Welcome! This is your insider’s view on the Wisconsin Legislature. The chart below will tell you how your legislators are voting on conservation issues you care about, from clean energy to water protection, forestry, environmental toxins, recycling and more.
For the full list of bills Sierra Club has registered on, see our lobbying page on the Wisconsin State Ethics Board website. You can also consult our 2015-16 Legislative Scorecard to see how your legislators voted on key conservation issues, and visit our political page for information on elections and endorsements based on incumbent voting records and other factors. For information on previous sessions, see our 2003-04, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2011-12, or 2013-14 scorecards. Please contact Elizabeth Ward at elizabeth.ward@sierraclub.org with questions.
Sierra Club's positions on bill are made by the Chapter's Legislative Committee, based on recommendations from issue committees and other Chapter leaders.
| Title | Summary | Bill Number | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 94 east-west corridor project | This bill adds I 94 from 70th Street to 16th Street in Milwaukee County (I 94 east-west corridor project) to the current list of enumerated major highway projects | AB919 and SB788 | Oppose |
| Rail Corporations required response in the event of a spill | This bill establishes the emergency preparedness required of railroad corporations transporting haza | AB930 SB762 | Support |
| Analysis and assessment of Wisconsin's outdoor recreation economy | This bill requires the Department of Tourism to conduct an analysis and assessment of Wisco | AB 948 | Support |
| Prohibits DNR from regulating Catfish and Rough Fish Fishing by Hand, bow, or Crossbow | This bill prohibits the Department of Natural Resources from prohibiting the taking of rough fish or | AB913 and SB766 | Oppose |
| Lead Service Line Replacement Grants | providing funding, creating an individual income tax credit, and providing a levy limit exception for lead service line replacement and making an appropriation. | AB964 and SB785 | Support |
| Well Water Quality Notifications | Water pollution violation notification | AB881 and SB739 | Support |
| National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week | This proposal would proclaim October 22, 2017, to October 28, 2017, as National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Wisconsin. | SJR67 | Support |
| St. Croix Riverway | This bill provides that neither the Department of Natural Resources nor a county may enforce a guideline or standard for local zoning ordinances applicable to the Lower St. Croix riverway, a general zoning standard, or a stipulation made between a… | AB399 and SB309 | Oppose |
| Rule Sunset Bill | This bill would repeal all administrative rules on a rolling seven-year time frame. All administrative rules would expire every seven years; in the 6th year, agencies would have to provide a list of rules to the legislature that they want to… | AB384 and SB295 | Oppose |
| Limit Enforcement by DNR Conservation Wardens | Under current law, conservation wardens are appointed by the Department of Natural Resources to enforce the laws DNR is required to adminster, including fish and game laws, conservation laws, and environmental laws. This bill generally… | AB411 and SB321 | Oppose |