Wisconsin Legislature: AB240

AB240

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Highway Safety
Assembly Bill 240
Relating to: operating a motor vehicle while using a cellular or other mobile telephone and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Colon, Boyle, Carpenter, Berceau and Cullen.

March 22, 2001 Referred to Committee on Highway Safety.

August 22, 2001

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (5) Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Musser, Ryba and Sherman.

Absent: (3) Representatives Ainsworth, Urban and Young.

Appearances for

· Rep. Gary Sherman, 74th Assembly District (On behalf of Rep. Pedro Colon, 8th Assembly District)

· Donald Wene, West Allis, Wisconsin

· Lawrence Stelzel, Town of Rib Falls

Appearances against

· Dan Leary, Cingular Wireless

· Al Lippert, Wausau, Wisconsin

· Larry Putzstuck, Century Tel

· Chris LaRowe, Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association

Appearances for Information Only

· Dennis Saager, Wausau Police Department

· Daniel Vergin, Everest Metropolitan Police Department

· Timothy Carnahan, WisDOT

· Harlan Reinders, Marathon County Sheriff

Registrations for

· Georgene Wene, West Allis, Wisconsin

Registrations against

· Bill Broydrick, Cingular Wireless

August 27, 2001

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Ainsworth, Musser, Ryba and Sherman.

Absent: (2) Representatives Urban and Young.

Appearances for

· Rep. Tony Staskunas for Rep. Pedro Colon, 8th Assembly District

· Donald Wene, West Allis

Appearances against

· Larry Lueck, Cellcom

Appearances for Information Only

· Nick Scorcio, WisDOT/State Patrol

· Casey Perry, Wisconsin Troopers Association

Registrations for

· Betty DeBaere, Appleton

· Sue Weber-Macco, Menasha

· Norbert DeBaere, Appleton

· Eileen Schmid, Crivitz

· Georgene Wene, West Allis

· Jason Schramm, Crivitz

· Donalynn Schramm, Crivitz

Registrations against

· Larry Putzstuck, Century Tel

· Christopher LaRowe, Wis. State Telecommunications Assn.

· Bob Schulze, Airadigm Communications

August 29, 2001

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (7) Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Musser, Urban, Young, Ryba and Sherman.

Absent: (1) Representative Ainsworth.

Appearances for

· Rep. Pedro Colon, 8th Assembly District

· Michael McDermott, Verizon Wireless

· Don Wene, West Allis

· Amber Wene, West Allis

· Diane Wene, West Allis

Appearances against

· David Hill, Cedarburg

· John Bartosz, New Berlin

· Tom Howells, Wis. Motor Carriers Assoc.

Appearances for Information Only

· Dan Leary, Voice Stream

· Michael Stern, Nextel Communications

· Lois Reed, Cingular Wireless

· Robert Bereiter, WisDOT/State Patrol

Registrations for

· Evan Weisfeldt, West Allis

· Marc Wene, New Berlin

· Georgene Wene, West Allis

Registrations against

· Chet Gerlach, Sprint

· Christopher LaRowe, Wis. State Telecommunications Assoc.

· Jim Leonhart, AT&T Wireless

March 14, 2002

Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Kathy Marschman
Committee Clerk