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January 2011 Special Session Assembly Bill 1

Relating To: Relating to: limiting noneconomic damages awarded in actions against long-term care providers; actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of certain products; confidentiality of health care services reviews; use as evidence of information regarding health care providers; reporting of quality indicators identifying individual hospitals; homicide or injury by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; criminal abuse of individuals at risk; criminal abuse and neglect of patients and residents; evidence of lay and expert witnesses; damages for frivolous claims; and punitive damage awards.
Bill Text and History
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
AARP	Notified Date 1/19/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 1/19/2011 Comments Against the nursing home provisions
American Family Insurance Group	Notified Date 1/13/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/13/2011
American Petroleum Institute	Notified Date 1/28/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/28/2011
Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 1/8/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/8/2011
Aurora Health Care Inc	Notified Date 1/10/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 1/10/2011
Bethesda Lutheran Communities	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 1/11/2011 Comments Support extension of existing provisions relating to improving long-term care provider access to insurance and affordable insurance. In addition, support provisions that strengthen and clarify peer review and quality improvement activities (QIA).
Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc.	Notified Date 2/3/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/3/2011
BNSF Railway	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/18/2011
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen	Notified Date 5/13/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/13/2011
Citizen Action of Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/11/2011
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Inc	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Other Report Date 1/18/2011 Comments Oppose the nursing home provisions, including caps on non-economic damages. Secrecy about government reports of abuse could make this "The Abuser Protection Act" Supporting Documentation 20110118_101139_tortReform.doc
Community Bankers of Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/22/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/22/2011
Cooperative Network Association	Notified Date 1/10/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 1/19/2011 Comments 435 20110119_180816_DaubertTestimonySB1January2011 (2).doc For Report Date 1/12/2011 Comments Daubert sections only at this time. For Report Date 1/10/2011
Dairy Business Association	Notified Date 1/12/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/12/2011
Dean Health System Inc	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 1/25/2011 Comments Support Qulaity Improvement Act
Disability Rights Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/19/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/25/2011 Against Report Date 1/19/2011
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry	Notified Date 3/9/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 3/9/2011
Froedtert Health	Notified Date 1/19/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 1/19/2011
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc	Notified Date 1/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 1/14/2011 Comments relating to tort reform
International Paper	Notified Date 1/7/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/7/2011
Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/25/2011
Leading Age Wisconsin (formerly WI Assn of Homes & Services for the Aging Inc)	Notified Date 1/13/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/13/2011
Lilly U.S.A. (formerly Eli Lilly & Company)	Notified Date 1/7/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 1/7/2011
Marshfield Clinic	Notified Date 3/1/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/1/2011
Marten Transport	Notified Date 1/22/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/22/2011
Medical College of Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 1/11/2011 For Report Date 1/11/2011
Mental Health America of Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/20/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 1/20/2011 Comments Concerns about the bill's potential to undermine redress of harm to person's with disabilities.
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce	Notified Date 1/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/24/2011
Midwest Food Processors Association Inc	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/18/2011
Ministry Health Care	Notified Date 1/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/14/2011
National Federation of Independent Business	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 1/18/2011
Northern States Power d/b/a Xcel Energy	Notified Date 1/17/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/17/2011
PepsiCo, Inc.	Notified Date 3/22/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 3/22/2011
Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/18/2011
Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/15/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/15/2011
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/18/2011
Residential Services Association of Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/11/2011
Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 1/11/2011 Comments SUPPORT Health Care Quality Improvement Act Supporting Documentation 20110111_101603_Testimony--SS AB 1-Quality Improvement Act--1.11.11.pdf
Schneider National Inc	Notified Date 1/17/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/17/2011
Sentry Insurance Group	Notified Date 1/17/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/17/2011
Skiing Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/24/2011
Soo Line Railroad Company dba Canadian Pacific Railway	Notified Date 2/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 2/11/2011
SSM Health Care of Wisconsin Inc	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 1/25/2011 Comments Support Quality Improvement Act
State Bar of Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Other Report Date 1/11/2011 Comments The State Bar of Wisconsin opposes those provisions of the bill relating to product liability, noneconomic damages and expert/lay witness testimony. The SBW currently has no position on the remainder of the bill.
ThedaCare	Notified Date 3/22/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/22/2011
Union Pacific Railroad Company	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/18/2011
United Transportation Union	Notified Date 2/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 2/14/2011
VITAS Health Corporation	Notified Date 3/22/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 3/22/2011
Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians	Notified Date 1/12/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/12/2011
Wisconsin Assisted Living Association	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/11/2011
Wisconsin Association for Justice	Notified Date 1/13/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 1/13/2011 www.wisjustice.org
Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists	Notified Date 3/22/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/22/2011
Wisconsin Bankers Association	Notified Date 1/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/14/2011
Wisconsin Builders Association	Notified Date 1/17/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/17/2011
Wisconsin Central Ltd (using the trade name CN)	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/18/2011
Wisconsin Civil Justice Council, Inc	Notified Date 1/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/14/2011
Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence	Notified Date 1/17/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 1/17/2011 Comments Oppose Daubert standard for expert witnesses because domestic violence victim advocates currently testify in criminal trials and other matter as expert witnesses.
Wisconsin Council on Children & Families	Notified Date 1/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 4/27/2011 Comments www.wccf.org/pdf/tort_reform_ssab1_statement_01-11-11.pdf Against Report Date 1/14/2011 www.wccf.org/pdf/tort_reform_ssab1_statement_01-11-11.pdf
Wisconsin Counties Association	Notified Date 1/13/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 1/13/2011
Wisconsin Defense Counsel (formerly Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin)	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/11/2011
Wisconsin Economic Development Association	Notified Date 1/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/14/2011
Wisconsin Engine Manufacturer & Distributor Alliance (WEMDA)	Notified Date 1/22/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/22/2011
Wisconsin Farmers Union	Notified Date 1/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 1/14/2011 Comments Measure would limit remedies for farmers injured by defective feed, seed, or equipment, in particular, equipment over 15 years old. Limiting expert witness testimony could prevent farmers from establishing harm in stray voltage cases.
Wisconsin Health Care Association Inc	Notified Date 1/13/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 1/13/2011 Comments WHCA supports SS AB 1 and SS SB 1
Wisconsin Hospital Association Inc (WHA)	Notified Date 1/12/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/12/2011
Wisconsin Independent Businesses Inc	Notified Date 1/13/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/13/2011
Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group Inc	Notified Date 1/31/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/31/2011
Wisconsin Insurance Alliance	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/11/2011
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters (WLCV)	Notified Date 1/20/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/20/2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce	Notified Date 1/17/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/17/2011
Wisconsin Medical Society	Notified Date 1/6/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 1/6/2011 Comments The bill includes long-needed improvements in protecting medical peer review activities.
Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association	Notified Date 1/22/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/22/2011
Wisconsin Nurses Association	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
For Report Date 1/11/2011 Comments Support decriminalization of nurses and other health care providers involved in an unintentional medical error.
Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/11/2011
Wisconsin Professional Police Association	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 1/18/2011 Comments The WPPA opposes those sections of AB 1 which restrict and eliminate reliable and useful expert testimony in criminal proceedings. Sections 33-38 impair the law enforcement community's job of protecting the public and holding offenders accountable.
Wisconsin Restaurant Association	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/18/2011
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO	Notified Date 1/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/14/2011
Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association	Notified Date 1/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/11/2011
Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc	Notified Date 1/17/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/17/2011
Wisconsin Utility Investors Inc	Notified Date 1/15/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/15/2011

