Legislative Update: Your Assistance is Appreciated!
As you have heard from recent legislative updates at our conferences, our legislative committee has been hard at work putting forth a proposal to increase the document recording fee and therefore increase Wisconsin Land Information Program funding as well as fees retained by the county Land Information Office.
This proposal is now drafted as LRB 5300/LRB 5447 and is co-authored by Senator Ballweg and Representative Novak. Today the bill is being circulated through the legislature asking for lawmakers to sign on as a co-sponsor.
Our ask to you, our members, is to reach out to your legislators and ask them to sign on as a co-sponsor to the bill. The deadline for co-sponsorship is this Friday the 22nd, so please act soon. Please click on the two documents below, then download and share them with the request to your legislators. A template for your requests is at the end of this post if you wish to use it.
Obtaining additional co-sponsors is critical to gaining momentum and support for this legislation, so please advocate for your profession and industry by sending a request to your state senator and representative, who can each be found here.
Thank you for your support,
Jennifer Borlick, WLIA President
You may use the following text as a template for your requests.
Senator/Representative ________,
I am a land information/geospatial professional in your district and member of the Wisconsin Land Information Association, the premier land records professional group in Wisconsin. I would like to bring your attention to LRB 5300/LRB 5447, sponsored by Senator Ballweg and Representative Novak. This bill directly impacts the land information industry’s ability to serve the public and provides needed funding into the future. Attached you will find documentation on LRB 5300/LRB 5447 and the bill language. I would humbly ask that you sign on as a co-sponsor for LRB 5300/LRB 5447.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Nels Rude at nrude@thekammergroup.com
Respectfully,
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