Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters • Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Conservation Vote Tracker

SB 523:  The Strong Great Lakes Compact
Categories:  WaterLast Update: 2008-04-17
Bill Summary: The Strong Compact for a Strong Wisconsin includes the six point platform supported by the Coalition to Protect the Great Lakes, a diverse and growing coalition advocating for the best possible Compact for Wisconsin. SB 523 passed out of the Senate on March 6, 2008 with all six of the platform points included. The Assembly did have a vote on March 11 on whether to have a vote on the bill. The vote on having an up-or-down vote failed 47 to 50. The Assembly Vote recorded here reflects that vote.  Bill Language
Pro-Conservation Vote: YES
Committee History : Senate Environment and Natural Resources  2007-2008: passed
Full Vote Data:
Senate: Passed
Breske, Roger:yes
Carpenter, Tim:yes
Coggs, G. Spencer:yes
Cowles, Robert:yes
Darling, Alberta:yes
Decker, Russell:yes
Ellis, Michael:yes
Erpenbach, Jon:yes
Fitzgerald, Scott:no
Grothman, Glenn:no
Hansen, Dave:yes
Harsdorf, Sheila:yes
Jauch, Robert:yes
Kanavas, Theodore:no
Kapanke, Dan:yes
Kedzie, Neal:no
Kreitlow, Pat:yes
Lasee, Alan:yes
Lassa, Julie:yes
Lazich, Mary:no
Lehman, John:yes
Leibham, Joe:yes
Miller, Mark:yes
Olsen, Luther:yes
Plale, Jeffrey:yes
Risser, Fred:yes
Robson, Judith:yes
Roessler, Carol:excused
Schultz, Dale:no
Sullivan, Jim:yes
Taylor, Lena:yes
Vinehout, Kathleen:yes
Wirch, Robert:yes
Assembly: Pull Vote Fail
Albers, Sheryl:no
Ballweg, Joan:no
Benedict, Chuck:yes
Berceau, Terese:yes
Bies, Garey:no
Black, Spencer:yes
Boyle, Frank:yes
Colón, Pedro:yes
Cullen, David:yes
Davis, Brett:no
Fields, Jason:yes
Fitzgerald, Jeff:no
Friske, Donald:no
Garthwaite, Phil:yes
Gottlieb, Mark:no
Grigsby, Tamara:yes
Gronemus, Barbara:yes
Gunderson, Scott:no
Gundrum, Mark:excused
Hahn, Eugene:no
Hebl, Gary:yes
Hilgenberg, Steve:yes
Hines, J. A.:no
Hintz, Gordon:yes
Hixson, Kim:yes
Honadel, Mark:no
Hraychuck, Ann:yes
Hubler, Mary:yes
Huebsch, Michael:no
Jeskewitz, Suzanne:no
Jorgensen, Andy:yes
Kaufert, Dean:no
Kerkman, Samantha:no
Kessler, Frederick:yes
Kestell, Steve:no
Kleefisch, Joel:no
Kramer, Bill:no
Kreuser, James:yes
Krusick, Peggy:yes
Lasee, Frank:no
LeMahieu, Daniel:no
Lothian, Thomas:no
Mason, Cory:yes
Meyer, Dan:no
Molepske, Jr, Louis:yes
Montgomery, Phil:no
Moulton, Terry:no
Mursau, Jeffrey:no
Murtha, John:no
Musser, Terry:no
Nass, Stephen:no
Nelson, Tom:yes
Nerison, Lee:no
Newcomer, Scott:no
Nygren, John:no
Ott, Alvin:no
Ott, Jim:no
Owens, Carol:no
Parisi, Joseph:yes
Petersen, Kevin:no
Petrowski, Jerry:no
Pocan, Mark:yes
Pope-Roberts, Sondy:yes
Pridemore, Don:no
Rhoades, Kitty:no
Richards, Jon:yes
Roth, Roger:excused
Schneider, Marlin:yes
Seidel, Donna:yes
Sheridan, Mike:yes
Sherman, Gary:yes
Shilling, Jennifer:yes
Sinicki, Christine:yes
Smith, Jeff:yes
Soletski, James:yes
Staskunas, Tony:yes
Steinbrink, John:yes
Stone, Jeff:no
Strachota, Pat:no
Suder, Scott:no
Tauchen, Gary:no
Toles, Barbara:yes
Townsend, John:no
Travis, David:yes
Turner, Robert:yes
Van Akkeren, Terry:yes
Van Roy, Karl:no
Vos, Robin:no
Vruwink, Amy Sue:yes
Vukmir, Leah:no
Wasserman, Sheldon:yes
Wieckert, Steve:no
Williams, Annette:yes
Williams, Mary:no
Wood, Jeffrey:no
Young, Leon:yes
Zepnick, Josh:yes
Ziegelbauer, Bob:yes
Zipperer, Rich:no
Action by Governor: Awaiting action
Status: SB 523 was introduced in the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee on February 21, 2008 and passed the full Senate on March 6, 2008 with a vote of 26-6. On March 11, a vote was held in the Assembly to decide whether to take up the bill for an up-or-down vote. The effort failed 47 to 50.
Citizen Action Needed: Thank Senators for supporting the bill. Ask your Assembly Representative to support The Strong Compact for a Strong Wisconsin and Ask your representative to contact Speaker Huebsch and ask him to hold a vote on a Strong Great Lakes Compact. Find Your Legislators
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