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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drainage Districts | (Legislation summary will be updated soon) | AB246 and SB177 | Oppose |
| Chippewa Valley RTA | This bill authorizes the creation of the Chippewa Valley Regional Transit Authority (RTA). This bill restores authorization to create the Chippewa Valley RTA, with essentially the same powers and authority as provided under 2009 Act 28,… | AB415 and SB323 | Support |
| County Authority Relating to Exploration for a Type of Industrial Sand | This bill authorizes counties to issue licenses for the exploration of frac sand, which is a type of industrial sand that can be used in deep wells to prop open rock fissures and increase the flow of natural gas or oil. Exploration consists… | SB333 | Support |
| Disclosure of Contracts for Frac Sand Mining on Neighboring Properties | Under current law, with certain exceptions, owners selling residential real property or vacant land must give prospective buyers a form, known as a real estate condition report for residential real property and as the vacant land disclosure report… | SB334 | Support |
| Notice Requirements for Zoning Actions Related to Frac Sand Mining | Under this bill, before a city, village, town that is authorized to exercise village powers, or county may take action on an application for a frac sand mine, the governing body must publish a class 2 notice at least 30 days before the meeting and… | SB335 | Support |
| Frac Sand Mining as a Conditional or Prohibited Use | Under this bill, with regard to a zoning ordinance that is enacted and relates to agricultural use, frac sand mining must be listed as a conditional use. Also under this bill, with regard to a zoning ordinance that is enacted and relates to… | SB332 | Support |
| Restore Funding for Positions at DNR | This bill increases moneys appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources by $1,861,200 in fiscal year 2016-2017 for the purpose of increasing science services positions by the equivalent of 18.4 full-time positions. This funding was decreased… | AB347 | Support |
| Staff for Frac-sand Air Quality Monitoring | This bill authorizes eight full time equivalent positions to the Department of Natural Resources for monitoring industrial sand mining and processing operations and provides funding for those positions from the environmental fund. | SB331 | Support |
| Frac-sand Air Quality Monitoring | This bill requires an owner or operator of an industrial sand mining or processing facility to monitor the ambient air near the facility for small crystalline silica particles and other particulate matter and report the results to the Department of… | SB330 | Support |
| Recognizing Rock River Trail | Recognizes the Rock River Trail, honors the efforts of trail founder Frank Schier, and celebrates the trail's grand opening. | AJR38 and SJR44 | Support |