Wisconsin Legislature: AB48

AB48

Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings

Committee on Criminal Justice
Assembly Bill 48
Relating to: actions against sport shooting range owners or operators, against gun or sportsmen's clubs, and against manufacturers, importers, trade associations, or dealers of firearms, firearm components, or firearm ammunition.
By Representatives Pettis, Suder, Gundrum, D. Meyer, Loeffelholz, Krawczyk, Seratti, Wade, Kedzie, Kestell, Hundertmark, Hoven, Friske, Freese, J. Fitzgerald, F. Lasee, Sykora, Vrakas, Petrowski, M. Lehman, Leibham, Lippert, Nass, Musser, Gronemus, Grothman, Albers, Gunderson and McCormick; cosponsored by Senators Breske, S. Fitzgerald, Roessler, Schultz and Zien.

January 30, 2001 Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice.

September 19, 2001

PUBLIC HEARING HELD

Present: (11) Representatives Suder, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Owens, Staskunas, Young, Colon and Sherman.

Absent: (3) Representatives Gundrum, Wood and Boyle.

Appearances for

· Representative Mark Pettis, Author

Appearances against

· Keith Clifford, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers, Madison, WI

· Jeri Bonavia, WAVE Educational Fund, Milwaukee, WI

· Anne Arensen, WI Council on Chilren and Families, Madison, WI

· Dan Ullrich, WAVE Educational Fund, Milwaukee, WI

· Thomas Seery, Peaceaction Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Appearances for Information Only

· None.

Registrations for

· Senator Roger Breske, 12th Senate District

· Representative Scott Suder, 69th Assembly District

Registrations against

· Ruth Simpson, Madison, WI

· Linda Barth, State Bar of Wisconsin, Litigation Section, Madison, WI

· Dan Thompson, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

· Leslie McAllister, Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups

· Max Harn, Madison, WI

October 3, 2001

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Present: (13) Representatives Suder, Gundrum, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, Owens, Staskunas, Young, Colon, Sherman and Boyle.

Absent: (1) Representative Wood.

Moved by Representative F. Lasee, seconded by Representative Jeskewitz, that

Assembly Bill 48

be recommended for passage.

Ayes: (8) Representatives Suder, Gundrum, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Jeskewitz, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz and Owens.

Noes: (5) Representatives Staskunas, Young, Colon, Sherman and Boyle.

Absent: (1) Representative Wood.

PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 8, Noes 5, Absent 1

Committee Clerk