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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 301

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review by the Joint Committee on Finance of the expenditure of certain federal funds by the Department of Natural Resources.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, this state receives federal funds under the Federal Aid in

Wildlife Restoration Act, commonly known as the Pittman-Robertson Act (federal

act), to assist this state in implementing certain wildlife restoration projects. Under

current law, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is authorized and directed

to perform any acts necessary to establish cooperative wildlife restoration projects

in compliance with the federal act. This bill prohibits DNR from expending any

federal funds received under the federal act unless it first notifies the Joint

Committee on Finance (JCF) in writing of the project or activity for which it proposes

to expend those funds. Under the bill, JCF may schedule a meeting to review DNR's

proposal within a specified period of time. If JCF does not schedule such a meeting

within that time, DNR may expend the funds as proposed. If JCF does schedule a

meeting, then DNR may not expend the funds until the project or activity is approved

by JCF.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Endsley (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kestell (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Krug (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Mursau (R) , Ripp (R) , Rivard (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Stroebel (R) , Suder (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

3 cosponsors

Lasee (R) , Moulton (R) , Schultz (R)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Oct 19, 2011 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 35

Passed 58–35 Oct 25, 2011 official source full page

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

Assembly: Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 59, Noes 34

Passed 59–34 Oct 25, 2011 official source full page

Aye · 59

Not voting · 5

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 32, Paired 2

Passed 63–32 Nov 1, 2011 official source full page

Aye · 63

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Oct 5, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Suder, Kapenga, Ripp, Rivard, Krug, Jacque, Thiesfeldt, Stroebel, Spanbauer, Kleefisch, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Mursau, Kestell and Endsley;Cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Lasee and Schultz

  2. Oct 5, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources

  3. Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Suder

  5. Oct 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  7. Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 10, Noes 6

  8. Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 by committee on Rules

  10. Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representatives Mursau and Molepske Jr

  11. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  13. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 withdrawn and returned to author

  14. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 offered by Representative Mursau

  15. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 adopted

  16. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 4 offered by Representatives Molepske Jr, Danou, Hulsey, Clark and Mason

  17. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 35

  18. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 59, Noes 34

  20. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:03 A.M. on 11-1-2011 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 16

  21. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 32, Paired 2

  22. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

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

  25. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1