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Senate Bill 268

Relating To: regulation of rental-purchase agreements and granting rule-making authority.
Bill Text and History
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
AARP	Notified Date 8/8/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 8/8/2005
Ashley Furniture Industries Inc	Notified Date 3/9/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/9/2006
General Electric Company	Notified Date 1/23/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/23/2006
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc	Notified Date 8/10/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 8/10/2005
Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin	Notified Date 7/29/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 7/29/2005
National Federation of Independent Business	Notified Date 9/28/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 9/28/2005
State Bar of Wisconsin	Notified Date 8/3/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 10/3/2005 Comments The State Bar opposes weakening protections under the Wisconsin Consumer Act that require creditors to use judicial process to seek repossession of personal property and opposes allowing creditors to employ self-help repossession methods. Other Report Date 8/3/2005 Comments Public Interest Law Section opposes. State Bar as a whole has taken no position on this bill.
Wisconsin Bankers Association	Notified Date 1/3/2006	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 1/3/2006
Wisconsin Catholic Conference	Notified Date 8/10/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 8/10/2005
Wisconsin Citizen Action	Notified Date 9/22/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 9/22/2005
Wisconsin Council on Children & Families	Notified Date 8/5/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 8/5/2005
Wisconsin Merchants Federation	Notified Date 8/2/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 8/2/2005
Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG)	Notified Date 9/19/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 9/19/2005
Wisconsin Rental Dealers Association	Notified Date 8/1/2005	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 8/1/2005

Lobbying Efforts

	2005 January - June	2005 July - December	2006 January - June	2006 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 710.00	2006 January - June 443.00	2006 July - December	Total 1153.00
AARP	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 325.00	2006 January - June 213.00	2006 July - December	Total 538.00
Ashley Furniture Industries Inc	2005 January - June	2005 July - December	2006 January - June 8.00	2006 July - December	Total 8.00
General Electric Company	2005 January - June	2005 July - December	2006 January - June 4.00	2006 July - December	Total 4.00
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 3.00	2006 January - June 2.00	2006 July - December	Total 5.00
Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 55.00	2006 January - June 34.00	2006 July - December	Total 89.00
Wisconsin Council on Children & Families	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 5.00	2006 January - June	2006 July - December	Total 5.00
Wisconsin Rental Dealers Association	2005 January - June	2005 July - December 322.00	2006 January - June 182.00	2006 July - December	Total 504.00