Senate Bill 119
Open burning of solid waste, illegal storage or disposal of waste tires, and providing a penalty
Topics: Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Police, Solid waste management
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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 17, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Open burning Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regulates solid waste management, including the open burning of solid waste. Open burning is burning from which smoke is emitted directly into the air, without passing through a chimney. Under current law, DNR issues citations (similar to traffic tickets) for violations of certain laws, such as those regulating hunting, fishing, and littering.
As with most environmental laws, the Department of Justice enforces the laws related to open burning by prosecuting violations in circuit court. This bill authorizes DNR and local law enforcement officials to issue citations for violations of laws or licenses regulating the open burning of solid waste.
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Under the bill, there is no penalty connected with a citation for an open burning violation that is committed within a year after the bill takes effect. After that, the bill provides a maximum forfeiture (civil monetary penalty) of $500 for an open burning violation for which a citation is issued, except that the maximum forfeiture is $5 for a first offense involving a person burning limited amounts of residential solid waste on the person's own property. In addition, the bill exempts a person who is subject to the $5 maximum forfeiture from the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement surcharge, the the jail surcharge, the penalty surcharge, the court support services surcharge, and the justice information system surcharge.
Waste tires Under current law, DNR issues operating licenses and approves plans of operation for facilities at which solid waste is stored, treated, or disposed of. This bill authorizes DNR to issue a citation to a person who operates a solid waste facility at which waste tires are stored, treated, or disposed of without a license or in violation of an approved plan of operation.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Benedict · Democrat, Assembly
- Spencer Black · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sherman
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Environment vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · Jan 25, 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 Environment, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. 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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Jan 25, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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Oct 6, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 30, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 17, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Environment.
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Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 17, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lassa, Lehman and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Molepske Jr., Black, Smith, Kerkman, Benedict, Townsend, A. Ott, Clark and Sherman
- Mar 17, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Environment
- Mar 30, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 6, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 20, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 25, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Environment, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Jan 25, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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