Total Lobbying Effort

Hours Lobbied on Each Matter

• Legislative Bills/Resolutions

  Lobbying Effort On Legislative Bills And Resolutions

  Assembly Bill 113

  Relating to: buying and selling water pollution credits through a central clearinghouse. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  9.00 (5%)				9.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 148

  Relating to: nitrate testing pilot program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  9.00 (5%)				9.00 (2%)

  Senate Bill 91

  Relating to: buying and selling water pollution credits through a central clearinghouse. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  9.00 (5%)				9.00 (2%)

  Senate Bill 137

  Relating to: nitrate testing pilot program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  9.00 (5%)				9.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 578

  Relating to: commercial driver license waiver for certain operation of commercial motor vehicles by farmers. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	7.00 (5%)			7.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 597

  Relating to: funding for the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	7.00 (5%)	7.00 (5%)		14.00 (3%)

  Senate Bill 523

  Relating to: commercial driver license waiver for certain operation of commercial motor vehicles by farmers. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	7.00 (5%)			7.00 (1%)

  Senate Bill 568

  Relating to: potato marketing board grant and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	7.00 (5%)	7.00 (5%)		14.00 (3%)

  Assembly Bill 556

  Relating to: recognizing teaching hours for providing certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	13.00 (10%)	7.00 (5%)		20.00 (4%)

  Assembly Bill 567

  Relating to: watershed enhancement in the village of Plover in Portage County and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	13.00 (10%)	7.00 (5%)		20.00 (4%)

  Senate Bill 497

  Relating to: recognizing teaching hours for providing certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	13.00 (10%)	7.00 (5%)		20.00 (4%)

  Senate Bill 510

  Relating to: watershed enhancement in the village of Plover in Portage County and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	13.00 (10%)	7.00 (5%)		20.00 (4%)

  Assembly Bill 626

  Relating to: potato marketing board grant and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 627

  Relating to: funding for certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 795

  Relating to: grants and funding for water stewardship certification, a grazing coordinator position, producer-led watershed protection grants, lake protection, soil and water conservation, and crop insurance premium rebates for cover crops; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 796

  Relating to: creating a pilot grant program for farmers to reduce nitrate loading, funding research for nitrate loading reduction methods, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 800

  Relating to: supporting the Center for Watershed Science and Education, creating a hydrogeologist position, funding research on phosphorus recovery and reuse, creating grant programs for counties to test wells and provide public education, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Assembly Bill 1038

  Relating to: state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Senate Bill 545

  Relating to: funding for the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Senate Bill 563

  Relating to: funding for certain extension services of the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Senate Bill 715

  Relating to: grants and funding for water stewardship certification, a grazing coordinator position, producer-led watershed protection grants, lake protection, soil and water conservation, and crop insurance premium rebates for cover crops; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Senate Bill 718

  Relating to: creating a pilot grant program for farmers to reduce nitrate loading, funding research for nitrate loading reduction methods, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Senate Bill 722

  Relating to: supporting the Center for Watershed Science and Education, creating a hydrogeologist position, funding research on phosphorus recovery and reuse, creating grant programs for counties to test wells and provide public education, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

  Senate Bill 932

  Relating to: state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (5%)		7.00 (1%)

• Budget Bill Subjects

  Lobbying Effort On Budget Bill Subjects

  Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  9.00 (5%)				9.00 (2%)

  Natural Resources: Departmentwide

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  9.00 (5%)				9.00 (2%)

  Transportation: Departmentwide

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  9.00 (5%)				9.00 (2%)

  Transportation: State Highway Facilities

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  9.00 (5%)				9.00 (2%)

  University of Wisconsin System

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  53.00 (30%)				53.00 (10%)

• Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

  Lobbying Effort On Administrtive Rulemaking Proceedings

  Department of Natural Resources (NR)

  Targeted performance standards and prohibitions to abate pollution of groundwater by nitrate in sensitive areas

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  			49.00 (50%)	49.00 (9%)

• Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

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

  Farm Taxation

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  8.82 (5%)				8.82 (2%)

  Water pollution credit trading

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  8.82 (5%)				8.82 (2%)

  Support for DOT Secretary Designee, Craig Thompson

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  8.82 (5%)				8.82 (2%)

  Support for Brad Pfaff to be appointed Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  8.82 (5%)				8.82 (2%)

  2019-21 State Budget Bill

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  17.63 (10%)				17.63 (3%)

  Support DNR 13.10 request to fund Central Sands Lakes Study

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	26.69 (20%)			26.69 (5%)

  Regulation of nitrates in groundwater and surface water

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	26.69 (20%)			26.69 (5%)

  All matters related to funding and regulatory changes in response to COVID 19

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		13.90 (10%)	4.94 (5%)	18.84 (3%)

  LRB 6434 – COVID-19 “Safe Harbor” Liability Reform

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  			4.94 (5%)	4.94 (< 1%)

  2021-23 Biennial Budget Bill

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  			39.54 (40%)	39.54 (7%)