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
  1.00 (2%)				1.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 186

  Relating to: creating and funding a University of Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  5.00 (7%)				5.00 (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
  7.00 (10%)		1.00 (1%)		8.00 (3%)

  Assembly Bill 494

  Relating to: creating University of Wisconsin System positions for farm succession planning and making an appropriation.

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	1.00 (1%)			1.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 495

  Relating to: creating a Small Farm Diversity grant program, 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
  	1.00 (1%)			1.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 519

  Relating to: creating a program for reimbursing the higher education debt of beginning farmers, creating an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts received from such a program, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	1.00 (1%)			1.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 448

  Relating to: creating University of Wisconsin System positions for farm succession planning and making an appropriation.

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	1.00 (1%)			1.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 453

  Relating to: creating a Small Farm Diversity grant program, 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
  	1.00 (1%)			1.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 472

  Relating to: creating a program for reimbursing the higher education debt of beginning farmers, creating an individual income tax deduction for certain amounts received from such a program, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	1.00 (1%)			1.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 207

  Relating to: creating and funding a University of Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	1.00 (2%)			1.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 524

  Relating to: farmer tuition assistance grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	1.00 (2%)			1.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 505

  Relating to: farmer tuition assistance grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	1.00 (2%)			1.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 515

  Relating to: labeling food as a type of dairy product or as a dairy ingredient and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	3.00 (4%)	1.00 (1%)		4.00 (2%)

  Assembly Bill 516

  Relating to: labeling a food product as a type of milk and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	4.00 (5%)	1.00 (1%)		5.00 (2%)

  Senate Bill 463

  Relating to: labeling food as a type of dairy product or as a dairy ingredient and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	7.00 (10%)	1.00 (1%)	1.00 (8%)	9.00 (3%)

  Senate Bill 466

  Relating to: labeling a food product as a type of milk and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	8.00 (11%)	1.00 (1%)	1.00 (8%)	10.00 (4%)

  Assembly Bill 747

  Relating to: using milk producer affidavits to substantiate claims that a dairy product is free of synthetic bovine growth hormone.

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		1.00 (1%)	0.00 (1%)	1.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 874

  Relating to: requiring a study by the University of Wisconsin System of agricultural programs and issues. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		1.00 (1%)	0.00 (1%)	1.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 875

  Relating to: modifying the medical care insurance subtraction for self-employed individuals. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		1.00 (1%)	0.00 (1%)	1.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 876

  Relating to: requiring the University of Wisconsin-Madison to conduct a research study on developing an agricultural science and technology program. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		1.00 (1%)	0.00 (1%)	1.00 (< 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
  		1.00 (1%)	0.00 (1%)	1.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 818

  Relating to: an income tax credit for the property taxes paid on agricultural buildings and improvements and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		1.00 (1%)	0.00 (1%)	1.00 (< 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
  		2.00 (2%)	0.00 (1%)	2.00 (< 1%)

  Senate Bill 685

  Relating to: using milk producer affidavits to substantiate claims that a dairy product is free of synthetic bovine growth hormone.

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		2.00 (2%)	0.00 (1%)	2.00 (< 1%)

  Assembly Bill 873

  Relating to: an income tax credit for the property taxes paid on agricultural buildings and improvements and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		3.00 (3%)	0.00 (1%)	3.00 (1%)

  January 2020 Special Session Assembly Bill 7

  Relating to: grants to dairy processing plants and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		7.00 (7%)	1.00 (3%)	8.00 (3%)

  January 2020 Special Session Assembly Bill 6

  Relating to: the Wisconsin Initiative for Dairy Exports and making an appropriation. (FE)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		8.00 (8%)	1.00 (3%)	9.00 (3%)

• 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
  28.00 (41%)	5.00 (7%)			33.00 (13%)

• Administrative Rulemaking Proceedings

  Lobbying Effort On Administrtive Rulemaking Proceedings

  Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (ATCP)

  Laboratory certification

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  3.00 (4%)				3.00 (1%)

  Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (ATCP)

  Dairy product advertising and labeling related synthetic bovine growth hormone

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	4.00 (5%)	3.00 (3%)		7.00 (3%)

  Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (ATCP)

  Livestock facility siting

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	15.00 (21%)	1.00 (1%)		16.00 (6%)

• Topics Not Yet Assigned A Bill Or Rule Number

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

  DATCP Secretary Brad Pfaff confirmation hearings.

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  2.05 (3%)				2.05 (< 1%)

  Concerns with accurate and truthful label claims for butter products.

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  6.83 (10%)	3.65 (5%)	5.19 (5%)		15.67 (6%)

  Review all actions of the Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  15.70 (23%)	2.19 (3%)			17.89 (7%)

  Monitor the activities of the newly-formed DATCP Dairy Rules Advisory Cmte.

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	2.19 (3%)		0.73 (4%)	2.92 (1%)

  Three proposed bills not yet introduced pertaining to assisting new farmers ($30,000 tuition forgiveness, grant program and UW Extension staff addition)

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	3.65 (5%)			3.65 (1%)

  Proposed legislation (not yet introduced) pertaining to the labeling of dairy products.

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  	6.57 (9%)			6.57 (2%)

  Monitor the 8 agriculture bills the Gov. is introducing in late Jan. 2020.

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		9.34 (9%)		9.34 (4%)

  Discussions with DATCP and DNR about the current coronavirus pandemic

  2019 January - June	2019 July - December	2020 January - June	2020 July - December	Total
  		50.84 (49%)	11.86 (65%)	62.70 (24%)