Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Judiciary
Assembly Bill 556
Relating to: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving the testimony of a crime victim or witness who is an elder person.
By Representatives Macco, Wittke, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Conley, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Gustafson, Joers, Kitchens, Maxey, Michalski, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Petryk, Snyder, Wichgers and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Carpenter, Ballweg, Hesselbein, Marklein and Quinn.
October 26, 2023������� Referred to Committee on Judiciary
January 11, 2024�������� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (6)������� Representative Tusler; Representatives Rettinger, Bodden, Sortwell, J. Anderson and Ortiz-Velez.
Absent:������ (1)������� Representative Gustafson.
Excused:���� (0)������� None.
Appearances For
������ Representative� John Macco - AD 88
������ Janet Zander - Greater WI Agency of Aging Resources
Appearances Against
������ Adam Plotkin - State Public Defender
Appearances for Information Only
������ None.
Registrations For
������ Representative Scott Krug - AD 72
������ Representative Robert Wittke - AD 62
������ Martha Cranley - AARP WI
Registrations Against
������ None.
Registrations for Information Only
������ None.
January 24, 2024�������� Executive Session Held
Present:������ (7)������� Representative Tusler; Representatives Rettinger, Bodden, Gustafson, Sortwell, J. Anderson and Ortiz-Velez.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (0)������� None.
Moved by Representative Sortwell, seconded by Representative Rettinger that Assembly Amendment 1 be recommended for adoption.
Ayes:���� (7)���� Representative Tusler; Representatives Rettinger, Bodden, Gustafson, Sortwell, J. Anderson and Ortiz-Velez.
Noes:���� (0)���� None.
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1 ADOPTION RECOMMENDED, Ayes 7, Noes 0
Moved by Representative Sortwell, seconded by Representative Gustafson that Assembly Bill 556 be recommended for passage as amended.
Ayes:���� (6)���� Representative Tusler; Representatives Rettinger, Bodden, Gustafson, Sortwell and Ortiz-Velez.
Noes:���� (1)���� Representative J. Anderson.
PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECOMMENDED, Ayes 6, Noes 1
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Nick Schultz
Committee Clerk
