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Assembly Bill 2

Relating To: credit union membership, powers, operation, and regulation; the application of agriculture, trade, and consumer protection statutes to credit unions; the creation of a new type of financial institution; the powers of and requirements applicable to the new type of financial institution; the discharge of governmental liens under the Uniform Commercial Code; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
Bill Text and History
2003 Wisconsin Act 63
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Lobbying Principals

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Principal Name Notified Date Communication Date Comments Supporting Documentation  
Bank One Wisconsin Notified Date 2/13/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
2/13/2003

Community Bankers of Wisconsin Notified Date 1/27/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
1/27/2003

General Electric Company Notified Date 2/19/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
2/19/2003

Comments
Financial Modernization - Wage Lien Issue.
Kenosha County Notified Date 1/28/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
1/28/2003

Comments
Against unless amended. Currently, the uniform commercial code does not permit the sale of collateral to extinguish the wage lien rights of workers.
League of Wisconsin Municipalities Notified Date 2/3/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
2/3/2003

Comments
Oppose provision in original bill repealing language in the Uniform Commercial Code giving priority to liens held by state and local governments on personal property held as collateral for a loan
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation Notified Date 1/27/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
MBNA America N.A. Notified Date 2/4/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce Notified Date 7/1/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
7/1/2003

Schneider National Inc Notified Date 3/31/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
3/31/2003

State Bar of Wisconsin Notified Date 1/24/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
1/24/2002

Comments
Concerns change to § 409.617(1)(c).
Wisconsin Alliance of Cities Inc Notified Date 2/10/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
5/13/2004

Comments
Inadvertently included.
For
Report Date
2/10/2003

Comments
The Alliance joins the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the Wisconsin Counties Assoc. in supporting the bill as amended by the Assembly. Our concern is the lien priority as it relates to municipal government.
Wisconsin Bankers Association Notified Date 1/24/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Wisconsin Citizen Action Notified Date 1/28/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
1/28/2003

Wisconsin Counties Association Notified Date 3/11/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
3/11/2003

Comments
Request that the Senate take the same action as the Assembly regarding liens held by local units of government.
Wisconsin Credit Union League Notified Date 1/30/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
1/30/2003

Wisconsin Federation of Cooperatives Notified Date 1/22/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
1/22/2003

Wisconsin Grocers Association Notified Date 6/3/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
6/3/2003

Wisconsin Land Title Association Notified Date 8/5/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
8/5/2003

Comments
If the bill is to be amended to address the wage claim lien issue, Wis. Stats. s. 109.09 should also be amended to clearly provide that a wage claim lien is effective only in the counties in which it is filed.
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Notified Date 1/31/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
2/3/2003

Wisconsin Merchants Federation Notified Date 1/24/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Association Notified Date 1/22/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
For
Report Date
1/22/2003

Wisconsin Realtors Association Notified Date 2/3/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
2/3/2003

Wisconsin Restaurant Association Notified Date 6/30/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
None
Report Date
6/30/2003

Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Notified Date 2/10/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
2/10/2003

Comments
Against - unless passed with an amendment that removes the provision that eliminates the right of the state to pursue wage claim liens to recover unpaid wages.
Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters Notified Date 2/16/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Other
Report Date
2/16/2003

Comments
We support the bill as passed by the Assembly without the provision which allows the sale of collateral to extinguish the lien claims of all government bodies.
Wisconsin State Employees Union Notified Date 10/13/2003 Communication Date N/A Comments   Supporting Documentation  
Against
Report Date
10/13/2003

Lobbying Efforts

  2003
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July - December		 Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter 2003
January - June 		2003
July - December 		2004
January - June 19.00		 2004
July - December 		Total 19.00
General Electric Company 2003
January - June 		2003
July - December 		2004
January - June 8.00		 2004
July - December 		Total 8.00
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce 2003
January - June 		2003
July - December 		2004
January - June 11.00		 2004
July - December 		Total 11.00