Vruwink and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Smith, Ballweg, Darling, Feyen, Marklein and Pfaff.

May 27, 2021              Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

June 17, 2021              Public Hearing Held

Present:       (15)      Representative Spiros; Representatives Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, Schraa, Krug, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (0)        None.

Appearances For

·      Rep.  Jill Billings - 95th Assembly District

·      Sen. Van Wanggaard - 21st Senate District

·      Andrew Tolustad - La Crosse Police Department

·      Jim Mancuso - La Crosse Police Department

Appearances Against

·      None.

Appearances for Information Only

·      None.

Registrations For

·      Steve Lyons - WI Chiefs of Police Association

Registrations Against

·      None.

Registrations for Information Only

·      None.

June 23, 2021              Executive Session Held

Present:       (13)      Representative Spiros; Representatives Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.

Absent:       (0)        None.

Excused:     (2)        Representatives Schraa and Krug.

Moved by Representative Novak, seconded by Representative Drake that Assembly Bill 357 be recommended for passage.

Ayes:     (13)   Representative Spiros; Representatives Horlacher, Sortwell, Duchow, Novak, James, Steffen, Callahan, McGuire, Bowen, Emerson, Stubbs and Drake.

Noes:     (0)     None.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 13, Noes 0

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Ericka Braatz

Committee Clerk