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Mark Miller (D) Wisconsin State Senator
- Incumbent 16th Senate District

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Wisconsin State Senate Committees

Environment and Natural Resources (Chair)

Ethics Reform and Government Operations (Vice Chair)


Joint Committee on Finance (Member)


Background Info
• Elected to Wisconsin State Senate in 2004

• Assumed current position January 3, 2005

• According to Senator Miller web page he is committed to environmental policy and conservation.





Current Topics

March 10th: Senator Miller's Testimony before the Assembly Committiee on the Great Lakes Compact.


Achievements

Bills authored or co-sponsored by Mark Miller:

  • Senate Bill 397 - The bill imposes a number of requirements on manufacturers of video display. Under the bill, beginning on September 1, 2008, a manufacturer may not sell a video display device at retail, or to a retailer for resale, unless the manufacturer registers with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), collects and recycles or arranges for the collection and recycling of certain electronic devices, makes required reports, and pays certain fees. The bill also, beginning on February 1, 2009, prohibits a retailer from selling a video display device unless the retailer determines, using an Internet site maintained by DNR, that the manufacturer is registered with DNR.
  • Senate Bill 197The bill generally prohibits the application of fertilizer that contains phosphorus to lawns, golf courses, and other mowed grassy areas (turf). The prohibition does not apply to land used for agricultural production. The bill also places restrictions on retailers in how they display lawn fertilizer and who they sell it to.
  • Senate Bill 81 The bill provides for the management of emissions of specified greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. Greenhouse gases are gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. The bill treats greenhouse gas emissions from the generation of electricity that is generated outside this state but is used in this state as though the emissions occurred in this state.
Link: Complete list of bills authored or co-sponsored by Mark Miller



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