Legislative Efforts

Budget Bill Subject

When the budget bill is introduced in the legislature, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau assigns subject areas to the bill on which the lobbying principals report interests. Lobbying principals do not report an interest in the budget bill itself.

Budget Bill Subjects for the 2021-2022 Legislative Session were published on February 17, 2021. The full list can be viewed here.

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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
3M	Notified Date 3/7/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/7/2011
AFSCME Council 11	Notified Date 6/16/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 6/16/2011
AFSCME International	Notified Date 4/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 4/14/2011
AFT - Wisconsin	Notified Date 3/3/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/3/2011
Alliant Energy	Notified Date 5/10/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 5/10/2011 Comments Support Governor's budget proposal relating to Net Operating Losses
Altria Client Services Inc	Notified Date 3/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/11/2011
American Express Company	Notified Date 4/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 4/18/2011
American Petroleum Institute	Notified Date 3/22/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/22/2011
Americans For Prosperity	Notified Date 8/5/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 8/5/2011
AVIS Budget Group	Notified Date 6/30/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 6/30/2011
CenturyLink (formerly CenturyTel Service Group LLC)	Notified Date 5/4/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 5/4/2011
Citizen Action of Wisconsin	Notified Date 3/3/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/3/2011
City of Madison	Notified Date 4/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 4/14/2011
City of Milwaukee	Notified Date 3/9/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/9/2011
Dane County	Notified Date 4/6/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 4/6/2011 Comments Monitor
DirecTV Group, Inc.	Notified Date 5/4/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 5/4/2011
DISH Network, LLC	Notified Date 5/4/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 5/4/2011
Employer Health Care Alliance Cooperative	Notified Date 6/1/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 6/1/2011 Comments State requirements for employers relating to health plan coverage for adult children
General Electric Company	Notified Date 4/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 4/25/2011
Institute for Wisconsin's Future	Notified Date 10/5/2012	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 10/5/2012 Comments Wisconsin needs a one-cent increase in the state sales tax for public school funding. Comment Web Site
Madison Area Technical College	Notified Date 4/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 4/25/2011
Marathon Petroleum Company LP (subsidiaries and affiliates)	Notified Date 1/26/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 1/26/2011
McCain Foods USA Inc.	Notified Date 5/4/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 5/4/2011
Mental Health America of Wisconsin	Notified Date 6/22/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 6/22/2011 Comments Oppose allowing movie theatres to sell alcohol if unaccompanied minors may be present.
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce	Notified Date 5/2/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 5/2/2011
Milwaukee County	Notified Date 3/19/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/19/2011
Murphy Oil USA Inc	Notified Date 7/1/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 7/1/2011
Pres House - Presbyterian Student Center Foundation	Notified Date 6/30/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 6/30/2011
Reed Elsevier Inc.	Notified Date 6/2/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 6/2/2011 Comments anti fraud, tax
Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association (SBCA)	Notified Date 5/4/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 5/4/2011
Skiing Wisconsin	Notified Date 6/16/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 6/16/2011 Comments We support provisions in the budget similar to AB 49 relating to a sales tax exemption for snowmaking and snowgrooming equipment.
TransCanada US Pipeline Central	Notified Date 5/4/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 5/4/2011
tw telecom of wisconsin l.p. (formerly tw telecom)	Notified Date 3/23/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 3/23/2011 Comments Any taxes on telecommunications providers.
University of Phoenix	Notified Date 5/4/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 5/4/2011
WEA Insurance Corporation	Notified Date 5/4/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 5/4/2011
Wisconsin Bankers Association	Notified Date 3/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/14/2011
Wisconsin Coin Community Alliance	Notified Date 5/20/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 5/20/2011 Comments Seeking sales tax exemption for coin collectors
Wisconsin Council of Churches	Notified Date 3/30/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/30/2011
Wisconsin Council of Life Insurers	Notified Date 5/19/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 5/19/2011 Comments Update to Internal Revenue Code as it relates to long term care insurance taxation
Wisconsin Council on Children & Families	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 1/25/2011
Wisconsin Credit Union League	Notified Date 2/3/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 2/3/2011
Wisconsin Education Association Council	Notified Date 3/3/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/3/2011
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation	Notified Date 3/30/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/30/2011
Wisconsin Grocers Association, Inc.	Notified Date 3/4/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/4/2011
Wisconsin Hospital Association Inc (WHA)	Notified Date 5/27/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 5/27/2011
Wisconsin Independent Businesses Inc	Notified Date 4/5/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 4/5/2011 Comments Deferral for Capital Gains Reinvested in Qualified Wisconsin Businesses Report Date 4/5/2011 Comments Capital Gains Exclusion for Wisconsin Capital Assets Report Date 4/5/2011 Comments Dairy Manufacturing Facility Investment Tax Credit Modifications
Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants	Notified Date 6/30/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 6/30/2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce	Notified Date 6/2/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 6/2/2011
Wisconsin Professional Police Association	Notified Date 7/31/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 7/31/2011
Wisconsin Restaurant Association	Notified Date 5/21/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 5/21/2011 Comments sales and use tax provisions affecting restaurants
Wisconsin Society of Architects	Notified Date 3/15/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/15/2011
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO	Notified Date 4/13/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 4/13/2011
Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association Inc	Notified Date 3/3/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 3/3/2011
Wisconsin Urban & Rural Transit Association	Notified Date 1/31/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Report Date 1/31/2011
Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc	Notified Date 3/3/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Report Date 3/3/2011 Comments relating to trapped losses

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 1,185.0	2011 July - December 26.0	2012 January - June 35.0	2012 July - December 56.0	Total 1,302.0
Alliant Energy	2011 January - June 71.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 71.0
Altria Client Services Inc	2011 January - June 411.0	2011 July - December 26.0	2012 January - June	2012 July - December 9.0	Total 446.0
CenturyLink (formerly CenturyTel Service Group LLC)	2011 January - June 21.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 21.0
DirecTV Group, Inc.	2011 January - June 2.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 2.0
DISH Network, LLC	2011 January - June 2.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 2.0
Employer Health Care Alliance Cooperative	2011 January - June 2.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 2.0
General Electric Company	2011 January - June 82.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June 35.0	2012 July - December 29.0	Total 146.0
McCain Foods USA Inc.	2011 January - June 2.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 2.0
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce	2011 January - June 13.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December 18.0	Total 31.0
Murphy Oil USA Inc	2011 January - June 4.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 4.0
Skiing Wisconsin	2011 January - June 25.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 25.0
TransCanada US Pipeline Central	2011 January - June 8.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 8.0
University of Phoenix	2011 January - June 3.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 3.0
Wisconsin Bankers Association	2011 January - June 57.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 57.0
Wisconsin Coin Community Alliance	2011 January - June 49.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 49.0
Wisconsin Council on Children & Families	2011 January - June 43.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 43.0
Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants	2011 January - June 4.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 4.0
Wisconsin Restaurant Association	2011 January - June 152.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 152.0
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO	2011 January - June 225.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 225.0
Wisconsin Urban & Rural Transit Association	2011 January - June 5.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 5.0
Wisconsin Utilities Association Inc	2011 January - June 4.0	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 4.0