Wisconsin Legislature: AB440

AB440

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Judiciary
Assembly Bill 440
Relating to: jury trials in municipal court regarding first offense drunk driving.
By Representatives Vrakas, Duff, Ryba, D. Meyer, Lassa, Hahn, Townsend, Owens, Ladwig, Huebsch, Urban, Jeskewitz, Gunderson, Powers, Ott, Stone and Albers; cosponsored by Senators George, Huelsman, Grobschmidt, Roessler, Cowles and Darling.

June 7, 2001 Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

September 6, 2001

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (6) Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Grothman, Starzyk, Hebl and Staskunas.

Absent: (2) Representatives Montgomery and Colon.

Appearances for

· Representative Dan Vrakas

· Judge Michael Hurt, Wisconsin Municipal Judges Association

· Judge Ron Wambach, Wisconsin Municipal Judges Association

· Attorney Lanny Schimmel, City of Green Bay

· Judge Charles Barr, Bayside Municipal Court

· Judge Louis Butler, Milwaukee Municipal Court and Wisconsin Municipal Judges Association

Appearances against

· None.

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Michael Miller, Department of Administration

Registrations against

· Cory Mason, State Bar of Wisconsin, Criminal Law Section

March 14, 2002

Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Jolene Churchill
Committee Clerk