Total Lobbying Effort

Hours Lobbied on Each Matter

• Legislative Bills/Resolutions

  Lobbying Effort On Legislative Bills And Resolutions

  Senate Bill 35

  Relating to: powers and duties of an electric transmission company and certificates of public convenience and necessity and permits for certain electric generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  8.00 (1%)				8.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 36

  Relating to: the effective date for licensing and registration requirements for electricians and electrical contractors. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  8.00 (1%)	33.00 (6%)		8.00 (2%)	49.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 35

  Relating to: the effective date for licensing and registration requirements for electricians and electrical contractors. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  48.00 (6%)			8.00 (2%)	56.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 287

  Relating to: the sale of unpasteurized milk products and an exemption from rules and licensing and permitting requirements for certain dairy farms. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  	17.00 (3%)			17.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 425

  Relating to: the maximum width of, and projecting loads on, vehicles carrying poles, pipe, girders, and similar materials.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  	17.00 (3%)	30.00 (4%)		47.00 (2%)

  Senate Bill 302

  Relating to: high capacity well approvals. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  	17.00 (3%)			17.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 341

  Relating to: the maximum width of, and projecting loads on, vehicles carrying poles, pipe, girders, and similar materials.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  	17.00 (3%)			17.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 257

  Relating to: exemption from civil liability for electric service providers.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  	50.00 (9%)			50.00 (2%)

  Senate Bill 236

  Relating to: the sale of unpasteurized milk products and an exemption from rules and licensing and permitting requirements for certain dairy farms. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  	110.00 (20%)			110.00 (4%)

  Assembly Bill 646

  Relating to: motor vehicle fuel tax exemption certificates. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		8.00 (1%)		8.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 770

  Relating to: emergency heating assistance loan guarantees.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		8.00 (1%)		8.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 781

  Relating to: energy emergencies and vehicle weight limits. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		8.00 (1%)		8.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 470

  Relating to: Public Service Commission certificates for certain activities; tampering with telecommunications or electric wires; regulation of pay telephone service providers and cable television telecommunications service providers; accident reporting by telecommunications utilities; the definition of transmission facility; availability of public utility rate schedules; and rule-making procedures.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		8.00 (1%)		8.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 679

  Relating to: high capacity well approvals. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		23.00 (3%)		23.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 842

  Relating to: operation of agricultural vehicles on highways. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		23.00 (3%)		23.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 448

  Relating to: the sales and use tax exemption for equipment used in a fertilizer blending, feed milling, or grain drying operation. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		23.00 (3%)		23.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 500

  Relating to: motor vehicle fuel tax exemption certificates. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		23.00 (3%)		23.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 574

  Relating to: energy emergencies and vehicle weight limits. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		23.00 (3%)		23.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 595

  Relating to: Public Service Commission certificates for certain activities; tampering with telecommunications or electric wires; regulation of pay telephone service providers and cable television telecommunications service providers; accident reporting by telecommunications utilities; the definition of transmission facility; availability of public utility rate schedules; and rule-making procedures.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		38.00 (5%)		38.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 803

  Relating to: substance abuse by employees performing work on public utility projects located in public rights-of-way and passing emergency or roadside service vehicles stopped on or near the highway. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		38.00 (5%)		38.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 648

  Relating to: operation of agricultural vehicles on highways and providing a penalty. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		45.00 (6%)		45.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 683

  Relating to: licensing structure for electricians and electrical apprentices; reciprocal agreements between this state and other states relating to the regulation of electricians, electrical contractors, electrical inspectors, and electrical apprentices; exemptions from licensing and supervisory requirements for electricians; inspections of electrical work within certain facilities; and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		60.00 (8%)		60.00 (2%)

  Senate Bill 509

  Relating to: operation of agricultural vehicles on highways and providing a penalty. (FE)

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		143.00 (19%)	85.00 (22%)	228.00 (9%)

• Budget Bill Subjects

  Lobbying Effort On Budget Bill Subjects

  Building Commission

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  8.00 (1%)				8.00 (< 1%)

  Safety and Professional Services: Departmentwide and Professional Regulation

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  8.00 (1%)				8.00 (< 1%)

  Transportation: Departmentwide

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  8.00 (1%)				8.00 (< 1%)

  General Fund Taxes/Tax Administration

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  16.00 (2%)				16.00 (< 1%)

  University of Wisconsin System

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  16.00 (2%)				16.00 (< 1%)

  Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  104.00 (13%)	6.00 (1%)			110.00 (4%)

• Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

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

  Changes to pole and pipe transportation requirements.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  7.97 (1%)				7.97 (< 1%)

  ATCP 106 relating to price gauging

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  7.97 (1%)				7.97 (< 1%)

  ATCP 40 relating to fertilizer

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  15.95 (2%)	16.52 (3%)		23.21 (6%)	55.68 (2%)

  Alien and Corporate Land Ownership

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  23.92 (3%)	16.52 (3%)	52.80 (7%)	77.37 (20%)	170.61 (7%)

  electric transmission siting process

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  23.92 (3%)	22.02 (4%)			45.94 (2%)

  Ownership of renewable energy systems by third party and rates paid by utility providers

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  39.87 (5%)			3.87 (1%)	43.74 (2%)

  Agricultural Producer Security Program

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  47.84 (6%)	11.01 (2%)		3.87 (1%)	62.72 (3%)

  Sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  55.82 (7%)			3.87 (1%)	59.69 (2%)

  liability of utilities in regards to stray voltage

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  87.71 (11%)				87.71 (4%)

  Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Program and Agrichemical Management Fund

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  119.61 (15%)				119.61 (5%)

  Relating to DOA study of possible consolidation of DATCP and DSPS as required by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  	11.01 (2%)			11.01 (< 1%)

  Comments on Implements of Husbandry Study Group recommendations.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  	126.63 (23%)			126.63 (5%)

  Creation of ATCP 108 relating to propane contracts

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		30.17 (4%)		30.17 (1%)

  LRB 2913/1 relating to operation of agricultural vehicles on highways and providing a penalty.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		30.17 (4%)		30.17 (1%)

  Relating to Liability for actions related to diseased animals.

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  		52.80 (7%)		52.80 (2%)

  Relating to creating a central filing system for farm products

  2013 January - June	2013 July - December	2014 January - June	2014 July - December	Total
  			77.37 (20%)	77.37 (3%)