Assembly Bill 160
Ambient air quality standards established by the Department of Natural Resources and the suspension of a rule promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources
Topics: Administrative rules: Bill to suspend existing rule [s.227.26 (2)(f)], Air pollution, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 27, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 federal Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for each of six air pollutants. Under current state law, when EPA establishes an NAAQS for a pollutant, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must promulgate by rule a similar standard that may not be more restrictive than the federal standard.
Generally, the EPA establishes two types of standards. Standards that are established to protect public health are primary standards and standards that are established to protect public welfare are secondary standards.
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Current law provides that if EPA modifies an NAAQS that was in effect on April 30, 1980, DNR must alter the corresponding state standard unless it finds that the modified standard would not provide adequate protection for public health and welfare. This bill provides that the requirement that DNR alter a corresponding state standard does not authorize DNR to alter any state secondary standard so that it is more restrictive than the corresponding federal standard.
This bill is introduced as required by s. 227.26 (2) (f), stats., in support of the action of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules in suspending section NR 404.04 (3), Wis. Adm. Code, a rule of the Department of Natural Resources on April 27, 2011.
Who's behind it
Committee for review of Administrative Rules is its .
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Author (1)
- Committee for review of Administrative Rules
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 13, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Jul 7, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 28, 2011
“Joint committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes” (the official wording)
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Jun 20, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 27, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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May 27, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 27, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by joint committee for review of Administrative Rules
- May 27, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Jun 20, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 28, 2011 · Assembly
Joint committee for Review of Administrative Rules report received pursuant to s. 227.26(2)(g), Wisconsin Statutes
- Jul 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report without recommendation pursuant to s. 227.26 (2)(h), Wisconsin Statutes, by committee on Natural Resources
- Jul 7, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Sep 8, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 9-13-2011 by committee on Rules
- Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate