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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 279

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financial assistance related to bioenergy feedstocks, biorefineries, and conversion to biomass energy; the definition of the term agricultural use for the purpose of determining the assessed value of a parcel of land; requiring a strategic bioenergy feedstock assessment; creation of a bioenergy council; the agricultural and forestry diversification programs; biofuels training assessment; a study of regulatory burdens relating to biofuel production facilities; marketing orders and agreements for bioenergy feedstocks; exempting personal renewable fuel production and use from the motor vehicle fuel tax, the petroleum inspection fee, and business tax registration requirements; an income and franchise tax credit for installing or retrofitting pumps that mix motor vehicle fuels from separate storage tanks; offering gasoline that is not blended with ethanol to motor fuel dealers; state renewable motor vehicle fuels sales goals; required sales of renewable motor vehicle fuels; use of petroleum-based transportation fuels by state vehicles; use of alternative fuels in flex fuel vehicles owned by the state; use of public alternative fuel refueling facilities; duties of the Office of Energy Independence; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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This bill will be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for

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What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Joint Legislative Council

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Rural Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 25, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 25, Noes 8

Passed 25–8 Apr 13, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 67, Noes 31

Passed 67–31 Apr 20, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 28, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Aug 28, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rural Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology

  3. Sep 14, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 14, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 21, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Oct 7, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  10. Mar 22, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Kreitlow

  11. Mar 24, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  12. Mar 25, 2010 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Rural Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Mar 25, 2010 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Rural Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  14. Mar 25, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Mar 31, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  16. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  17. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  18. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  19. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  20. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  21. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 offered by Senators Kreitlow and Hopper

  22. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 adopted

  23. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 offered by Senator Kreitlow

  24. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 adopted

  25. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 4 offered by Senator Kreitlow

  26. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 4 adopted

  27. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  29. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 25, Noes 8

  30. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  32. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  33. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:38 A.M. on 4-20-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  34. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  35. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  36. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  37. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 67, Noes 31

  38. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  39. Apr 21, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  40. May 3, 2010 · Senate

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 3)

  41. May 3, 2010 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-3-2010

  42. May 13, 2010 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 5-13-2010

  43. May 18, 2010 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-18-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 401

  44. May 20, 2010 · Senate

    Published 6-1-2010