Lobbying Efforts

	2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2011 January - June 1218.00	2011 July - December 25.00	2012 January - June 2.00	2012 July - December	Total 1245.00
American Family Insurance Group	2011 January - June 10.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 10.00
Aurora Health Care Inc	2011 January - June 33.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 33.00
Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc.	2011 January - June 2.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 2.00
BNSF Railway	2011 January - June 5.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 5.00
Citizen Action of Wisconsin	2011 January - June 31.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 31.00
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Inc	2011 January - June 42.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 42.00
Cooperative Network Association	2011 January - June 30.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 30.00
Dean Health System Inc	2011 January - June 34.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 34.00
Disability Rights Wisconsin	2011 January - June 19.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 19.00
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry	2011 January - June 4.00	2011 July - December 2.00	2012 January - June 2.00	2012 July - December	Total 8.00
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative Services, Inc	2011 January - June 12.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 12.00
Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC	2011 January - June 22.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 22.00
Leading Age Wisconsin (formerly WI Assn of Homes & Services for the Aging Inc)	2011 January - June 24.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 24.00
Lilly U.S.A. (formerly Eli Lilly & Company)	2011 January - June 8.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 8.00
Marten Transport	2011 January - June 17.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 17.00
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce	2011 January - June 13.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 13.00
Midwest Food Processors Association Inc	2011 January - June 75.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 75.00
Ministry Health Care	2011 January - June 15.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 15.00
Northern States Power d/b/a Xcel Energy	2011 January - June 23.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 23.00
PepsiCo, Inc.	2011 January - June 17.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 17.00
Professional Insurance Agents of Wisconsin	2011 January - June 1.00	2011 July - December 1.00	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 2.00
Residential Services Association of Wisconsin	2011 January - June 14.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 14.00
Schneider National Inc	2011 January - June 19.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 19.00
Skiing Wisconsin	2011 January - June 8.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 8.00
Soo Line Railroad Company dba Canadian Pacific Railway	2011 January - June 3.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 3.00
SSM Health Care of Wisconsin Inc	2011 January - June 34.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 34.00
ThedaCare	2011 January - June 1.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 1.00
Union Pacific Railroad Company	2011 January - June 3.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 3.00
United Transportation Union	2011 January - June	2011 July - December 22.00	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 22.00
Wisconsin Assisted Living Association	2011 January - June 10.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 10.00
Wisconsin Association for Justice	2011 January - June 186.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 186.00
Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists	2011 January - June 2.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 2.00
Wisconsin Builders Association	2011 January - June 28.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 28.00
Wisconsin Central Ltd (using the trade name CN)	2011 January - June 3.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 3.00
Wisconsin Civil Justice Council, Inc	2011 January - June 125.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 125.00
Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence	2011 January - June 3.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 3.00
Wisconsin Defense Counsel (formerly Civil Trial Counsel of Wisconsin)	2011 January - June 96.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 96.00
Wisconsin Engine Manufacturer & Distributor Alliance (WEMDA)	2011 January - June 5.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 5.00
Wisconsin Farmers Union	2011 January - June 3.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 3.00
Wisconsin Health Care Association Inc	2011 January - June 89.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 89.00
Wisconsin Hospital Association Inc (WHA)	2011 January - June 93.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 93.00
Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group Inc	2011 January - June 6.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 6.00
Wisconsin Insurance Alliance	2011 January - June 32.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 32.00
Wisconsin Nurses Association	2011 January - June 17.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 17.00
Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc	2011 January - June 1.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 1.00