Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
February 10, 1998
The Honorable, The Legislature:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7),
Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
E & J Gallo Winery
Subject(s): Reduce tax on cider products from the wine to the beer excise tax rate.
Hanson, Thomas
Mid America Management
Subject(s): Opting out of Social Security for part time, seasonal and temporary state employees.
Stitt, Donald
Nelson, Bruce
United States Cellular Corporation
Subject(s): Any and all issues affecting wireless carriers or that may impact telecommunications, including but not limited to: Universal Service; Enhanced 911; Rights-of-Way; Tower/Antenna Siting or Zoning; taxation of telecommunications; distracted drive/hands-free issues; reselling or telecommunications services.
Wimmer, Jr., James W.
Petersen, Eric J.
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Ameritech (Wisconsin Bell Inc)
Cauble Jr, Myron L
Enron Corporation
Boston, Roy
Farmers Union, Wisconsin
Denman, Robert
Mortgage Brokers, Wisconsin Assn of
Moore, Thomas E
People's Lottery Foundation Inc
Jablonski, Ann
Radtke, Randall
Tries, John
Podiatric Medicine, Wisconsin Society of
Brown, George
Pre-Cast Concrete Assoc., Wisconsin
Moore, Thomas E
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Homecare Organization, Wisconsin
Schreiber, Martin 2/2/98
McDowell, Kelly 2/2/98
Nicolet Minerals Company (formerly Crandon Mining)
Harrill, Rodney A 2/9/98
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
Senator Plache, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 12:48 P.M..
10:34 A.M.
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12:48 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments be taken up en masse.
Homstad, Gilbert L.,
of Black River Falls, as a member of the Banking Review Board, to serve for the interim term ending May 1, 2001.
Read.
Willoughby, E. Ray,
of Eau Claire, as a member of the Banking Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2002.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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Relating to restrictions on investment board employes.
Submitted by Investment Board.
Report received from Agency, February 11, 1998.
Referred to committee on Labor, Transportation and Financial Institutions, February 12, 1998.
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By Charles Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 169
Assembly Bill 334
Assembly Bill 436
Assembly Bill 516
Assembly Bill 550
Assembly Bill 616
Assembly Bill 621
Assembly Bill 626
