Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Assembly Bill 129
Relating to: sexual assault by a health care provider and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Dittrich, Subeck, Penterman, Krug, Gundrum, Bodden, Rozar, Emerson, Rodriguez, Schutt, Kitchens, Sinicki, Andraca, Brooks, Green, Joers, Brandtjen, Ortiz-Velez, Conley, Gustafson, Jacobson, Allen, J. Anderson, Clancy, C. Anderson, Ohnstad, Madison, Considine, S. Johnson, Baldeh, Shankland, Mursau and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Agard, Roys, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Stroebel, Larson, Wirch and Marklein.
March 24, 2023���������� Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
June 01, 2023������������� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (15)����� Representative Spiros; Representatives Schutt, Duchow, Novak, Green, Donovan, Schraa, Steffen, Wichgers, Sortwell, Drake, McGuire, Emerson, Stubbs and Madison.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (0)������� None.
Appearances For
������ Barb Dittrich - 38th Assembly District
������ Lisa Subeck - 78th Assembly District
������ Sheriff Kalvin Barrett - Dane County Sheriff's Department
Appearances Against
������ None.
Appearances for Information Only
������ Denise Armstrong - Madison Police Department
������ Ian Henderson - WI Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Registrations For
������ Senator Joan Ballweg - 14th Senate District
������ Alice O'Connor - Wisconsin Professional Police Association
������ Jim Palmer - Wisconsin Professional Police Association
������ Connie Schulze - UW Health
������ Marc Herstand - National Association of Social Workers Wisconsin
������ Nathan Butzlaff - Wisconsin Hospice and Palliative Care Association
������ Pastor Cindy Crane - Lutheran Office for Public Policy in WI
Registrations Against
������ None.
Registrations for Information Only
������ None.
September 07, 2023��� Executive Session Held
Present:������ (14)����� Representative Spiros; Representatives Schutt, Novak, Green, Donovan, Schraa, Steffen, Wichgers, Sortwell, Drake, McGuire, Emerson, Stubbs and Madison.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (1)������� Representative Duchow.
Moved by Representative Novak, seconded by Representative Green that Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes:���� (14)�� Representative Spiros; Representatives Schutt, Novak, Green, Donovan, Schraa, Steffen, Wichgers, Sortwell, Drake, McGuire, Emerson, Stubbs and Madison.
Noes:���� (0)���� None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Novak, seconded by Representative Steffen that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes:���� (14)�� Representative Spiros; Representatives Schutt, Novak, Green, Donovan, Schraa, Steffen, Wichgers, Sortwell, Drake, McGuire, Emerson, Stubbs and Madison.
Noes:���� (0)���� None.
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Steffen, seconded by Representative Novak that Assembly Bill 129 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes:���� (14)�� Representative Spiros; Representatives Schutt, Novak, Green, Donovan, Schraa, Steffen, Wichgers, Sortwell, Drake, McGuire, Emerson, Stubbs and Madison.
Noes:���� (0)���� None.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 14, Noes 0
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Cameil Bowler
Committee Clerk
