Assembly
Record of Committee Proceedings
Committee on Transportation
Assembly Bill 647
Relating to: limiting the recovery of noneconomic damages from a commercial motor vehicle carrier.
By Representatives Gundrum, Spiros, Armstrong, Callahan, Donovan, Rettinger, Dallman and Kurtz; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk.
November 08, 2023��� Referred to Committee on Transportation
January 09, 2024�������� Public Hearing Held
Present:������ (13)����� Representative VanderMeer; Representatives Hurd, Plumer, Spiros, Edming, S. Johnson, Schmidt, Maxey, Schutt, Considine, Haywood, Moore Omokunde and Drake.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (1)������� Representative Ortiz-Velez.
Appearances For
������ Representative Rick Gundrum - 58th Assembly District
������ Neal Kedzie - Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association
������ R.J. Pirlot - Wisconsin Civil Justice Council
Appearances Against
������ James Rogers - WI Assn for Justice
Appearances for Information Only
������ None.
Registrations For
������ Senator Cory Tomczyk - 29th Senate District
������ Representative� John Spiros - 86th Assembly District
������ Andy Franken - Wisconsin Insurance Alliance
������ Bill Smith - National Federation of Independent Business
������ John Cronin - Sentry Insurance Company
������ Brian Dake - Wisconsin Independent Businesses
������ Evan Umpir - WMC
������ Craig Wolft - E.H. Wolf + Sons Inc.
������ Matt Hauser - WI Fuel & Retail Assn.
������ Mike Semmann - WI Grocers Assn
������ Cris Greenberg - West Bend Transit Inc
������ Hannah Huffman - Schneider National
������ Kristine Hillmer - Wisconsin Restaurant Association
������ Jason Culotta - Midwest Food Products Association
������ Adam Jordahl - Wisconsin Defense Counsel
������ Brad Boycks - Wisconsin Builders Association
Registrations Against
������ None.
Registrations for Information Only
������ None.
January 30, 2024�������� Executive Session Held
Present:������ (13)����� Representative VanderMeer; Representatives Hurd, Plumer, Spiros, Edming, S. Johnson, Schmidt, Maxey, Schutt, Considine, Ortiz-Velez, Moore Omokunde and Drake.
Absent:������ (0)������� None.
Excused:���� (1)������� Representative Haywood.
Moved by Representative Spiros, seconded by Representative Johnson that Assembly Bill 647 be recommended for passage.
Ayes:���� (9)���� Representative VanderMeer; Representatives Hurd, Plumer, Spiros, Edming, S. Johnson, Schmidt, Maxey and Schutt.
Noes:���� (4)���� Representatives Considine, Ortiz-Velez, Moore Omokunde and Drake.
PASSAGE RECOMMENDED, Ayes 9, Noes 4
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Jesse Johnson
Committee Clerk
