Assembly Bill 431
Fees charged to qualified lake associations for certain permits to control aquatic plants
Topics: Lakes, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Weeds
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.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 23, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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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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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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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 requires an aquatic plant management permit issued by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to remove or destroy any type of aquatic plants in a body of water. Under the permitting program, certain aquatic plants are designated as invasive, including purple loosestrife and eurasian water milfoil.
Under current law, DNR establishes by rule fees for aquatic plant management permits. Currently, DNR has created a nonrefundable permit fee and a permit fee based on the size of the area to be treated as measured in acres (acreage permit fee).
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This bill exempts a qualified lake association from having to pay the acreage permit fee if the purpose of the permit is limited to removing or destroying invasive aquatic plants. Under the bill, a "qualified lake association" is one that meets certain requirements, including being established for the purpose of improving or protecting a lake for the benefit of the general public and agreeing to certain limits on restricting membership.
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . All 14 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Donald Friske · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 19, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 18, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 23, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Sep 23, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 23, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Friske, Ripp, Brooks, Knodl, Bies, Gunderson, LeMahieu, Meyer, Nass, Petersen, Petrowski, Suder, Tauchen and Townsend;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Schultz, Olsen and Lazich
- Sep 23, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Nov 18, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 19, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate