Assembly Bill 218
The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board
Topics: Governor: Appointments, Legislature, Natural Resources Board, Natural Resources, Department of: Administration
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
Aug 18, 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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Public hearing
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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 secretary of natural resources is nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the governor. Under this bill, the secretary of natural resources is nominated by the Natural Resources Board, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for a four-year term. As the appointing body, the Natural Resources Board may remove the secretary from office at any time. The bill provides that the secretary in office when the bill takes effect serves a four-year term beginning when he or she was appointed.
Under current law, when an appointive state office that has a specific term becomes vacant, because of a resignation or removal, for example, the new appointee is appointed for the rest of the unexpired term. Under this bill, when the office of secretary of natural resources becomes vacant, the new appointee serves a full four-year term beginning when he or she is appointed.
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Under current law, the Natural Resources Board consists of seven members nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for six-year terms. As with members of other state boards, a member of the Natural Resources Board may continue to serve after the expiration of his or her term until a successor is nominated and the senate consents to the nomination. This bill provides that the position of a member of the Natural Resources Board nominated after January 1, 2012, becomes vacant upon the expiration of the member's term.
This change triggers the application of a current provision under which the governor may provisionally fill a vacancy, without the consent of the senate. The provisional appointment remains in effect until the senate acts on the appointment.
Who's behind it
17 lawmakers are its . 16 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (17)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 18, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Aug 18, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 18, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bewley, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Pasch, Molepske Jr, Pocan, Hebl, Berceau, Kaufert, Ringhand, Clark, Mason, Pope-Roberts, Milroy, Roys, Shilling and Bernard Schaber;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Wirch, Hansen, Miller, Vinehout, Risser, S. Coggs and Lassa
- Aug 18, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and 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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor