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Senate Bill 235

Relating To: Relating to: limiting disclosure of information gathered by news persons.
Bill Text and History
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
State Bar of Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/21/2010	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 1/21/2010 Comments While the IRR section supports protecting news reporters from being compelled to disclose confidential sources, proposed Section 885.14(a)(4) would make it unduly difficult for litigants to obtain non-confidential information from news organizations.
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association	Notified Date 7/13/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 7/13/2009
Wisconsin Newspaper Association	Notified Date 6/30/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 6/30/2009
Wisconsin Professional Police Association	Notified Date 11/30/2009	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 11/30/2009

Lobbying Efforts

	2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2009 January - June 17.00	2009 July - December 15.00	2010 January - June 19.00	2010 July - December	Total 51.00
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association	2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June 8.00	2010 July - December	Total 8.00
Wisconsin Newspaper Association	2009 January - June 17.00	2009 July - December 15.00	2010 January - June 11.00	2010 July - December	Total 43.00