Assembly Bill 333
The liability of certain persons for environmental contamination on property on which a cleanup has been conducted
Topics: Environmental protection, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Solid waste management
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
Oct 20, 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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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.
Current law generally requires a person who possesses or controls a hazardous substance that is discharged or who causes the discharge of a hazardous substance to restore the environment to the extent practicable. Under current law, a person, called a voluntary party, who applies for a liability exemption may be exempt from absolute liability to restore the environment, and from the requirements of other laws relating to hazardous substances, even if a cleanup of the discharge is not completely successful. To qualify for this exemption, an environmental investigation of the contaminated property must be conducted, a cleanup performed, and a certificate obtained from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) stating that the cleanup has restored the environment. In addition, if the voluntary party owns or controls the property, the voluntary party must maintain and monitor the property as required by DNR.
Under current law, the voluntary party liability exemption is not available for a landfill that was licensed by DNR. This bill expands the voluntary party liability exemption so that the exemption is available for a landfill unless the landfill was licensed by DNR and had a plan of operation approved by DNR under current law or was initially licensed on or after May 21, 1975, and DNR determined that the landfill's design and plan of operation complied substantially with the requirements for approval under current law.
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This bill also authorizes DNR to remove a voluntary party from the process of obtaining the voluntary party liability exemption if the voluntary party fails to make reasonable progress toward completing the environmental investigation and the cleanup or if the voluntary party fails to provide DNR with information that DNR requests.
Under current law, in limited circumstances, DNR may agree to limit the monetary amount that a voluntary party may be required to spend on a cleanup if the voluntary party ceases the cleanup after the cost exceeds 125 percent of the anticipated cost of the cleanup and the voluntary party makes reasonable efforts to sell the property. The bill eliminates this provision.
Who's behind it
3 lawmakers are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (3)
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Donna Seidel · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Nov 7, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 12, 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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Nov 7, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 7, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Nov 1, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 26, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 20, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Oct 20, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petrowski, Mursau and Seidel;Cosponsored by Senator Galloway
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Nov 7, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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