Total Lobbying Effort

Hours Lobbied on Each Matter

• Legislative Bills/Resolutions

  Lobbying Effort On Legislative Bills And Resolutions

  Assembly Bill 15

  Relating to: health insurance coverage of treatment for autism spectrum disorders.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  6.00 (2%)				6.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 3

  Relating to: health insurance coverage of treatment for autism spectrum disorders.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  10.00 (3%)	2.00 (1%)			12.00 (1%)

  Senate Bill 184

  Relating to: licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits to engage in the practice of radiography, creating a radiography examining board, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	2.00 (1%)			2.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 198

  Relating to: donating drugs and dispensing donated drugs.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	2.00 (1%)			2.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 267

  Relating to: licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits to engage in the practice of radiography, creating a radiography examining board, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	2.00 (1%)			2.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 375

  Relating to: a property tax exemption for certain nonprofit community theaters.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	2.00 (1%)			2.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 115

  Relating to: licensure of dietitians and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	4.00 (2%)			4.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 163

  Relating to: requiring health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening and granting rule-making authority.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	4.00 (2%)			4.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 207

  Relating to: requiring that patients be informed of health care facility use charges and that the charges be identified.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	4.00 (2%)	3.00 (1%)		7.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 217

  Relating to: requiring health insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screening and granting rule-making authority.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	7.00 (3%)	6.00 (2%)		13.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 291

  Relating to: claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	7.00 (3%)	9.00 (3%)		16.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 539

  Relating to: disclosure of information by health care providers, insurers, and governmental self-insured plans; requiring acceptance by a health care provider of a payment amount in certain circumstances; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	7.00 (3%)	6.00 (2%)	3.00 (2%)	16.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 614

  Relating to: disclosure of information by health care providers and insurers and providing a penalty.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	7.00 (3%)	6.00 (2%)		13.00 (1%)

  Senate Bill 203

  Relating to: claims for loss of society and companionship in medical malpractice cases.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	9.00 (4%)	6.00 (2%)		15.00 (2%)

  Senate Bill 418

  Relating to: disclosure of information by health care providers and insurers and providing a penalty.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	9.00 (4%)	6.00 (2%)	5.00 (3%)	20.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 287

  Relating to: increasing the tax on fermented malt beverages to fund law enforcement grants and alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	11.00 (5%)			11.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 227

  Relating to: directing the Pharmacy Examining Board to create a program to monitor the dispensing of prescription drugs and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	13.00 (6%)			13.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 628

  Relating to: the sale of unpasteurized milk, buttermilk, butter, and cream.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		3.00 (1%)		3.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 434

  Relating to: the sale of unpasteurized milk, buttermilk, butter, and cream.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		3.00 (1%)		3.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 450

  Relating to: goals for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, for construction of zero net energy buildings and for energy conservation; information, analyses, reports, education, and training concerning greenhouse gas emissions and climate change; energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; renewable energy requirements of electric utilities and retail cooperatives; requiring electric utilities to purchase renewable energy from certain renewable facilities in their service territories; authority of the Public Service Commission over nuclear power plants; motor vehicle emission limitations; a low carbon standard for transportation fuels; the brownfield site assessment grant program, the main street program, the brownfields grant program, the forward innovation fund, grants to local governments for planning activities, the transportation facilities economic assistance and development program, a model parking ordinance; surface transportation planning by the Department of Transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; environmental evaluations for transportation projects; idling limits for certain vehicles; energy conservation codes for public buildings, places of employment, one- and two-family dwellings, and agricultural facilities; design standards for state buildings; energy efficiency standards for certain consumer audio and video devices, boiler inspection requirements; greenhouse gas emissions and energy use by certain state agencies and state assistance to school districts in achieving energy efficiencies; creating an exception to local levy limits for amounts spent on energy efficiency measures; creating an energy crop reserve program; identification of private forest land, promoting sequestration of carbon in forests, qualifying practices and cost-share requirements under the forest grant program established by the Department of Natural Resources; air pollution permits for certain stationary sources reducing greenhouse gas emissions; allocating a portion of existing tax-exempt industrial development revenue bonding to clean energy manufacturing facilities and renewable power generating facilities; requiring a report on certain programs to limit greenhouse gas emissions; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		3.00 (1%)		3.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 460

  Relating to: prescriptions for antimicrobial drugs for treatment of chlamydial infections, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		3.00 (1%)		3.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 484

  Relating to: the BadgerCare Plus Basic Plan, Benchmark Plan benefits, and making an appropriation.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		3.00 (1%)		3.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 697

  Relating to: the BadgerCare Plus Basic Plan, Benchmark Plan benefits, and making an appropriation.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		3.00 (1%)		3.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 535

  Relating to: licensing anesthesiologist assistants and creating the Council on Anesthesiologist Assistants and granting rule-making authority.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		3.00 (1%)		3.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 482

  Relating to: the minimum sale price of prescription drugs.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		6.00 (2%)		6.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 779

