Assembly Bill 201
Regulation of geothermal well drillers and granting rule-making authority
Topics: Energy conservation, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Wells
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jul 19, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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 current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regulates, and issues business registrations and individual licenses for, well drillers. DNR requires well drilling businesses to be registered, and individual well drillers to be licensed, in order to engage in certain ground excavation activities that are undertaken for the purpose of obtaining groundwater for human consumption.
This bill expands the current law regulating well drillers so that it also applies to businesses and individuals who engage in certain ground excavation activities undertaken for the purpose of a geothermal heat exchange system.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, 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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote on an amendment
Passed, 16 to 0 · Mar 9, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 16, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 9, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 9, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 16 to 0.
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Jan 4, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 13, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 12, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 19, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Jul 19, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 19, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives A. Ott, Brooks, Clark, Petryk and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Olsen and Taylor
- Jul 19, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Aug 12, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 22, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative A. Ott
- Dec 13, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 4, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Representative A. Ott
- Mar 7, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 16, Noes 0
- Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 16, Noes 0
- Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Representative A. Ott
- 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.
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