Wisconsin Legislature: AB186

AB186

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Assembly Bill 186
Relating to: permitting an employer to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an individual who has been convicted of a felony and who has not been pardoned.
By Representatives Walker, Kaufert, J. Fitzgerald, Gronemus, Grothman, Hoven, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kedzie, Kestell, Ladwig, Leibham, Nass, Olsen, Ott, Plale, Stone, Suder, Townsend, Urban, Vrakas, Wade, Ward and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Huelsman, Roessler and Schultz.

March 8, 2001 Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.

May 9, 2001

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (9) Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Nass, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.

Absent: (0) None.

Appearances for

· Representative Scott Walker - Author

· John Metcalf - WMC

· Bill Smith - NFIB

· Julie Buchanan - MMAC, IBA, HRMA

Appearances against

· Wendel Hruska - Project Return

· Mary Steppe - Project Return

· Mary Willis - Project Return

· Bob Anderson - Council on Children & Families

· Bennett Kunert

· John Huebscher - WI Catholic Conference

· Steven Porter - State Bar

Appearances for Information Only

· Sheehan Donoghue - DWD

Registrations for

· Representative Dean Kaufert

· Representative David Ward

· Nathan Elias - Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce

· Kathi Kilgore - WI Restaurant Assn.

· Bart Adams

Registrations against

· Senator Gwen Moore

· Representative Antonio Riley

· Todd Winstrom - WI Coalition of Advocacy

· Beverly Speer - League of Women Voters

· Joanne Ricca - WI State AFL-CIO

· Mark Reihl - WI State Council of Carpenters

May 23, 2001

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (8) Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.

Absent: (1) Representative Nass.

Moved by Representative Vrakas, seconded by Representative Stone, that

Assembly Bill 186

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (7) Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Stone, Meyerhofer and Lassa.

Noes: (1) Representative Turner.

Absent: (1) Representative Nass.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 1, Absent 1

Jason Rostan
Committee Clerk