  Relating to: designation of a corporation to receive funding for electronic health information exchange, creation of a corporation, and making an appropriation.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		6.00 (2%)		6.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 649

  Relating to: goals for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, for construction of zero net energy buildings and for energy conservation; information, analyses, reports, education, and training concerning greenhouse gas emissions and climate change; energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; renewable energy requirements of electric utilities and retail cooperatives; requiring electric utilities to purchase renewable energy from certain renewable facilities in their service territories; authority of the Public Service Commission over nuclear power plants; motor vehicle emission limitations; a low carbon standard for transportation fuels; the brownfield site assessment grant program, the main street program, the brownfields grant program, the forward innovation fund, grants to local governments for planning activities, the transportation facilities economic assistance and development program, a model parking ordinance; surface transportation planning by the Department of Transportation and metropolitan planning organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; environmental evaluations for transportation projects; idling limits for certain vehicles; energy conservation codes for public buildings, places of employment, one- and two-family dwellings, and agricultural facilities; design standards for state buildings; energy efficiency standards for certain consumer audio and video devices, boiler inspection requirements; greenhouse gas emissions and energy use by certain state agencies and state assistance to school districts in achieving energy efficiencies; creating an exception to local levy limits for amounts spent on energy efficiency measures; creating an energy crop reserve program; identification of private forest land, promoting sequestration of carbon in forests, qualifying practices and cost-share requirements under the forest grant program established by the Department of Natural Resources; air pollution permits for certain stationary sources reducing greenhouse gas emissions; allocating a portion of existing tax-exempt industrial development revenue bonding to clean energy manufacturing facilities and renewable power generating facilities; requiring a report on certain programs to limit greenhouse gas emissions; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		9.00 (3%)		9.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 579

  Relating to: designation of a corporation to receive funding for electronic health information exchange, creation of a corporation, and making an appropriation.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		9.00 (3%)	3.00 (2%)	12.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 671

  Relating to: licensing anesthesiologist assistants and creating the Council on Anesthesiologist Assistants and granting rule-making authority.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		20.00 (7%)		20.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 659

  Relating to: HIV testing, disclosure of HIV test results, and providing penalties.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		47.00 (16%)		47.00 (5%)

• Budget Bill Subjects

  Lobbying Effort On Budget Bill Subjects

  Administration: Office of Justice Assistance

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  16.00 (5%)				16.00 (2%)

  General Provisions

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  45.00 (14%)			18.00 (12%)	63.00 (6%)

• Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

  Lobbying Effort On Administrtive Rulemaking Proceedings

  Health and Family Services

  HFS 35 and repealing ss. HFS 61.91 to 61.98, Outpatient Mental health Clinics.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	2.00 (1%)			2.00 (< 1%)

  Pharmacy Examining Board

  Phar 4.02 (2), practical examination requirement.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	4.00 (2%)			4.00 (< 1%)

• Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

  Lobbying Effort On Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

  Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programs.

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  47.78 (15%)		40.87 (14%)	7.56 (5%)	96.21 (10%)

  Health Care Reform

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  82.81 (26%)	10.89 (5%)		30.25 (20%)	123.95 (13%)

  Advance Directives

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	2.18 (1%)			2.18 (< 1%)

  Wisconsin Department of Health Services "Forward Health Rate Reform Project" proposal to address shortfall in state Medicaid

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	4.36 (2%)	32.11 (11%)	7.56 (5%)	44.03 (4%)

  Proposal to license anesthesiologist assistants

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	6.53 (3%)			6.53 (< 1%)

  WIRED Board for Health Nominations to DHS

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	6.53 (3%)			6.53 (< 1%)

  POLST

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	26.13 (12%)	14.60 (5%)	1.51 (1%)	42.24 (4%)

  Oktoberfest at the Capitol

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  	30.49 (14%)			30.49 (3%)

  HFS 35

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		2.92 (1%)		2.92 (< 1%)

  Implementation of federal reform in Wisconsin

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		5.84 (2%)		5.84 (< 1%)

  Development of a state Insurance Exchange

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		8.76 (3%)	16.64 (11%)	25.40 (3%)

  Medical Homes

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		14.60 (5%)	43.86 (29%)	58.46 (6%)

  Nominations to State Legislature Special Committees on Federal Health Reform Implementation & Healthcare Workforce

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  		14.60 (5%)		14.60 (1%)

  Wisconsin Tumor Registry

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  			1.51 (1%)	1.51 (< 1%)

  High Speed Rail System in Wisconsin

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  			3.03 (2%)	3.03 (< 1%)

  Commuter solutions for La Crosse region (ie. Rideshare, funding, state/local/private commuter partnerships, etc)

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  			4.54 (3%)	4.54 (< 1%)

  Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund (IPFCF)

  2009 January - June	2009 July - December	2010 January - June	2010 July - December	Total
  			6.05 (4%)	6.05 (< 1%)