Chapter ETH 16

ETH 16.03 ETH 16.03 Topic of a lobbying communication. A person reports a topic as provided by s. 13.67, Stats., if the person provides the ethics commission all of the following information:

ETH 16.03(1) (1) A succinct written statement sufficient to put the reader on notice of the communication’s specific subject matter.

ETH 16.03(2) (2) Whether the communication is an attempt to influence legislative or administrative action, or both.

ETH 16.03(4) (4) A single category designation, chosen from the following list:

ETH 16.03(4)(a) (a) Administrative Law.

ETH 16.03(4)(am) (am) Agriculture and Forestry.

ETH 16.03(4)(b) (b) Alcohol Beverage Regulation.

ETH 16.03(4)(bm) (bm) Buildings and Safety.

ETH 16.03(4)(c) (c) Campaign Finance.

ETH 16.03(4)(cg) (cg) Children.

ETH 16.03(4)(cr) (cr) Claims.

ETH 16.03(4)(d) (d) Collective Bargaining.

ETH 16.03(4)(dm) (dm) Commerce and Consumer Protection.

ETH 16.03(4)(e) (e) Constitutional Amendments.

ETH 16.03(4)(em) (em) Correctional System.

ETH 16.03(4)(f) (f) Courts.

ETH 16.03(4)(fg) (fg) Criminal Law.

ETH 16.03(4)(fr) (fr) DCF Public Assistance.

ETH 16.03(4)(g) (g) Discrimination.

ETH 16.03(4)(gm) (gm) Domestic Relations.

ETH 16.03(4)(h) (h) Drunk Driving.

ETH 16.03(4)(hm) (hm) Economic Development.

ETH 16.03(4)(i) (i) Education K-12.

ETH 16.03(4)(ig) (ig) Elderly and Aging.

ETH 16.03(4)(ir) (ir) Election Law.

ETH 16.03(4)(j) (j) Eminent Domain.

ETH 16.03(4)(jm) (jm) Energy and Utilities.

ETH 16.03(4)(k) (k) Environment and Natural Resources.

ETH 16.03(4)(km) (km) Ethics and Lobby Law.

ETH 16.03(4)(L) (L) Family Law.

ETH 16.03(4)(Lg) (Lg) Federal/State Relations.

ETH 16.03(4)(Lr) (Lr) Financial Institutions and Business Associations.

ETH 16.03(4)(m) (m) Gambling.

ETH 16.03(4)(mm) (mm) Health.

ETH 16.03(4)(n) (n) Education (Higher Ed and Technical Colleges).

ETH 16.03(4)(nm) (nm) Housing.

ETH 16.03(4)(o) (o) Indian Affairs.

ETH 16.03(4)(og) (og) Individual Income Taxation.

ETH 16.03(4)(or) (or) Investment Board.

ETH 16.03(4)(p) (p) Insurance.

ETH 16.03(4)(pm) (pm) Judiciary.

ETH 16.03(4)(q) (q) Juvenile Justice and Children’s Code.

ETH 16.03(4)(qm) (qm) Labor and Employment.

ETH 16.03(4)(r) (r) Land Use and Zoning.

ETH 16.03(4)(rg) (rg) Legislative Procedure.

ETH 16.03(4)(rr) (rr) Local Government.

ETH 16.03(4)(s) (s) Medical Assistance and DHS Public Assistance.

ETH 16.03(4)(sm) (sm) Mental Health.

ETH 16.03(4)(t) (t) Natural Resources.

ETH 16.03(4)(tm) (tm) Occupational Regulation.

ETH 16.03(4)(u) (u) Privacy.

ETH 16.03(4)(ug) (ug) Probate.

ETH 16.03(4)(ur) (ur) Public Records and Open Meetings.

ETH 16.03(4)(v) (v) Public Sector Employment and Benefits.

ETH 16.03(4)(vm) (vm) Public Utilities.

ETH 16.03(4)(w) (w) Real Estate and Housing.

ETH 16.03(4)(wm) (wm) Retirement.

ETH 16.03(4)(x) (x) Shared Revenue.

ETH 16.03(4)(xg) (xg) State Government and Finance.

ETH 16.03(4)(xr) (xr) Taxation.

ETH 16.03(4)(y) (y) Trade Regulation.

ETH 16.03(4)(ym) (ym) Transportation.

ETH 16.03(4)(z) (z) Unemployment Insurance.

ETH 16.03(4)(zm) (zm) Veterans and Military Affairs.

ETH 16.03 History History: Cr. Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 10-1-00; CR 03-061: am. Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04; correction in (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726; CR 18-017: am. (1), r. (3), cr. (4) Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 1-1-20; correction in (4) (r) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2019 No. 763; correction in (4) (s) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats., Register July 2019 No. 763.

ETH 16.04 ETH 16.04 Proposed administrative rule number. A person reports a proposed administrative rule number as provided by s. 13.67, Stats., if the person provides the commission the state agency name and scope statement number.

ETH 16.04 History History: CR 03-061: cr. Register December 2003 No. 576, eff. 1-1-04; CR 18-017: cons. and renum. (intro.) and (1) to ETH 16.04 and am., r. (2) Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 1-1-20.

ETH 16.05 ETH 16.05 Voluntary lobbyist home address disclosure. The Commission may request a lobbyist to voluntarily provide his or her home address to the commission upon application for licensure. An address provided under this section may be retained and utilized by the commission only for the purpose of auditing for contributions prohibited by s. 13.625, Stats.

ETH 16.05 History History: CR 18-017: cr. Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 1-1-20.