Senate Bill 300
Certain areas of land subject to managed forest land orders that were part of a parcel of land under single ownership that exceeded 8,000 acres in size
Topics: Forestry, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection
Passed the Senate, then stopped
The Senate passed it on Oct 27, 2009, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 23, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 27, 2009
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under the Managed Forest Land (MFL) Program administered by the Department of Natural Resources, the owner of a parcel of land designated as MFL makes an annual acreage share payment that is lower than, and in lieu of, the property taxes that normally would be payable on the land. In exchange, the owner must comply with certain forestry practices. The owner may keep a specific area closed to public access and the remainder of the MFL must be kept open for recreational activities, such as hunting, fishing, and cross-country skiing. For MFL that is closed to the public, the MFL owner must make an additional payment.
Current law imposes size limits on the area that may be closed and one of these limits is a maximum of 160 acres in a single town, city, or village.
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Under this bill, an MFL owner may not close a specific area even if it is less than 160 acres in a single town, city, or village if the specific area of land was, on January 1, 2009, part of a parcel under single ownership that exceeded 8,000 acres in size.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Russell Decker · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, 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 were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 15, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 23 to 9 · Oct 27, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 23, Noes 9”. 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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Nov 18, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 29, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Forestry.
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Oct 29, 2009
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 27, 2009
The Senate passed it, 23 to 9.
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Oct 27, 2009
The Senate adopted it.
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Oct 15, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Oct 2, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 30, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 23, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Sep 23, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 23, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Holperin, Decker, Lassa, Taylor and Hansen;Cosponsored by Representatives Brooks and Nass
- Sep 23, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Sep 30, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 2, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 15, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 15, 2009 · Senate
Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Oct 15, 2009 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 15, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 22, 2009 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-27-2009 by committee on Senate Organization
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 23, Noes 9
- Oct 27, 2009 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Forestry
- Nov 18, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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