Relating to: reimbursement of costs incurred because of discharges from heating oil tanks that serve buildings primarily used for religious worship and heating oil tanks that serve nonprofit private schools.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Jauch, Moen, Burke, Plewa, Risser and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Grothman, Baumgart, Johnsrud, Baldus, Zukowski, Ziegelbauer, Robson, Gronemus, Lehman, Hahn, Porter, Reynolds, Otte, Wilder, Boyle, Ryba and Silbaugh, by request of
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To committee on Environment and Energy.
Senate Bill 44
Relating to: a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for adoption expenses.
By
Senators
Zien, Leean, Drzewiecki, Farrow, Schultz, Andrea, Weeden, Breske, Fitzgerald, Panzer, C. Potter and Petak; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Jensen, Ward, Otte, Hasenohrl, Baldus, Silbaugh, Black, Lehman, Freese, Ziegelbauer, Goetsch, Krusick, Gard, Gronemus, Ladwig, Musser, Nass, Handrick, Hahn, Underheim, Brandemuehl, Owens, Wirch, Robson, Grothman, Plache, Foti, Ourada, Walker, Springer, Wood, Kreibich, Plombon, Lazich, Hutchison, Vander Loop, Vrakas, Dobyns, Zukowski, Ott, Klusman, Green, Duff, Ainsworth, Lorge and Seratti.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
Senate Bill 45
Relating to: liability of shareholders to corporate employes.
By
Senators
Huelsman, Petak, Rude, Farrow, Darling, Leean, Buettner, Cowles, Schultz and Panzer; cosponsored by Representatives Seratti, Johnsrud, Dobyns, Musser, Duff, Grothman, Schneiders, Kaufert, Jensen, Ladwig, Goetsch, Freese, Handrick, Albers, Vrakas, Brandemuehl, Huebsch, Olsen and Klusman.
To committee on Judiciary.
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
January 24, 1995
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of s. 5 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. For each 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.
AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Inc
Subjects: ARCW will attempt to influence legislative action on HIV-related issues including AIDS funding for HIV prevention, care and research; civil rights of people living with HIV; and department regulations on HIV policies.
Gifford, Michael
Nelson, Doug
Alternative Transportation Fuels Inc. a subsidiary of Skelgas, Inc.
Subjects: ATFI will lobby in areas where registration or rules regarding alternative fuels are being changed or influenced. Lobbying may also include economic development in Wisconsin.
Brozek, Michael
Amusement and Music Operators, Wisconsin
Subjects: Matters affecting the customers, business location and ownership/operation of music and amusement devices.
Coenen, Thomas
Swandby, Janet
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Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc
Subjects: Matters affecting Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., or any subsidiaries thereof. Business regulation and taxation.
Vaughan, Michael
Appleton Papers, Inc
Subjects: We may attempt to influence any legislation or regulation which we believe may be counter to the interests of our organization. In addition to those checked above as being most likely, the other likely areas will include Worker's Compensation, utilities, Unemployment Compensation, transportation, trade, telecommunications, securities, science and technology, forestry, government operations, health, highways, human services, insurance, manufacturing, employment labor and job training, economic development, commerce and business.
Beasom, James
Hultgren, Dennis
Bell Ambulance
Subjects: Any matter affecting the company in any way by any state agency or the legislature.
Broydrick, Bill
Fitzgerald, Moria
Chicago and North Western Railway Co
Subjects: We will be attempting to influence legislation and state rules that relate to any regulation of our operating practices or the goods we transport. Since our physical plant (tracks and auxiliary facilities) extend across the state, we have the same concerns that other industry has about property law, environmental impacts and the like, as well as how our property and operation is taxed. We are also concerned about laws that affect our employees and liability law with regard to our operations in the state.
Gerrard, William
Gratz, Sam
Citizens for a Better Environment
Subjects: CBE is concerned with and may attempt to influence legislation and rules that relate to our mission of protecting public and environmental health.
Mudd, Susan
Schaefer, William
Wessel, Elizabeth
Effective Property Tax Relief, Wisconsin Coalition for
Subjects: Matters affecting property tax relief efforts, including appropriate funding sources.
Driessen, Anthony
Theo, Peter
Employees Union, Wisconsin State
Subjects: Will be involved in lobbying activities that are pertinent to state operations and budgets. Included in those activities will be interest in legislation and administrative rules that affect public employees (state), their wages, fringes, working conditions and the services they provide taxpayers.
Beil, Martin
Farmers Organization, National
Subjects: We will attempt to influence any legislation that could have an effect on the future of farming and family farms in the state of Wisconsin. This could include taxation, commodity pricing, environmental and land use regulation.
Dummer, Michael
Krings, Jerome
Statz, Ron
Fire Chiefs Assn, Wisconsin State
Subjects: All matters related to the operation of a Fire Department or the Fire Service.
Christianson, Peter
Theo, Peter
Georgia-Pacific Corp
Subjects: The organization may attempt to influence legislation and administrative rules which it believes to have a potential effect on the ownership or operation of its substantial manufacturing, marketing, and raw material production facilities, with numerous employees and extensive real property holdings, in the state.
Duggan, J. Richard
Golden Rule Insurance Co
Subjects: Education could possibly lobby for choice or the Voucher Program. Health and Health Finance could lobby against or for certain reforms. Tort could possibly lobby for tort reforms. Insurance could lobby for or against certain insurance legislation.
Becker, Dismas
Blumenfeld, Michael
Hopkins, Sherry
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.
Subjects: Goodwill Industries is interested in promoting legislation that will facilitate the additional reuse and recycling of textile and other materials.
Strohl, Joseph
Grocers Assn, Wisconsin
Subjects: Inspection fees, lottery fees, check fees, employer hours and benefits, sales tax expansion, liquor and tobacco regulations and taxes.
Ellingson, John
Parys, Ronald
Jobs, Inc, Wisconsin Alliance for
Subjects: Union/agency shop, fair share provisions, collective bargaining, labor/employment relations, collection and use of union dues.
Sobiek, Steven
Johnson Controls, Inc
Subjects: Environmental, taxation and other matters impacting on our customers or our own businesses.
Driessen, Anthony
Marriage and Family Therapy, Wisconsin Assn for
Subjects: We will be working in areas affecting the family, and in health care provision (mental health) and healthcare financing.
Buckley, James
