Michael Ellis, Chair
Committee on Senate Organization
State of Wisconsin
Senator David Helbach
February 16, 1995
The Honorable, The Senate:
I hereby submit my resignation as State Senator from the 24th District, effective 5:00 p.m. February 17, 1995.
It has been an honor and a pleasure to represent the people of the 24th Senate District. Serving in the Legislature, representing Central Wisconsin, has been the most exciting and rewarding non-family experience of my life.
The Legislative institution is vital to our way of government. It is the one place where people have a voice in our democracy.
I appreciate the support you and all members of the senate have given me during my tenure in the senate.
Sincerely,
senator David helbach
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
February 14, 1995
To the Honorable the Senate:
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.
ACT Medical Record Services, Inc
Subjects: Any legislation or administrative rule which may relate to the medical record administration profession or service industry.
Coenen, Tom
Swandby, Janet
Domestic Violence, Wisconsin Coalition Against
Subjects: Our organization is interested in any legislation and/or administrative rules in the area of family, civil and criminal law that impacts the lives of victims of domestic violence, their children and programs that serve them.
Krenek, Kathleen
Engineers, Wisconsin Society of Professional
Subjects: WSPE particularly concentrates on areas that involve professional engineers but also deal with the public's health, safety, and welfare -- these areas include licensure of engineers, continuing education of engineers, licensure of other professions, DNR activities, State budget, etc.
Brey, Karen
Vaughan, Michael
Heart Assn of Wisconsin, American
Subjects: The AHA tracks legislation pertaining to cardiovascular/stroke wellness and disease, including the areas of: tobacco control, nutrition, health issues, emergency medical services and non-profit issues pertinent to the association's well-being.
Krueger, Shawn
Lake States Lumber Assn
Subjects: All areas impacting on the forest products industry including initiatives related to property owner rights, taxation and use of state forests.
Gerlach, Chet
S87
Plastic Container Recovery, National Association for
Subjects: All legislative and regulatory matters affecting the plastic container industry.
Mitchell, Brian
School Bus Assn, Wisconsin
Subjects: Safety--seat belts on school busses. Equipment. Insurance--personal items.
Christian, Robert
Sixteenth Street Community Health Center
Subjects: Legislation relating to health care.
Bartkowski, John J.
Mueller, Carl
Remsik, Jeffrey
Sprint Communications Co Limited Partnership
Subjects: All areas affecting Telecommunications especially matters relating to the Gross Receipts Tax and the telecommunications superhighway.
Gerlach, Chet
Utility Tax Assn, Wisconsin
Subjects: Provisions related to chapters 74 distribution of shared revenue aids.
Harnisch, Thomas
Work for Wisconsin
Subjects: Employment policy, welfare reform, economic development, transportation, child care, health care and taxation.
McAlister, Jeff
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organization previously registered with the Ethics Board as an employer of lobbyists has authorized to act on its behalf additional licensed lobbyists:
Education Assn Council, Wisconsin
Stout, Katie
Barker, Leigh
Organization's modification or amendment of records:
The organization listed below has withdrawn its registration to lobby and authorization of identified lobbyists:
Remove:
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc
Gerrard, Bill
Tenuta, James
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
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The Committee on Environment and Energy reports and recommends:
Relating to the investigation and remediation of environmental contamination at sites or facilities subject to the environmental repair statute, the hazardous substance spills statute or the abandoned container statute, and to the remediation of soil contamination at certain solid waste facilities, hazardous waste facilities and waste water sludge storage facilities, lagoons and storage and treatment structures.
No action taken.
Relating to prevention of significant deterioration and associated particulate matter increments.
No action taken.
Relating to the well compensation program.
No action taken.
Relating to intervenor compensation.
Reveiw period waived.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Cowles, Panzer, Farrow, Burke and Clausing.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to relating to the control of acid rain emissions.
Reveiw period waived.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Cowles, Panzer, Farrow, Burke and Clausing.
