Assembly Bill 743
Processing certain applications for farmland preservation agreements
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Farmland preservation
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
Feb 12, 2010
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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 Agriculture.
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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.
Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) administers the Farmland Preservation Program, which contains some of the requirements that a farmer must meet to qualify for the farmland preservation tax credit. The Farmland Preservation Program includes farmland preservation planning, farmland preservation zoning, farmland preservation agreements, and soil and water conservation requirements. Under current law, for a farmer to qualify for the farmland preservation tax credit, the farm must be in a farmland preservation zoning district or be covered by a farmland preservation agreement executed by DATCP. A farmland preservation agreement generally requires a farmer to keep the land covered by the agreement in agricultural use for the term of the agreement.
The 2009-11 biennial budget act, 2009 Wisconsin Act 28 , made numerous changes in the Farmland Preservation Program. The changes took effect on July 1, 2009. Current law, as modified by that act, prohibits DATCP from entering into a new farmland preservation agreement unless the land to be covered by the agreement is in an agricultural enterprise area, designated by DATCP. DATCP may only designate an area if it receives a petition requesting the designation filed by each political subdivision in which any part of the area is located and by the owners of at least five farms that would be eligible for coverage by farmland preservation agreements. As of December 1, 2009, DATCP had not designated any agricultural enterprise areas.
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This bill requires DATCP to process applications for farmland preservation agreements that were submitted before July 1, 2009, using the laws that were in effect before that date. The requirement that covered land be in an agricultural enterprise area would, therefore, not apply to these applications.
Who's behind it
3 lawmakers are its . 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 26, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 19, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 8, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 12, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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Feb 12, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 12, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Danou, Smith and Petrowski;Cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Holperin, Lassa and Taylor
- Feb 12, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture
- Mar 8, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Danou
- Apr 19, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 26, 2010 · 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