Assembly Passes Several Public Safety Bills
Democrats largely supported GOP bills, but offered doomed amendments.
During an Assembly floor session, the chamber’s Democrats made pointed arguments with amendments that were quickly quashed.
Republican lawmakers accused Democrats of politics and grandstanding, while Democrats said they were raising issues relevant to their constituents that the GOP majority has ignored.
My amendment tightens the guardrails on the pilot program to clarify that no real-time video could be shared with private contractors or masked federal agents with ICE or any other actors not relevant to the incident being reported.
Rep. Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire) offered an amendment to restrict the video recordings from being shared on a bill that includes a pilot program for enabling video communications between callers and public safety call centers.
Author's summary: Assembly passes public safety bills with Democratic amendments.