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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 949

Financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program

Topics: Debt, Public, Federal aid, Water supply, Water: Pollution

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 12, 2010

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  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 ⁠”

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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 the Clean Water Fund Program, this state provides financial assistance to local governmental units for projects to control water pollution, including sewage treatment plants, using state and federal funds. One form of financial assistance provided under the Clean Water Fund Program is a loan at a subsidized interest rate.

The Clean Water Fund Program also provides grants to local governmental units that satisfy financial hardship criteria.

Read the full summary

The federal act that appropriated money for the federal Environmental Protection Agency for federal fiscal year 2010 (federal 2010 appropriations act) provides additional funds for state programs like the Clean Water Fund Program.

This bill authorizes those funds to be expended under the Clean Water Fund Program. The federal 2010 appropriations act requires states to use a portion of the funds to increase the amount of subsidy provided to recipients of financial assistance in the form of forgiveness of principal of a loan, negative interest loans, or grants.

This bill requires the increased subsidy to be provided in the form of forgiveness of part of the principal of a loan.

Under the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program, this state provides loans to local governmental units for projects for the construction or modification of public water systems, using state and federal funds. The loans are provided at subsidized interest rates.

The federal 2010 appropriations act provides additional funds for state programs like the Safe Drinking Water Loan program. This bill authorizes those funds to be expended under the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program. The federal 2010 appropriations act requires states to use a portion of the funds to increase the amount of subsidy provided to recipients of financial assistance in the form of forgiveness of principal of a loan, negative interest loans, or grants. This bill requires the increased subsidy to be provided in the form of forgiveness of part of the principal of a loan.

Who's behind it

2 representatives are its ⁠. All 2 are Democrats.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (2)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote to recommend it

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 passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Apr 20, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 20, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Apr 20, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  4. Apr 16, 2010

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  5. Apr 16, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  6. Apr 14, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Apr 14, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Apr 13, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  9. Apr 12, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.

  10. Apr 12, 2010

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Pocan and Dexter;Cosponsored by Senators Miller and Kreitlow

  2. Apr 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources

  3. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  8. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  9. Apr 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  11. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. 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.

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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

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.

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary