State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
March 7, 1995
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.
ABC for Health, Inc.
Subjects: ABC for Health is a public interest law firm interested in health care financing and access for families. Legislative and administrative issues and rules we may attempt to influence include: Medicaid/MA health insurance, human services, health reform and regulation.
Peterson Jr., Robert A..
Alden Group, Inc.
Subjects: We will assist a Wisconsin Indian Tribe(s) in its (their) effort to secure support for off reservation Indian Gaming. We will contact the Dept. of Transportation and State Agencies involved in Economic Development in addition to banking, commerce, financial institutions, gambling and lottery, securities, tourism and recreation. We will establish a Wisconsin regional office and conduct investment banking business.
Keegan, J. Richard
Remsik, Jeffrey J.
Auctioneers Assn., Wisconsin
Subjects: The organization may introduce legislation to provide for a Defrauding an Auctioneer penalty in state statutes. Also, interested in all bills & rules impacting on auctioneers.
Froehlke, Scott
Firstar Corp.
Subjects: The corporation will monitor and lobby as appropriate issues regarding banking, commerce and business, commercial and consumer credit, employment and labor, environment, financial institutions, securities, taxation and other areas as may be identified to impact the corporation.
Christianson, Peter C.
Driessen, Anthony H.
Theo, Peter J.
Yingling, John C.
Health Information Management Services
Subjects: Last year, assembly bill AB 852 was introduced to regulate charges for photocopy and research of medical records. I am interested in being involved and educating our representatives regarding the release of patient medical record information.
Swandby, Janet
Pre-Cast Concrete Assoc., Wisconsin
Subjects: ILHR 83
Essie, Patrick
Public Power Inc. SYSTEM, Wisconsin
Subjects: Changes to laws related to regulation of electric utilities.
Thilly, J. Leroy
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Subjects: All issues of interest to the St. Croix Tribal Government including tribal gaming, health, environment , treaty rights and economic development.
Jablonski, Ann
TDS Telecom: Central Region - TSSD, Inc.
Brozek, Michael
VITAS Healthcare Corp.
Subjects: All matters affecting the availability of hospice care to those in need of it.
Driessen, Anthony H.
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Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as employers of lobbyists have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.
Intrater, Michelle R.
Electric Power Co, Wisconsin
Earl, Anthony S.
Fair Liquidation of Waste (FLOW)
Jentz, Robert
Mielke, William
MCI Communications Corp.
Driessen, Anthony
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club
Grebe, Michael
Paper Council, Wisconsin
Wilusz, Edward J.
PrimeCare Health Plan
Intrater, Michelle R.
Organization's termination of lobbyists:
Each of the following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board as the employer of a lobbyist has withdrawn, on the date indicated, its authorization for the lobbyist identified to act on the organization's behalf.
Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.
Klauser, David 2/27/95
Prosecutors, Assn. of State
Klauser, David 3/2/95
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
Senate Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: convening a Conference of the States.
Read.
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Senator Moen asked unanimous consent that the Senate stand recessed for 1 hour and 3minutes.
The senate stood recessed.
10:15 A.M.
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11:18 A.M.
The senate reconvened.
Senator Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Joint Resolution 6 be referred to the special committee on State and Federal Relations.
Senate Bill 49
Relating to: the interstate transportation of gambling devices and exempting persons in the business of shipbuilding from laws prohibiting certain gambling activities.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 49?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 49
Read a third time and passed.
