Assembly Bill 942
The operation of motor vehicles on the exposed beds of outlying waters to control Phragmites australis
Topics: Lakes, Motor vehicle, Weeds
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 7, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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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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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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 operation of a motor vehicle, including an all-terrain vehicle, is prohibited in or on a navigable body of water or on the exposed bed of a body of water. Exemptions to this prohibition include operating a motor vehicle on a frozen body of water, while crossing a stream, or in conjunction with an agricultural activity.
This bill creates an additional exemption authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle on the exposed beds of Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, and other waters that are part of or connect to these lakes (outlying waters), in order to destroy or prevent the spread of the invasive species Phragmites australis if the operation of the motor vehicle is in compliance with certain requirements. These requirements include that the operation of the motor vehicle be limited to mowing or the application of herbicides and that the motor vehicle be operated only on the exposed bed when it is dry and only between the period beginning on August 1st and ending on the following March 15th.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 5 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · 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.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote on an amendment
Passed, 15 to 0 · Apr 16, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 16, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 16, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Apr 16, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 13, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 7, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Apr 7, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Soletski, Nygren, Van Roy, Bies, A. Ott and Townsend;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen and Holperin
- Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Soletski
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote