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Senate Bill 281

Relating To: Relating to: the organization and operation of cooperatives and extensions of credit by electric cooperatives.
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Citizen Action of Wisconsin	Notified Date 11/10/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 11/10/2017
Cooperative Network	Notified Date 6/5/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 6/5/2017
Customers First! Coalition	Notified Date 6/16/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 6/16/2017
Dairyland Power Cooperative	Notified Date 6/5/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 6/5/2017
GROWMARK, Inc.	Notified Date 6/12/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 6/12/2017
Midwest Environmental Advocates	Notified Date 10/12/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 10/12/2017
Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter	Notified Date 10/12/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 10/12/2017
Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association	Notified Date 6/7/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 6/7/2017
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation	Notified Date 8/23/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Other Report Date 8/23/2017 Comments WFBF is monitoring this legislation
Wisconsin Farmers Union	Notified Date 6/5/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 6/5/2017 Comments WFU opposes the bill as written, due to the provisions that would allow coops to give voting rights to outside/appointed board members, and would allow coop holding companies to assign voting rights based on patronage instead of one member, one vote.
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters (WLCV)	Notified Date 10/12/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 10/12/2017
Wisconsin Newspaper Association	Notified Date 10/23/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 10/23/2017
Wisconsin Propane Gas Association Inc	Notified Date 9/27/2017	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 9/27/2017

Lobbying Efforts

	2017 January - June	2017 July - December	2018 January - June	2018 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2017 January - June 133.00	2017 July - December 197.00	2018 January - June 1.00	2018 July - December 2.00	Total 333.00
Citizen Action of Wisconsin	2017 January - June	2017 July - December 1.00	2018 January - June	2018 July - December	Total 1.00
Cooperative Network	2017 January - June 63.00	2017 July - December 42.00	2018 January - June	2018 July - December	Total 105.00
GROWMARK, Inc.	2017 January - June 2.00	2017 July - December	2018 January - June	2018 July - December	Total 2.00
Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association	2017 January - June 31.00	2017 July - December 44.00	2018 January - June	2018 July - December	Total 75.00
Wisconsin Farmers Union	2017 January - June 37.00	2017 July - December 109.00	2018 January - June	2018 July - December	Total 146.00
Wisconsin Newspaper Association	2017 January - June	2017 July - December 1.00	2018 January - June 1.00	2018 July - December 2.00	Total 4.00