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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 360

Discharges of ballast water and related substances into the waters of the state, aquatic nuisance species, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

Topics: Boat, Natural Resources, Department of: Recreation and boating, Water: Pollution, Waterways and water power

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jul 31, 2009

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law generally prohibits the discharge of pollutants into the waters of this state without a permit from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The law authorizes DNR to exempt classes or categories of vessels from the prohibition.

Beginning six months after enactment, this bill prohibits the discharge of ballast water, and sediments that have settled out of ballast water, into the waters of this state from a vessel that takes on ballast water outside of the waters of this state without a permit from DNR. A permit must require ballast water and sediments to be treated to kill or remove aquatic nuisance species and other organisms, to the extent possible. Aquatic nuisance species are nonnative species that threaten native species or the ecological stability of waters or that threaten commercial, agricultural, aquacultural, or recreational activities. The bill requires DNR to promulgate rules specifying fees for the permits and any additional requirements it determines are necessary to ensure that aquatic nuisance species do not enter the waters of this state through discharges.

Who's behind it

21 lawmakers are its ⁠. 19 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (21)

Signed on in support (4)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Sep 2, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Aug 26, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Jul 31, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.

  5. Jul 31, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jul 31, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Molepske Jr., Milroy, Danou, Zepnick, Black, Hraychuck, Turner, Zigmunt, Berceau, Hubler, Townsend, Pocan, Mason, Parisi, Clark, Pope-Roberts, Kleefisch, Roys, Hintz, Soletski and Bernard Schaber;Cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Wirch, Lassa and Risser

  2. Jul 31, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources

  3. Aug 26, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Public hearing

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary