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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 229

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repealing a prohibition on certain nonessential uses of natural gas.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

With certain exceptions, current law prohibits any person, including a gas

utility doing business in this state, from installing or connecting to a distribution

system any device that constitutes a nonessential use of natural gas. Current law

requires the Public Service Commission (PSC) to specify by rule the criteria for

determining what constitutes such a nonessential use for purposes of the

prohibition. Current law also allows the PSC to provide for exemptions from the

prohibition for reasons of health, safety, or unusual hardship. The PSC has

promulgated the required rule as section PSC 136.05, Wis. Adm. Code.

This bill repeals the prohibition and related requirements, including the PSC's

rule-making authority regarding the prohibition.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brooks (R) , Craig (R) , Honadel (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Marklein (R) , Mursau (R) , Petersen (R) , Rivard (R) , Spanbauer (R)

1 cosponsors

Grothman (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Oct 6, 2011 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 31, 2012 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 29, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Honadel, Brooks, Craig, Kooyenga, Marklein, Mursau, Petersen, Rivard and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senator Grothman

  2. Aug 29, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Sep 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 4, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  6. Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Oct 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-18-2011 by committee on Rules

  8. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment

  15. Oct 21, 2011 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Natural Resources and Environment and rereferred to committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c)

  16. Nov 18, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. Jan 31, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Jan 31, 2012 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Jan 31, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Feb 13, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-14-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Mar 12, 2012 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-23-2012

  29. Mar 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-26-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 154

  30. Mar 30, 2012 · Assembly

    Published 4-9-2012