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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Senate Bill 113

The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board

Topics: Governor: Appointments, Natural Resources Board, Natural Resources, Department of: Administration

Stopped before the full Senate voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 13, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.

  4. Assembly 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 current law, the secretary of natural resources is nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the governor. Under this bill, the Natural Resources Board appoints the secretary of natural resources for a four-year term. As the appointing body, the Natural Resources Board may remove the secretary from office at any time. The bill provides that the secretary in office when the bill takes effect serves a four-year term beginning when he or she was appointed.

Under current law, when an appointive state office that has a specific term becomes vacant, because of a resignation or removal, for example, the new appointee is appointed for the rest of the unexpired term. Under this bill, when the office of secretary of natural resources becomes vacant, the new appointee serves a full four-year term beginning when he or she is appointed.

Read the full summary

Under current law, the Natural Resources Board consists of seven members nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for six-year terms. As with members of other state boards, a member of the Natural Resources Board may continue to serve after the expiration of his or her term until a successor is nominated and the senate consents to the nomination. This bill provides that the position of a member of the Natural Resources Board nominated after January 2, 2011, becomes vacant upon the expiration of the member's term.

This change triggers the application of a current provision under which the governor may provisionally fill a vacancy, without the consent of the senate. The provisional appointment remains in effect until the senate acts on the appointment.

Who's behind it

16 senators are its ⁠. 13 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.

51 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (16)

Signed on in support (51)

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.

Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 2 · Sep 3, 2009

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 Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Sep 3, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 2.

  3. Aug 13, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Mar 13, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.

  5. Mar 13, 2009

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 13, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wirch, Cowles, Lehman, Carpenter, Lassa, Holperin, Hansen, Vinehout, Sullivan, Taylor, Robson, Coggs, Schultz, Leibham, Erpenbach and Risser;Cosponsored by Representatives Black, Kaufert, Hubler, Sherman, Van Akkeren, Turner, Mason, Berceau, Parisi, Hebl, Danou, Benedict, Bies, Van Roy, Davis, Soletski, Schneider, Brooks, Pope-Roberts, Hilgenberg, Zepnick, Bernard Schaber, Kestell, Mursau, Pasch, Molepske Jr., Pocan, Seidel, Young, Toles, Jorgensen, Roys, Krusick, Barca, Smith, Roth, Tauchen, Grigsby, Hixson, Spanbauer, Sinicki, Suder, Lothian, Vruwink, Clark, Richards, Nerison, Hraychuck, Shilling, Garthwaite and Zigmunt

  2. Mar 13, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

  3. Aug 13, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 3, 2009 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Grothman

  5. Sep 3, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 3, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  7. Sep 3, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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.

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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

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

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Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

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