Number
031504
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Sponsor
JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Title
Substitute resolution relative to various legislative bills.
Body
Whereas, The Judiciary and Legislation Committee of the Common Council has recommended the following positions on the bills hereinafter listed and the Common Council being advised of said matters; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that it hereby approves the following legislative bills and instructs the Division of Intergovernmental Relations to appear before the proper committees to support such bills and use its best endeavors to have the same enacted into law, viz:
AB-40 Forfeiture of money derived from a drug crime.
AB-183 Pseudoephedrine and other materials used to produce methamphetamine, the distribution of methamphetamine to minors, and providing penalties. (with recommendations from the Health Commissioner to mimic the approach that Illinois has taken and that California is considering. These states limit the number of grams per package (3 gram max in Illinois) and/or the number of packages of grams per single retail transaction (2 package max in Illinois, 3 package max or 9 gram max in California) and the language making possession of more than 24 grams of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine should clearly state that this limit for possession does not apply to those same formulations which are excepted from restrictions on sale (ie. liquid or soft gelatine capsules, products containing other active medications, or other formulations as designated by the Controlled Substances Board)).
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That it hereby opposes the following legislative bill and hereby instructs the Division of Intergovernmental Relations to appear before the proper committees in opposition to said bills and use its best endeavors in opposition to the same viz:
AB-278, relating to Liens, public nuisances, witnesses, a...
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