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Committee backs city resolution to press state on tougher penalties for illegal tire dumping
Summary
Milwaukee’s Judiciary and Legislation Committee agreed March 13 to adopt a resolution registering the city’s position on state legislation that would increase penalties for illegal tire dumping, including a proposed amendment that would add misdemeanor charges and raise fines to as much as $10,000. Staff flagged concerns and urged future coordination with state agencies.
Milwaukee — The Judiciary and Legislation Committee on March 13 adopted a resolution to register the city’s position on state legislation targeting illegal tire dumping, while flagging concerns about a late amendment that would add criminal penalties and substantially increase fines.
Calvin Lee of the Legislative Affairs Division told committee members that Senate Bill 1059 (as amended) would expand existing law from private property to public property and increase penalties; an amendment discussed during the meeting would raise maximum fines to $10,000 and make some violations a class A misdemeanor. Lee said the bill passed a committee vote yesterday 5–3 in the Senate, with three…
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